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Fair Access to Health Care Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1589
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2017-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: 

Fair Access to Health Care Act of 201

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 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the health care insurance premium assistance tax credit, to adjust by a specified percentage the poverty line cap used to determine the eligibility of low-income taxpayers whose principal residence is located in a high cost area for such credit. The bill defines &quot;specified percentage&quot; as the product of 400% (the current poverty line cap) and the Supplemental Poverty Measure adjustment for the high cost area as determined by the U.S. Census Bureau. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Introduced in House
CLEAR SBA Act

Bill: 115-hr-1590
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2017-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Credit and credit markets
Government information and archives
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: 

Communicating Lender Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act or the CLEAR SBA Act

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to define &quot;covered loan&quot; as a loan made or debenture issued under the Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 by a private individual or entity.
 
The bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to make publicly available on its website a Lender Activity Index (i.e., a user-friendly database of specified information relating to lenders making covered loans).
 
The SBA shall: (1) include in the database information relating to covered loans made during FY2009-FY2016, and (2) incorporate information related to such loans on an ongoing basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Introduced in House
WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1591
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2017-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Educational facilities and institutions
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: 

WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017

 
This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to issue rules to ensure that providers of mobile broadband Internet access service supported through the Lifeline Assistance Program offer mobile devices that are capable of: (1) receiving WiFi or other wireless broadband signals using unlicensed spectrum, and (2) sharing a mobile service connection (commonly referred to as &quot;tethering&quot;) with other compatible hardware or devices. (The Lifeline program provides discounts on telephone service to qualifying low-income consumers.)
 
The FCC must also provide incentives to such providers to work with schools and libraries to conduct outreach to those eligible for Lifeline assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Introduced in House
Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act

Bill: 115-hr-1592
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2017-03-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: 

Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act

 This bill exempts health insurers and group health plan sponsors from penalties for offering coverage or plans that fail to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Coverage and plans must continue to comply with: (1) the prohibition on excluding preexisting conditions from coverage, and (2) the requirement for coverage of dependent children to be available until the dependent turns 26 years old.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-16
text: Introduced in House
CAFE Standards Repeal Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1593
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2017-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: 

CAFE Standards Repeal Act of 2017

 
 This bill repeals the corporate average fuel economy standards.
 

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
To ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for prevailing wage employees shall be equal to the percentage increase received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-1594
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2017-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: 
 This bill prohibits: (1) any prevailing rate employee in a federal agency, between January 1 and September 30, 2017, from being paid an amount exceeding specified limits resulting from an applicable wage survey adjustment; and (2) the percentage increase in wages paid to a prevailing wage employee in FY2017 from being less than the percentage increase in the basic pay of other federal employees in the same pay locality. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1595
Sponsor: Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2017-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve System

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: 

Mutual Bank Capital Opportunity Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to allow mutual capital certificates issued by a mutual depository (i.e., a federally insured depository institution operating in a non-stock form) to qualify as common-equity Tier 1 capital for purposes of satisfying federal capital requirements. A "mutual capital certificate" is a financial instrument that: (1) is subordinate to all claims against, and unsecured by the assets of, the issuing mutual depository; (2) does not permit preemptive rights; (3) in general, does not provide voting or member rights; (4) is not eligible for use as collateral for any loan made by the issuing mutual depository; (5) entitles the holder to a payment of fixed, variable, or participating dividends (if the depository's board so declares); and (6) is generally not redeemable until five years after issuance.
 
The appropriate federal banking agencies must jointly issue regulations to implement these provisions and to identify other financial instruments issued by mutual depositories that shall qualify as additional Tier 1 capital for purposes of federal capital requirements. The agencies must submit to Congress a series of reports on their progress in promulgating such regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History

Bill: 115-hr-1596
Sponsor: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2017-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Europe
Government studies and investigations
Historical and cultural resources
Ireland
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: 

Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History

 
This bill establishes a commission to study the potential for creating a National Museum of Irish American History. 
 
The commission shall report to the President and Congress on:
 
 
 its recommendations for a plan of action for the establishment of the museum in Washington, DC;
 
the availability and cost of the collections to be acquired and housed;
 
the impact of the museum on regional Irish-American-related museums;
 
whether the museum should be located within the Smithsonian Institution;
 
the governance and organizational structure of the museum; 
 
how to engage the Irish-American community in the museum's development and design; and 
 
the cost of constructing, operating, and maintaining the museum. 
 
 
The commission shall: (1) develop and obtain an independent review of a fund-raising plan to support the museum through public contributions, and (2) submit recommendations for a legislative plan of action for the creation and construction of the museum. 
 
The commission may host a national conference on the museum for individuals who are committed to the advancement of Irish-American life, art, history, and culture. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act

Bill: 115-hr-1597
Sponsor: Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7]
Introduced: 2017-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Public contracts and procurement
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: 

Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act

 
This bill amends the Small Business Act to specify the principal duties of Commercial Market Representatives, government contracting staff stationed at area Small Business Administration (SBA) offices and reporting to specified senior SBA officers.
 
 Such duties shall include:
 
 
helping prime federal government contractors to find small business concerns capable of performing subcontracts;
 
counseling such contractors on their responsibility to maximize subcontracting opportunities for small business concerns;
 
 instructing such contractors on methods and tools to identify potential subcontractors that are small business concerns;
 
 assisting such constractors to increase awards to small business subcontractors through visits, training, and reviews of past performance;
 
 giving counseling on how a small business concern may promote its capacity to such contractors; and
 
conducting periodic reviews of such contractors to assess compliance with required subcontracting plans regarding small business subcontractors.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1598
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2017-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Alaska
Arizona
California
Federal appellate courts
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Montana
Nevada
Northern Mariana Islands
Oregon
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: 

Ninth Circuit Court Modernization and Twelfth Circuit Court Creation Act of 2017

 
This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit that consists of only California; and (2) a newly established Twelfth Circuit to be composed of Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and Hawaii.
 
The Twelfth Circuit must hold regular sessions in Las Vegas, Phoenix, Anchorage, Missoula, Portland, and Seattle. 
 
Each circuit judge of the former Ninth Circuit who is in regular active service and whose official duty station is currently in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Guam, Hawaii, the Northern Mariana Islands, or Nevada shall be a circuit judge of the new Ninth Circuit.
 
The President shall appoint, with the advice of the Senate, 17 circuit judges for the new Twelfth Circuit, selected from the states assigned to that circuit.
 
Senior circuit judges of the former Ninth Circuit currently stationed in Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, or the Northern Mariana Islands may elect their circuit assignment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1599
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2017-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: 

No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 201

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 This bill prohibits the payment of any performance award (including, but not limited to, bonuses, step increases, and time off) to an employee of the Internal Revenue Service who owes an outstanding federal tax debt.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Back to Work Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1600
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Appropriations
Disability and paralysis
Employee hiring
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Income tax credits
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: 

Veterans Back to Work Act of 201

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 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the work opportunity tax credit for hiring qualified veterans (veterans receiving compensation for a service-connected disability and other federal assistance), and (2) allow employers who hire qualified veterans to elect to claim the tax credit as an exemption from employment and railroad retirement taxes for such veterans' first-year wages, subject to specified limitations. 
 
The bill appropriates amounts to the Social Security trust funds and the Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account to cover any revenue loss to such funds resulting from this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act

Bill: 115-hr-1601
Sponsor: Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
Introduced: 2017-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Elementary and secondary education
Language arts

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: 

Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act

 
This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to reduce the required frequency of student achievement tests in mathematics and reading or language arts. Currently, students must be tested in those areas against state academic content and achievement standards in each of grades three through eight. This bill instead requires that those tests be administered at least once during: (1) grades 3 through 5, (2) grades 6 through 9, and (3) grades 10 through 12. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1602
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2017-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Income tax exclusion
National and community service
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: 

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any AmeriCorps educational awards provided under the National and Community Service Act of 1990. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1603
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2017-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical education
Medical research
Minority education
Minority health
Rural conditions and development
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: 

Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to assist qualified individuals in receiving the education and training needed to become a physician assistant.
 
Graduate students enrolled in physician assistant education programs are eligible for: (1) increased Unsubsidized Stafford Loan limits, and (2) loan forgiveness programs for those who serve in areas of national need upon graduation.
 
The Department of Education (ED) must:
 
 
provide Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions with grants to fund physician assistant studies at the masters level,
 
prioritize the awarding of grants for physician assistant education programs at the postbaccalaureate level that will benefit Hispanics and low-income students, and
 
 provide grants to prepare certified physician assistants to become faculty members in accredited graduate-level physician assistant education programs. 
 
 
 In addition, ED is authorized to award grants to rural-serving institutions of higher education for: (1) increasing enrollment and graduation rates of students from rural areas in postbaccalaureate physician assistant education programs, and (2) training physician assistants in rural areas through the creation and expansion of physician assistant education programs in rural areas.
 
ED may also award grants to physician assistant education programs for enhancing the programs and improving patient safety by supporting the purchase of new infrastructure and technology. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1604
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2017-03-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allied health services
Computers and information technology
Health information and medical records
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: 

Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to make physician assistants eligible for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments, regardless of whether they practice in a rural health clinic or federally qualified health center.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-03-17
text: Introduced in House