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Restoring Respect for Immigrant Service in Uniform Act

Bill: 115-hr-1470
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 

Restoring Respect for Immigrant Service in Uniform Act

 
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Homeland Security should exercise its discretion (including through the use of exceptions to inadmissibility based upon family reunification, humanitarian, or public benefit grounds, temporary waiver of inadmissibility, or consent to reapply for admission) to admit to the United States an alien who is inadmissible, was previously subject to an order of removal or has been removed, is outside of the United States, and is seeking U.S. admission, if such alien: 
 
 
has been a member of the Armed Forces for at least 180 days and has not received an other-than honorable discharge; 
 
has not been convicted of a felony, a significant misdemeanor, or three or more misdemeanors that are not significant misdemeanors and that each occurred on a different date and arose out of separate conduct; and 
 
is not otherwise a threat to national security or public safety. 
 
 
The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to exempt from deportation an alien who has been a member of the Armed Forces for at least 180 days and has not received an other-than honorable discharge, except in the case of an alien who: 
 
 
has been convicted of a felony, a significant misdemeanor, or three or more misdemeanors that are not significant misdemeanors and that each occurred on a different date and arose out of separate conduct; and 
 
is otherwise a threat to national security or public safety.
 
 
&quot;Significant misdemeanor&quot; means a misdemeanor: (1) that is a crime of domestic violence, (2) that is a sexual assault, (3) that involved the unlawful possession of a firearm, or (4) for which the alien was sentenced to prison for more than 90 days. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To suspend assistance to countries denying or delaying accepting aliens ordered removed from the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-1471
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 
This bill directs: (1) the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to annually submit to Congress a list of each country that it determines denies or unreasonably delays accepting an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of that country after DHS asks whether the government will accept the alien ordered removed under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and (2) the President to suspend assistance to each country on such list.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act

Bill: 115-hr-1473
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Syria

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 

Prohibit Expansion of U.S. Combat Troops into Syria Act

 
This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Department of Defense funds for the purpose of:
 
 
 deploying members of the Armed Forces to Syria to engage in ground combat operations; 
 
 awarding a contract to a private security contractor to conduct any activity on the ground of Syria; or 
 
 otherwise establishing or maintaining any presence of members of the Armed Forces or private security contractors on the ground of Syria, unless the purpose of such presence is limited solely to rescuing or protecting members of the Armed Forces from imminent danger. 
 
 
 The prohibition does not apply to the deployment of the Armed Forces to protect, rescue, or remove U.S. personnel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Education Assistance Act

Bill: 115-hr-1474
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Public contracts and procurement
Religion
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
World history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 

Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Education Assistance Act

 
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to educational organizations to carry out proposed or existing Holocaust education programs.
 
ED may contract with a nonprofit organization to encourage, accept, and administer private donations and gifts for funding the education programs.
 
Grants may not be used to supplant nonfederal funds the grantees would otherwise have used for Holocaust education programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1475
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Smuggling and trafficking
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 

Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make trafficking in firearms a crime. Specifically, it prohibits: 
 
 
purchasing or transferring a firearm with the intent to deliver it to a prohibited person;
 
providing false or misleading material information in connection with a firearm purchase or transfer; and 
 
directing, promoting, or facilitating such prohibited conduct. 
 
 
The prohibition does not apply to a firearm lawfully acquired to give as a gift or lawfully received as a gift. 
 
A person who commits a gun trafficking offense is subject to a prison term of up to 20 years (or 25 years if such person also acted as an organizer). A person who conspires to commit a gun trafficking offense is subject to a prison term of up to 10 years. 
 
The U.S. Sentencing Commission must review and, if appropriate, amend the sentencing guidelines and policy statements that apply to persons convicted of trafficking in firearms. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Native American Health Savings Improvement Act

Bill: 115-hr-1476
Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Income tax deductions
Indian social and development programs
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 

Native American Health Savings Improvement Act

 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that receiving hospital care or medical services under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or a tribal organization does not disqualify an individual from being eligible for a health savings account. 

action_date: 2018-07-24
text: 

Native American Health Savings Improvement Act

 
 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that receiving hospital care or medical services under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or a tribal organization does not disqualify an individual from being eligible for a health savings account. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-25
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7109)
action_date: 2018-07-24
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 H7109)
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1476.
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7109-7110)
action_date: 2018-07-24
text: Mr. Roskam moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Gun Violence Research Act

Bill: 115-hr-1478
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 

Gun Violence Research Act

 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to eliminate the prohibition on the Department of Health and Human Services using federal funds to advocate or promote gun control.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1956-1957)
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Paperwork Reduction Act

Bill: 115-hr-1479
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 

District of Columbia Paperwork Reduction Act

 
 This bill amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate congressional review of newly-passed DC laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-09
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: 2017-03-09
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: 2017-03-09
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: 2017-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E299)
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1480
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Canada
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Prescription drugs
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 

Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations within 180 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy that:
 
 
 is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in Canada;
 
 is purchased for personal use in quantities not greater than a 90-day supply;
 
is filled using a valid prescription issued by a physician licensed to practice in the United States; and
 
has the same active ingredients, route of administration, dosage form, and strength as a prescription drug approved under the FFDCA.
 
 
 Certain medications may not be imported, including controlled substances and biological products.
 
 The bill establishes a certification process for approving Canadian pharmacies. HHS must publish a list of approved Canadian pharmacies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act

Bill: 115-hr-1481
Sponsor: Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Fires
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 

Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act
 
 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) 100% expensing in a current taxable year of the cost of automated fire sprinkler system retrofit property, as defined by this bill; and (2) accelerated depreciation (i.e., a 15-year recovery period) of automated fire sprinkler system retrofit property that has a certain classification by the National Fire Protection Association and is installed in a building or structure that was placed in service before the sprinkler system and has an occupiable story that is greater than 75 feet above the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. 
 
&quot;Automated fire sprinkler system retrofit property&quot; does not include any sprinkler system required to be installed under state or local law due to the degree of additions or improvements made to a building or structure. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or replace certain facilities and structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-1482
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Idaho
Lighting and heating
Lighting, heating, cooling
Outdoor recreation
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 
This bill states that the authorization of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, with respect to the Salmon River in Idaho, to maintain or replace facilities or structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch may include improvements or replacements that: 
 
 
are consistent with the management of a specified river segment of the main Salmon River pursuant to the Central Idaho Wilderness Act of 1980, and 
 
would reduce the impact of commercial recreation facilities or services on wilderness or wild and scenic river resources and values.
 
 
USDA may also consider other specified facilities and equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 645.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-833.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-833.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2017-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act

Bill: 115-hr-1483
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Public participation and lobbying
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 

Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act

 
This bill amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (USDA) or the Department of the Interior from being required to engage in any additional consultation with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, or a designation of a critical habitat, if a land management plan or land use plan, respectively, has been adopted by USDA or Interior as of the date of the listing or designation; or (2) any provision of such an adopted plan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2017-03-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Social Worker Safety Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1484
Sponsor: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Crime prevention
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency communications systems
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Mental health
Social Welfare
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Telephone and wireless communication
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 

Social Worker Safety Act of 2017

 
This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states for providing safety measures to social workers and other similar professionals working with violent, illicit drug-using, or other at-risk populations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act

Bill: 115-hr-1485
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 

Flexible Pell Grant for 21st Century Students Act

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow an eligible student to receive more than one Federal Pell Grant award in a single award year. 
 
An eligible student is a student who: (1) has already received a Pell Grant during an award year and is enrolled in an eligible program for one or more additional payment periods (e.g., a summer term) during the same award year, (2) continues to meet Pell Grant program eligibility requirements, and (3) is accelerating progress toward a degree or certificate. 
 
An eligible student's total Pell Grant amount must not exceed 150% of the annual maximum Pell Grant for that award year. 
 
An institution must notify a student that any period of additional Pell Grant receipt counts toward that student's lifetime Pell Grant eligibility period (currently 12 full-time semesters). If an additional Pell Grant spans two award years, then an institution must determine the award year to which such Pell Grant applies. 
 
The Department of Education must provide to each Pell Grant recipient an annual status report that includes certain information related to such student's remaining lifetime Pell Grant eligibility period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1959)
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
Dreamer Protection Act

Bill: 115-hr-1487
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2017-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: 

Dreamer Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds to apprehend, detain, or remove from the United States any alien who was granted deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program announced on June 15, 2012, if the alien lost their deferred action status solely as a result of action taken by the President or any other federal official with respect to such program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-09
text: Introduced in House