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Chief Manufacturing Officer Act

Bill: 115-s-399
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2017-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Economic performance and conditions
Employment and training programs
Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Income tax credits
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public-private cooperation
Research and development
Technology assessment
Technology transfer and commercialization
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: 

Chief Manufacturing Officer Act

 
This bill: (1) expresses the sense of Congress that a well-designed national manufacturing strategy would benefit the U.S. economy, and (2) directs the President to appoint a United States Chief Manufacturing Officer, which shall be a member of the National Economic Council. 
 
The Officer's duties shall include developing, by May 1, 2018, a national manufacturing strategy, which shall incorporate: (1) the national strategic plan for advanced manufacturing developed under the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, and (2) the strategic plan developed for the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program under the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act. The Officer shall provide annual updates on progress made toward achieving the objectives of such strategic plan for advanced manufacturing and carrying out the strategy developed under this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 115-s-400
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2017-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Outdoor recreation
Pennsylvania

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: 

Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act

 
 This bill establishes the Susquehanna National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania. 
 
 The Susquehanna Heritage Corporation is designated as the local coordinating entity for the area. 
 
 The Corporation shall prepare and submit a management plan for the area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-504.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 115-s-401
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2017-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Coal
Economic development
Forests, forestry, trees
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land use and conservation
Mining
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: 

Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area Act

 This bill establishes the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area to include specified counties in the states of Maryland and West Virginia. 
The bill designates the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., as the local coordinating entity for the area.
 
The bill also requires the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area, Inc., to submit a management plan that provides for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of cultural, natural, historical, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland for the acceptance of a statue of Harriet Tubman for display in a prominent location in the United States Capitol.

Bill: 115-s-402
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2017-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Congressional tributes
Maryland
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: 
This bill directs the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement with the Harriet Tubman Statue Commission of the State of Maryland under which the commission shall provide, and the joint committee shall accept, a statue of Harriet Tubman.
 
After receiving the statue, the joint committee shall place it in a prominent permanent location in the U.S. Capitol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Savings Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-403
Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]
Introduced: 2017-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Hospital care
Income tax deductions
Indian social and development programs
Inflation and prices
Medicaid
Medicare
Military medicine
Minority health
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Prescription drugs
Religion
Sales and excise taxes
Sports and recreation facilities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: 

Health Savings Act of 201

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This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to: 
 
 
rename high deductible health plans as HSA-qualified health plans; 
 
allow spouses who have both attained age 55 to make catch-up contributions to the same HSA; 
 
make Medicare Part A (hospital insurance benefits) beneficiaries eligible to participate in an HSA;
 
allow individuals eligible for hospital care or medical services under a program of the Indian Health Service or a tribal organization to participate in an HSA; 
 
allow members of a health care sharing ministry to participate in an HSA; 
 
allow individuals who receive primary care services in exchange for a fixed periodic fee or payment, or who receive health care benefits from an onsite medical clinic of an employer, to participate in an HSA; 
 
include amounts paid for prescription and over-the-counter medicines or drugs as &quot;qualified medical expenses&quot; for which distributions from an HSA or other tax-preferred savings accounts may be used; 
 
 increase the limits on HSA contributions to match the sum of the annual deductible and out-of-pocket expenses permitted under a high deductible health plan; and 
 
allow HSA distributions to be used to purchase health insurance coverage.
 
 
The bill also: (1) amends the federal bankruptcy code to exempt HSAs from creditor claims in bankruptcy, and (2) amends the Social Security Act to reauthorize Medicaid health opportunity accounts. 
 
The bill allows a medical care tax deduction for: (1) exercise equipment, physical fitness programs, and membership at a fitness facility; (2) nutritional and dietary supplements; and (3) periodic fees paid to a primary care physician and amounts paid for pre-paid primary care services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the process for inspections of device establishments for granting export certifications.

Bill: 115-s-404
Sponsor: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Introduced: 2017-02-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Health technology, devices, supplies
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise provisions regarding Food and Drug Administration (FDA): (1) inspections of establishments that manufacture or process medical devices, and (2) certification of medical devices for export.
 
The biannual inspection schedule for medical device establishments handling higher risk devices is replaced with a risk-based schedule. In establishing the risk-based schedule, the FDA must consider an establishment's participation in international medical device audit programs.
 
The FDA must adopt a uniform process and uniform standards for inspections of domestic and foreign medical device establishments.
 
Upon request, the FDA must provide to the person in charge of a medical device establishment feedback regarding the person's proposals to address issues identified during an inspection.
 
The FDA must provide the basis for denying requests for certification of products for export as meeting FDA requirements for domestic products. A person denied such a certification may request supervisory review of that decision.
 Products from a medical device establishment that an inspector found to be contaminated or insanitary may be certified for export if the person in charge of the establishment has agreed to a plan to correct the issues identified during the inspection.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act

Bill: 115-s-405
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of an individual the discharge of student loans or private education loans due to the death or disability of the student.
 
The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Department of Education (ED) to discharge the liability on loans that parents received on behalf of a student who: (1) has become permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or has lasted or is expected to last continuously for at least 60 months. (Under current law, ED is required to discharge the loans to parents if the student dies.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Stopping Mass Hacking Act

Bill: 115-s-406
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Digital media
Jurisdiction and venue

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Stopping Mass Hacking Act

 
 This bill repeals an amendment to rule 41 (Search and Seizure) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that took effect on December 1, 2016. The amendment allows a federal magistrate judge to issue a warrant to use remote access to search computers and seize electronically stored information located inside or outside that judge's district in specific circumstances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act

Bill: 115-s-407
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax credits
Railroads

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax credit for railroad track maintenance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Presidential Trade Transparency Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-408
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Africa
Asia
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Caribbean area
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Financial services and investments
Foreign and international banking
Free trade and trade barriers
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Latin America
Nepal
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Securities
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Presidential Trade Transparency Act of 2017

 
This bill requires the President to submit to Congress a report containing a full and complete statement of the President's income earned, assets held, and liabilities owed in the preceding 12 months that are associated with a foreign country:
 
 
 with which the United States is negotiating a trade or investment agreement,
 
that is subject to a presidential trade enforcement action determination modifying the tariff treatment of imported articles from such country, or
 
that is designated as eligible for preferential trade treatment under a trade preference program.
 
 
If the President fails to report such information to Congress:
 
 
 any instrument providing for the modification of such tariff treatment shall have no force or effect, and
 
 the bill implementing such a trade or investment agreement shall not be eligible for trade authorities (fast track) procedures under the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1306)
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-409
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
United Nations
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Military Humanitarian Operations Act of 2017

 
This bill defines a &quot;military humanitarian operation&quot; as one involving the deployment of members or weapons systems of the U.S. Armed Forces where hostile activities are reasonably anticipated with the aim of preventing or responding to a humanitarian catastrophe or addressing a threat posed to international peace and security, including:
 
 
 operations undertaken pursuant to the principle of the &quot;responsibility to protect&quot; in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1674 (2006);
 
 operations specifically authorized by the Security Council or other international organizations; and 
 
 unilateral deployments and deployments made in coordination with international organizations, treaty-based organizations, or coalitions formed to address specific humanitarian catastrophes. 
 
 
Such term excludes a military operation undertaken for other purposes, including to respond to, repel, or prevent attacks on the United States. 
 
The President may not deploy members of the Armed Forces into the territory, airspace, or waters of a foreign country for a military humanitarian operation not previously authorized by statute unless: (1) the President submits to Congress a formal request for authorization to use such members for the operation, and (2) Congress enacts a specific authorization for such use of forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Shawna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability Act

Bill: 115-s-410
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Shawna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability Act

 
This bill authorizes the reassignment a veteran's or Armed Forces member's Post-9/11 education benefits to another eligible dependent in cases where the original designated beneficiary dies without having used all of such benefits.
 
Such provision shall apply to deaths occurring on or after August 1, 2009.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-15
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-215.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
ERRPA

Bill: 115-s-411
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Customs enforcement
Department of Justice
Government information and archives
Government liability
Law enforcement administration and funding
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

End Racial and Religious Profiling Act of 2017 or ERRPA

 
This bill prohibits racial profiling by a federal, state, local, or tribal law enforcement agency or agent. The term &quot;racial profiling&quot; includes the practice of relying on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identify, or sexual orientation in making a routine or spontaneous law enforcement decision.
 
The Department of Justice (DOJ), or an individual injured by racial profiling, may bring a civil action to enforce the prohibition.
 
The bill requires federal law enforcement agencies to maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including training on racial profiling issues, the collection of data, and procedures for handling complaints.
 
Additionally, a state or unit of local government that receives grant funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program or Community Oriented Policing Services program must maintain policies and procedures to eliminate racial profiling, including training on racial profiling issues, the collection of data, and participation in an administrative complaint procedure or independent audit program. DOJ must withhold or reduce grant funds from a state or unit of local government that fails to comply. 
 
The bill authorizes grants to develop and implement: (1) programs to collect data on the percentage of stops and searches in which a law enforcement officer finds drugs, a gun, or something else that leads to an arrest; and (2) best practice devices and systems to eliminate racial profiling.
 
DOJ must report annually on racial profiling by law enforcement agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
State and Local Cyber Protection Act of 2017

Bill: 115-s-412
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Right of privacy
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

State and Local Cyber Protection Act of
 
2017

 
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) national cybersecurity and communications integration center (NCCIC) to assist state and local governments with cybersecurity by:
 
 
upon request, identifying system vulnerabilities and information security protections to address unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction of information collected or maintained by, or information systems used or operated by, state or local governments or other organizations or contractors on their behalf; 
 
providing via a web portal updated resources and guidelines related to information security; 
 
coordinating through national associations to implement information security tools and policies to ensure the resiliency of state and local information systems; 
 
providing training on cybersecurity, privacy, and civil liberties; 
 
providing requested technical assistance to deploy technology that continuously diagnoses and mitigates cyber threats and to conduct threat and vulnerability assessments; 
 
coordinating vulnerability disclosures under standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and 
 
ensuring that state and local governments are aware of DHS resources and other federal tools to ensure the security and resiliency of federal civilian information systems.

 
The NCCIC's privacy and civil liberties training must include: (1) reasonable limits on the receipt, retention, use, and disclosure of information associated with specific persons that is not necessary for cybersecurity purposes; (2) data integrity standards requiring the prompt removal and destruction of obsolete or erroneous names and personal information that is unrelated to the risk or incident information; (3) safeguards and confidentiality protections for cyber threat indicators and defensive measures, including information that is proprietary or business-sensitive that may be used to identify specific persons from unauthorized access or acquisition; and (4) methods to ensure that obtained information is used only to address cybersecurity risks and threats or as specifically authorized by law. 
 
The NCCIC must seek feedback from state and local governments on the effectiveness of such activities and provide such information to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

Bill: 115-s-413
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

 
This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare Prescription Drug Plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A "clean claim" is a Medicare claim that is free of defects such as incomplete documentation.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in Senate