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Arbitration Transparency Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-832
Sponsor: Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Contracts and agency

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Arbitration Transparency Act of 2017

 
This bill specifies that an arbitration proceeding between a consumer and a financial institution, in a dispute involving a consumer financial product or service, must be open to the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
SAND Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-833
Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Public contracts and procurement
Seashores and lakeshores

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Sand Acquisition, Nourishment, and Development Act of 2017 or the SAND Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to eliminate the limitation that the Army Corps of Engineers may acquire fill material for beach erosion and nourishment for an authorized water resources project from non-domestic sources only if such material is not available from domestic sources for environmental or economic reasons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II while a member of the Navy.

Bill: 115-hr-834
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 
This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Doris Miller for acts of valor during World War II while a member of the Navy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument.

Bill: 115-hr-835
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Earth sciences
Land transfers
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 
 This bill revises the title, number, and date of the map depicting the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado and increases from 6,000 to 6,300 the maximum number of acres that may be made available for inclusion in the monument.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-20
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-03-19
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-03-19
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 385 - 3 (Roll no. 115). (text: CR H1677)
action_date: 2018-03-19
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 385 - 3 (Roll no. 115).(text: CR H1677)
action_date: 2018-03-19
text: Considered as unfinished business.
action_date: 2018-03-19
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2018-03-19
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 835.
action_date: 2018-03-19
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1677-1679)
action_date: 2018-03-19
text: Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 441.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-580.
action_date: 2018-02-26
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-580.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2018-02-06
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
HOME Act

Bill: 115-hr-836
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax deductions
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Helping Our Middle-Class Entrepreneurs Act or the HOME Act
 
 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer who uses a residence to conduct a trade or business a standard tax deduction equal to the lesser of $1,500 or the taxpayer's gross trade or business income derived from the business use of such residence. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to the standard deduction amount in calendar years beginning after 2017.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Build Bridges Not Walls Act

Bill: 115-hr-837
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Latin America
Mexico
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Build Bridges Not Walls Act

 
This bill provides that the executive order titled &quot;Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements&quot; signed by the President on January 25, 2017, or any other substantially similar action by the President to use taxpayer dollars or fees to construct a continuous wall or fence between the United States and Mexico shall have no force or effect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and 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: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Campaign Spending Integrity Act

Bill: 115-hr-838
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business ethics
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Family relationships

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Campaign Spending Integrity Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election to federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate or by an immediate family member of the candidate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Public Service Spending Integrity Act

Bill: 115-hr-839
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Family relationships
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Public Service Spending Integrity Act

 
This bill prohibits any federal funds from being obligated or expended for purposes of procuring goods or services at any business owned or controlled by a covered individual or any family member of such an individual. A &quot;covered individual&quot; is defined to include the President, the Vice President, the head of any executive department, and any individual occupying a position designated by the President as a cabinet-level position.
 
The bill also prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds from a Members' Representational Allowance or a Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account for purposes of procuring goods or services at any business owned or controlled by the Member of Congress or any family member. 
 
 No federal agency may enter into a contract with a business owned or controlled by a covered individual or family member. A business shall be deemed to be owned or controlled by a covered individual or family member, or by a Member of Congress or family member, if any such person: (1) is a member of the board of directors or similar governing body of the business, or (2) directly or indirectly owns or controls 51% or more of the voting shares of the business.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
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: 2017-02-02
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: 2017-02-02
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: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Public Service Transparency Act

Bill: 115-hr-840
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Public Service Transparency Act

 
This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require candidates for the office of President or Vice President, nominees for a cabinet-level position, and the current occupants of such positions to disclose their federal tax returns in reports filed under such Act.
 
The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Office of Government Ethics to disclose such tax returns to the extent such returns are required to be made available by this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
Phone The White House Act

Bill: 115-hr-841
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public participation and lobbying
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Phone the White House Act 

 
This bill specifies that no funds are authorized to be appropriated to the Executive Office of the President for any period during which a system is not in effect in which members of the public may submit comments to the office by telephone. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
EDIT Act

Bill: 115-hr-842
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2017-02-02 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional agencies
Government information and archives
Legislative rules and procedure
Library of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: 

Establishing Digital Interactive Transparency Act 
or the
 EDIT Act

 
This bill instructs the Library of Congress, in the operation of the Congress.gov website, to ensure that each version of a bill or resolution which is made available for viewing permits the viewer to follow and track, within the same document, any changes made from the previous versions of that bill or resolution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-02
text: Introduced in House
See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-843
Sponsor: Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2017-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Department of Transportation
Employee performance
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government liability
Law enforcement officers
Personnel records
Violent crime
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: 

See Something, Say Something About Violent Behavior Act of 2017

 
This bill grants immunity from civil liability to an employer who reports, to a potential future employer, the violent or threatening behavior of an employee or former employee. The report must be made in good faith and based on objectively reasonable suspicion.
 
Also, it grants immunity from civil liability to a potential employer who responds, with a reasonable action in good faith, to a report of violent or threatening behavior by an employee or potential employee. 
Finally, the bill grants qualified immunity from civil liability to a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer or to an officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Transportation, or the Department of Justice who responds with a reasonable action in good faith to a report of violent or threatening behavior. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Terrorist Deportation Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-844
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Introduced: 2017-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Government information and archives
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
International law and treaties
Judicial review and appeals
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Terrorism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: 

Terrorist Deportation Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to make an alien, other than a lawful permanent resident, who is identified in the terrorist screening database inadmissible or deportable on terrorist grounds.
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with the unanimous concurrence of the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Department of State, may grant an individual a national security waiver to enter the United States temporarily as a nonimmigrant.
 
An identified alien shall be ineligible for asylum, withholding or cancellation of removal, voluntary departure, adjustment of status, or acquisition of legal permanent residency through the registry provisions.
 
DHS shall revise specified regulations implementing the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment to: (1) exclude identified aliens from the protection of such regulations, and (2) make such aliens ineligible for withholding or deferral of removal under INA.
 
The bill provides that, with respect to an alien who has not been granted a waiver under this bill and who either is not lawfully admitted for permanent residence or has been granted conditional resident status: (1) DHS shall determine inadmissibility or deportability and issue an order of removal for an identified alien; and (2) in the case of an alien not issued an order of removal, DHS may determine inadmissibility or deportability and issue an order of removal based upon terrorist activity. Such expedited proceedings shall include specified protections for the alien in removal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Ocean Acidification Research Partnerships Act

Bill: 115-hr-845
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2017-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Air quality
Aquatic ecology
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Food industry and services
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Research administration and funding
Seafood

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: 

Ocean Acidification Research Partnerships Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide grants for collaborative research projects on ocean acidification developed and conducted through partnerships between the seafood industry and the academic community. NOAA must prioritize projects which: (1) address ecosystems and communities vulnerable to the impacts of ocean acidification, (2) demonstrate support from local stakeholders, or (3) utilize seafood industry assets as research and monitoring platforms. 
 
NOAA may make a grant to a partnership in which a marine-dependent industry is substituted for the seafood industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-04-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act

Bill: 115-hr-846
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2017-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: 

Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act

 
This bill: (1) repeals certain provisions that require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to retired pay except for being under 60 years of age, (2) prohibits requiring repayment of certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund, and (3) requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse. 
 
The Secretary concerned shall restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to the surviving child or children of a member.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-03
text: Introduced in House