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Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and sharing of Disability Examination Procedures with DOD Doctors Act

Bill: 115-hr-1799
Sponsor: Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
Introduced: 2017-03-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military personnel and dependents
Personnel records
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-29
text: 

Veterans Affairs Transfer of Information and Sharing of Disability Examination Procedures with DOD Doctors Act

 
This bill declares that: 
 
 
if a member of the Armed Forces who is required to receive a physical examination as part of his or her separation from active duty has or is believed to have a medical condition that will or may make the member eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation and benefits, the physical examination shall be performed by a VA-certified health care provider; and 
 
if such a condition is discovered during the physical examination and the examining health care provider is not VA-certified, the examination shall be completed by a VA-certified health care provider. 
 
 
An eligibility determination made as part of such physical examination shall be binding on the VA and be used as the basis for assigning the member's disability rating.
 
The VA and the Department of Defense shall jointly establish a system to share data and maintain the medical and personnel records of members of the Armed Forces and veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2017-03-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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: 2017-03-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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: 2017-03-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 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: 2017-03-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-29
text: Introduced in House
PACER Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1801
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Prepaid Account Compliance and Extension Relief Act of 2017 or the PACER Act of 2017

 
This bill delays, by one year, implementation of the "Prepaid Accounts under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (Regulation E) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z)" rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on November 22, 2016. (The rule establishes various consumer protections with respect to prepaid accounts.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
CARE for All Veterans Act

Bill: 115-hr-1802
Sponsor: Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
Neurological disorders
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Caregivers Access and Responsible Expansion for All Veterans Act or the CARE for All Veterans Act

 
This bill expands eligibility for the family caregiver program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include members of the Armed Forces or veterans who are seriously injured or who became ill (or who aggravated such injury or illness) on active duty before September 11, 2001 (currently, limited to service after September 11, 2001). 
 
 The bill establishes three monthly caregiver stipend starting dates for pre-September 11, 2001, members of the Armed Forces or veterans based upon the amount and degree of personal care services provided.
 
 Program eligibility criteria shall include a veteran's need for regular or extensive instruction or supervision in completing two or more instrumental activities of daily living.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
10th Amendment Restoration Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1803
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Legislative rules and procedure
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

10th Amendment Restoration Act of 2017

 
This bill establishes the Constitutional Government Review Commission, which shall review the authorizing statute and statutory authority of each agency to determine if they should be repealed to eliminate federal powers not definitively delegated by the Constitution. 
 
The commission, after completing any such review, shall: (1) recommend whether immediate repeal action is appropriate, (2) prepare an estimate of federal spending or revenue changes resulting from adoption of a repeal recommendation, and (3) prepare a recommendation for distributing any federal budget savings among the states for the administration of powers returned to the states as a result of adoption of a repeal recommendation. 
 
Such a review may be initiated by the President, a Member of Congress, any federal, state, local, tribal, or regional government officer or employee, or any member of the public.
 
The bill requires the commission to report to Congress detailing its activities and recommendations for the repeal of statutes and the distribution of savings among the states. 
 
The bill establishes procedures for the expedited congressional consideration of commission recommendations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1804
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Mammals
Professional sports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Race Horse Cost Recovery Act of 201

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 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the accelerated depreciation allowance for race horses to allow a three-year recovery period for any race horse. (Current law limits the three-year recovery period to race horses placed in service before January 1, 2017, and race horses placed in service after December 31, 2016, that are more than two years old when placed in service by the purchaser.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Equine Tax Parity Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1805
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Mammals
Professional sports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Equine Tax Parity Act
 
of 2017

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the preferential tax treatment of gains and losses from the sale of depreciable property used in a trade or business, to eliminate "horses" from the definition of "livestock" (thus making the 24-month holding period requirement for livestock inapplicable to horses and allowing horses to be treated as capital assets subject to the existing 1-year holding period requirement). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the expensing of race horses.

Bill: 115-hr-1806
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Mammals
Professional sports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect to expense the cost of any race horse. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1810
Sponsor: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Business investment and capital
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Small Business Tax Equity Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt a trade or business that conducts marijuana sales in compliance with state law from the prohibition against allowing business-related tax credits or deductions for expenditures in connection with trafficking in controlled substances. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
HOPS Act

Bill: 115-hr-1811
Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Buy American requirements
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Homeland Production Security Act or the HOPS Act

 
This bill amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the procurement of DHS uniforms not manufactured in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
CLIMATE Act

Bill: 115-hr-1812
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive agency funding and structure
Nuclear power
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Congressional Leadership In Mitigating Administration Threats to the Earth Act or the CLIMATE Act

 
This bill nullifies the Executive Order entitled "Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" that was released on March 28, 2017. No federal funds may be used to implement or enforce the order. The bill takes effect on March 28, 2017.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2017-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and 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: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and 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: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and 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: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and 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: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and 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: 2017-03-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2578)
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1814
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Licensing and registrations
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of
 
2017

 
This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program under which a wireless carrier receiving a license under specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 may partition or disaggregate the license in order to make unused spectrum available to small carriers or carriers to serve certain rural areas.
 
A "small carrier" is defined as a carrier with not more than 1,500 employees as calculated under regulatory standards used by the Small Business Administration to determine the number of individuals employed by a business concern on a full-time, part-time, or other basis.
 
A three-year license extension is provided to any carrier that receives such a license and participates in the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

Bill: 115-hr-1815
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Cemeteries and funerals
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Disability and paralysis
Disaster relief and insurance
Domestic violence and child abuse
Educational facilities and institutions
Evidence and witnesses
Food assistance and relief
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Protest and dissent
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an immigration enforcement action by the Department of Homeland Security or an individual designated to perform immigration enforcement functions may not take place at a sensitive location, except: (1) under exigent circumstances, and (2) with prior approval. 
 
A &quot;sensitive location&quot; includes all of the physical space located within 1,000 feet of: 
 
 
 medical treatment or health care facilities; 
 
 public and private schools; 
 
 scholastic or education-related activities; 
 
 school bus or school bus stops during periods when school children are present; 
 
 emergency shelter or food locations; 
 
 any organization that assists children, pregnant women, victims of crime or abuse, or individuals with significant mental or physical disabilities or that provides disaster or emergency social services; 
 
 places of worship; 
 
 funerals, weddings, or other public religious ceremonies; 
 
 public demonstrations; 
 
 federal, state, or local courthouses; 
 
 congressional district offices; 
 
 public assistance or social security offices; or
 
 motor vehicles departments. 
 
 
The bill shall not apply to the transportation of an individual apprehended at or near a land or sea border to a hospital or health care provider for the purpose of providing such individual with medical care.
 
If an enforcement action is carried out in violation of this bill: (1) no information resulting from the action may be entered into the record or received into evidence in a resulting removal proceeding, and (2) the affected alien may file a motion for such proceeding's immediate termination. 
 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall provide training to officers and report to Congress on any enforcement activity occurring at sensitive locations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Icebreaker Act

Bill: 115-hr-1816
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Coast guard
Marine and inland water transportation
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Icebreaker Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Navy to enter into a contract to acquire no more than three heavy and three medium icebreakers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Chemical Poisons Reduction Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1817
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Pest management
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Chemical Poisons Reduction Act of 2017

 
This bill prohibits the use of sodium fluoroacetate (i.e., Compound 1080) and sodium cyanide in a predator control device. It imposes criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both&#8212;on a violator.
 
A predator control device is a dispenser, livestock collar, or gas cartridge that propels, releases, or emits sodium fluoroacetate or sodium cyanide for wildlife management or animal control purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
Big Cat Public Safety Act

Bill: 115-hr-1818
Sponsor: Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Trade restrictions
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Big Cat Public Safety Act

 
This bill amends the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit any person from breeding or possessing prohibited wildlife species (i.e., any live species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Breeding means facilitating propagation or reproduction (whether intentionally or negligently), or failing to prevent propagation or reproduction. 
 
The bill revises the list of entities that are exempt from Lacey Act prohibitions regarding those wildlife species to include: (1) certain entities that hold Class C licenses in good standing under the Animal Welfare Act, and (2) current owners of animals that were born before this bill's enactment if the animals are registered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Those entities and owners may not allow direct contact between the public and the prohibited wildlife species.
 
A person who knowingly violates the prohibition must be fined not more than $20,000, or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. The bill considers each violation to be a separate offense. The offense must be deemed to have been committed not only in the district where the violation first occurred, but also in any district in which the defendant may have taken or been in possession of the prohibited wildlife species.
 
The bill extends forfeiture provisions to fish, wildlife, or plants that are bred or possessed. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: Introduced in House