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Energizing American Shipbuilding Act

Bill: 115-hr-5893
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2018-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Manufacturing
Marine and inland water transportation
Metals
Oil and gas
Trade restrictions
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: 

Energizing American Shipbuilding Act 

 
This bill amends (1) the Natural Gas Act to direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to require specified percentages of liquefied natural gas exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws, and (2) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to direct the President to require specified percentages of crude oil exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws.
 
DOE and the President may waive these requirements under specified circumstances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5896
Sponsor: Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2018-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: 

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2018

 
This bill revises various elements of the compensation system for border patrol agents at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
 
Among other things, the bill increases the overtime compensation available for border patrol agents who handle canines and limits the amount of overtime that is credited toward retirement for certain agents. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-27
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9078-9079)
action_date: 2018-09-26
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 H9078-9079)
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5896.
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9078-9080)
action_date: 2018-09-26
text: Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 761.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-973.
action_date: 2018-09-25
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 115-973.
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
Coastal Texas Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-5897
Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14]
Introduced: 2018-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Seashores and lakeshores
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: 

Coastal Texas Protection Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expedite the completion of the feasibility studies for flood damage reduction, hurricane and storm damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration in the coastal areas of Texas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
UNRWA Accountability Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5898
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2018-05-21 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arab-Israeli relations
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Middle East
Palestinians
Performance measurement
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: 

UNRWA Accountability Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress on the long-term strategy for funding and policy towards the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. The report shall include the national security impact of any such funding changes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5899
Sponsor: Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2018-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: 

School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize for FY2018-FY2023 school-based health centers (health clinics that provide physical and mental health services for children and adolescents during school hours).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5900
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2018-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Research administration and funding
Scientific communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: 

National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Tick-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must oversee the creation of a national strategy to address Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases and disorders. The national strategy must include program assessments, benchmarks for progress, and recommendations from the previously established Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. 
 
The bill also requires HHS to undertake specific actions that promote research, prevention, and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases and disorders. Among other things, HHS must:
 
 
support expansive research into the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of such diseases and disorders;
 
establish a surveillance system to track the prevalence of such diseases and disorders in humans;
 
establish a surveillance system to track the prevalence of disease-carrying ticks;
 
conduct educational campaigns; and 
 
hold a series of research symposiums.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit the Secretary of the Army to produce, treat, manage, and use natural gas located under Fort Knox, Kentucky, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5901
Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2018-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Energy storage, supplies, demand
Kentucky
Military facilities and property
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Oil and gas
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Army to produce, treat, manage, and use natural gas located under Fort Knox, Kentucky.
 
Natural gas produced may only be used to support activities and operations at Fort Knox, and may not be sold for use elsewhere.
 
The Army may also take ownership of any production and treatment equipment or facilities utilized by a contractor in accordance with the terms of an agreement for the production or use of natural gas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5902
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2018-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Office of Government Ethics
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: 

Executive Branch Comprehensive Ethics Enforcement Act

 
of 2018

 
This bill expands the duties and authorities of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE).
 
Among other things, the bill authorizes the OGE to do the following: 
 
 
issue subpoenas during investigations; and
 
order corrective actions (e.g., divestiture) and issue administrative remedies (e.g., suspension or demotion).
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2018-05-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-21
text: Introduced in House
Permanent Tax Relief for Working Families Act

Bill: 115-hr-5903
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Marriage and family status
Tax treatment of families
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

Permanent Tax Relief for Working Families Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the modifications to the child tax credit that were included in P.L. 115-97 (commonly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act). (The provisions increased the amounts of the credit and created a nonrefundable credit for a taxpayer's dependents who are not qualifying children. Under current law, the provisions are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
NOPEC

Bill: 115-hr-5904
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Energy prices
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government liability
Jurisdiction and venue
Oil and gas
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2018 or NOPEC 

 
This bill amends the Sherman Act to prohibit a foreign state from engaging in collective action impacting the market, supply, price or distribution of oil, natural gas, or other petroleum product in the U.S. Specifically, a foreign state is prohibited from:
 
 
collective action that limits the production or distribution of such product, 
 
collective action to set or maintain the price of such product, or 
 
any other action that restrains trade of such product. 
 
 
Sovereign immunity (i.e., a foreign state's immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts) and the act of state doctrine (i.e., the prohibition of a court invalidating an official act of a foreign sovereign performed within its own territory) shall not apply to a foreign state's violation of this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
NIMBLE Act

Bill: 115-hr-5907
Sponsor: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Energy research
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

National Innovation Modernization by Laboratory Empowerment Act or the NIMBLE Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to delegate signature authority to the nonmilitary national laboratories for certain agreements. Activity under such an agreement must have a total cost of less than $1 million (including the contributions of the national laboratory and the cost share of the contractor). Agreements must fall within the scope of:
 
 
a strategic plan for the laboratory that has been approved by DOE, or
 
the most recent congressionally approved budget for DOE activities that are to be carried out by the laboratory.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5781)
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5781)
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5907.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5781-5782)
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Mr. Hultgren moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 610.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-788.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Reported by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 115-788.
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
POWER Act

Bill: 115-hr-5908
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act or the POWER Act

 
 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to expand the nonimmigrant U-visa category (crime victims and their immediate family members) to include an alien who: 
 
 
has suffered substantial abuse or harm resulting from a workplace violation claim; 
 
is a victim of specified criminal activity or a workplace violation and would suffer extreme hardship upon removal; 
 
has been helpful in a workplace violation investigation; or 
 
has filed, is a material witness in, or is likely to be helpful in the investigation of, a workplace claim and reasonably fears, or has been the victim of, employer retaliation.
 
 
 An alien who is a material witness in a workplace claim and who has been helpful in a related law enforcement action may remain and work temporarily in the United States.
 
In a Department of Homeland Security workplace enforcement action a detained alien: (1) who is necessary as a witness shall not be removed until the appropriate law enforcement agency is notified and has an opportunity to interview such individual, and (2) who is entitled to a stay or abeyance of removal shall not be removed. 
 
An alien in removal proceedings who is a witness in a workplace claim or who has filed for U-visa status shall be entitled to a stay or abeyance of removal and permitted to work until the claim's disposition unless the alien has been convicted of a felony or filed a bad faith claim.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5909
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Free trade and trade barriers
Government studies and investigations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2018

 
This bill requires that reductions in tariff rates for imports into the United States are accompanied by reciprocal trade barrier reductions for the same U.S.-produced goods exported to the same foreign country.
 
Before the President agrees to reduce or eliminate a rate of duty for any product to carry out a trade agreement between the United States and a foreign country, the President must certify to Congress that the foreign country has also reduced or eliminated tariff and non-tariff barriers for imports of the same goods from U.S. producers.
 
Violations of a trade agreement by the foreign country are immediately enforceable under the bill. If the foreign country has not reduced a trade barrier as previously agreed, or has imposed a new one, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) shall withdraw the duty reduction for the same goods from that country. 
 
The bill allows interested parties to petition the USTR to investigate violations of trade agreements. Interested parties include manufacturers and wholesalers of the goods involved in the alleged violation, as well as unions and trade associations.
 
The bill requires the U.S. International Trade Commission to investigate possible market access opportunities when the President seeks to reduce a rate of duty for an imported good. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-5911
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2018-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Arctic and polar regions
Human rights
Oil and gas
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: 

Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits the Bureau of Land Management from administering an oil and gas leasing, development, production, and transportation program in and from the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Introduced in House