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Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act

Bill: 115-hr-1100
Sponsor: Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2017-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Drug therapy
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Immunology and vaccination
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: 

Veterans Preventive Health Coverage Fairness Act

 
This bill exempts veterans from Department of Veteran Affairs medical copayments for medication or hospital care and medical services related to preventive health services.
 
 The bill includes in the definition of preventive health services: (1) evidence-based items or services that have an A or B rating in the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force; (2) immunizations that have a recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to the individual involved; and (3) with respect to women, such additional preventive care and screenings not otherwise described in (1) as provided for in guidelines supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Redistricting Reform Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1102
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional districts and representation
Government information and archives
Judicial review and appeals
Political parties and affiliation
Public participation and lobbying
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Redistricting Reform Act of 2017

 
 This bill prohibits a state that has been redistricted after an apportionment of Members of the House of Representatives based on the results of the census from being redistricted again until after the next apportionment, unless the state is ordered by a court to conduct redistricting in order to comply with the Constitution or the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
 
 Redistricting must be conducted in accordance with a plan established by a state independent redistricting commission or, if such a plan is not established, in accordance with a redistricting plan established by a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. 
 
 This bill sets forth provisions relating to: (1) the establishment and procedures of state independent redistricting commissions, including requirements for commissions to hold their meetings in public and maintain a public website; (2) the development and publication of preliminary redistricting plans; (3) the establishment of a redistricting plan by a three-judge panel and redistricting conducted under a federal court order; and (4) Election Assistance Commission payments to states for carrying out redistricting.
 
 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to bring a civil action to enforce this bill. The action must be given expedited consideration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act

Bill: 115-hr-1103
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Crimes against children
Domestic violence and child abuse
Military personnel and dependents
Sex offenses
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act

 
This bill requires that retired pay otherwise payable to a member of the uniformed services shall be paid by the military department concerned to another person to the extent expressly provided in a child abuse garnishment order. &quot;Child abuse garnishment order&quot; means a final court decree that provides for garnishment to enforce a judgment rendered against the member for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1256)
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Veterans To Enhance Studies Through Accessibility Act

Bill: 115-hr-1104
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Licensing and registrations
User charges and fees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Veterans To Enhance Studies Through Accessibility Act or the Veterans TEST Accessibility Act

 
This bill permits veterans to get reimbursed under the Post-9/11 educational assistance program for an approved licensing, certification, or national test at a pro-rated amount based on such test's actual cost. (Current law requires that veterans be charged a whole month of entitlement to pay for any such test.) 
 
The bill provides that a national test that evaluates prior learning and knowledge and provides an opportunity for course credit at an institution of higher learning shall be eligible for such reimbursement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Stop WOTUS Act

Bill: 115-hr-1105
Sponsor: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Army Corps of Engineers
Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Lakes and rivers
Water quality
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Stop WOTUS Act

 
This bill nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Water Rule published on June 29, 2015, which defines the scope of waters protected under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1280)
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Recall Unsafe Drugs Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1108
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Consumer affairs
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Recall Unsafe Drugs Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to require producers of medications to notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the identity and location of a medication if the producer has reason to believe: (1) that the medication is adulterated or misbranded; and (2) there is a reasonable probability that the use or consumption of, or exposure to, the medication will cause a threat of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals.
 
The FDA may: (1) request that the distributor of a medication that is in violation of the FFDCA voluntarily recall the medication; (2) require the distributor of a medication that may cause serious adverse health consequences to immediately cease distribution of the medication; (3) recall a medication for which distribution has been ceased after giving the distributor an opportunity for an informal hearing; and (4) immediately recall a medication that presents an imminent threat of serious adverse health consequences. Distributors may appeal these FDA orders.
 
In the case of a recall, the FDA must notify consumers and state and local health officials to whom the medication was, or may have been, distributed.
 
Medication distributors must have a recall plan in effect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Stopping Mass Hacking Act

Bill: 115-hr-1110
Sponsor: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the House
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: 2017-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Shauna Hill Post 9/11 Education Benefits Transferability Act

Bill: 115-hr-1112
Sponsor: Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Shauna 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: 2017-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1113
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Employment taxes
Financial services and investments
Government trust funds
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to: (1) separate the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund ("Social Security trust funds") from the federal budget; and (2) specify that amounts made available to the Social Security trust funds from Social Security taxes be used solely for OASDI purposes, and not for the establishment or funding of private accounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Expansion Act

Bill: 115-hr-1114
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Employment taxes
Government trust funds
Inflation and prices
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Self-employed
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Social Security Expansion Act

 
This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase the primary insurance amount for all eligible beneficiaries, beginning in 2023; (2) revise computation of cost-of-living adjustments to use the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers; and (3) increase the special minimum primary insurance amount for lifetime low earners based on years in the workforce.
 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) apply employment and self-employment taxes to remuneration up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000, and (2) increase the tax rate on investment gain from 3.8% to 10% and allocate specifed amounts of such tax revenue to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act

Bill: 115-hr-1115
Sponsor: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax exclusion
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Modernizing American Manufacturing Bonds Act

 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to qualified small issue bonds for manufacturing purposes, to expand the definition of &quot;manufacturing facility&quot; to include a facility that: (1) is used in the creation or production of intangible property; or (2) is functionally related, subordinate to, and located on the same site as a facility used in the manufacturing or production of tangible personal property or in the creation or production of intangible property. The bill also increases from $10 million to $30 million the maximum bond limitation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Innocent Sellers Fairness Act

Bill: 115-hr-1118
Sponsor: Rep. Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Evidence and witnesses
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Manufacturing
Product safety and quality
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

Innocent Sellers Fairness Act

 
This bill exempts a seller from liability for personal injury, monetary loss, or damage to property arising out of an accident or transaction involving a seller's products during the regular course of trade or business, unless the claimant proves that the seller: 
 
 
was the manufacturer or participated in the design or installation of the product; 
 
altered, modified, or expressly warranted the product in a manner not authorized by the manufacturer; 
 
had actual knowledge of the defect in the product as a result of a recall from the manufacturer or governmental entity authorized to make such recall or actual inspection at the time the seller sold the product to the claimant; 
 
had actual knowledge of the defect in the product at the time the seller supplied the product; 
 
intentionally altered or modified a product warranty, warning, or instruction from the manufacturer in a way not authorized by the manufacturer; or 
 
knowingly made a false representation about an aspect of the product not authorized by the manufacturer. 

 
The bill limits the seller's liability to the personal injury, monetary loss, or damage to property directly caused by such activity where a claimant proves one or more of such activities was negligent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
action_date: 2017-02-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Bill: 115-hr-1120
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2017-02-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Department of Education
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Language arts
Special education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: 

 

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act 

 

 

 

This bill amends the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require a state to identify, evaluate, and provide special education and related services to children who have visual or hearing disabilities (or both) and also are, or may be, classified in another disability category. A state must ensure that it has enough qualified personnel to serve children who have such disabilities and that a full continuum of alternative placements is available to meet the needs of disabled children for special education and related services.
 

 

 
The individualized education program for each child that is either (or both) visually or hearing impaired must include specified components and must provide the child with instruction that meets the child's unique learning needs. Similarly, the individualized family service plan for an infant or toddler with a hearing disability must include specified components.
 

 

 
A state's closure of a special school serving deaf or blind children shall count as a reduction of its financial support for special education and related services for purposes of the prohibition against reducing state financial support for such services from one fiscal year to the next.
 

 

 
The bill also: (1) authorizes grants for training special education personnel, to be used in preparing individuals to become qualified teachers and early intervention specialists for children with hearing disabilities; and (2) establishes within the Department of Education the Anne Sullivan Macy Center on Visual Disability and Educational Excellence to better support students with visual disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-02-16
text: Introduced in House