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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate advance refunding bonds.

Bill: 115-hr-5003
Sponsor: Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14]
Introduced: 2018-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Securities
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the requirements for tax-exempt bonds, to reinstate the exclusion from gross income for interest on certain bonds issued to advance refund another bond. The exclusion was repealed for bonds issued after 2017. 
 
(A refunding bond is a bond used to pay principal, interest, or the redemption price on a prior bond issue. An advance refunding bond is issued more than 90 days before the redemption of the refunded bond.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5004
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2018-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Access Board
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Aviation and airports
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Department of Transportation
Disability and paralysis
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Service animals
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: 

Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2018

 
This bill expands provisions prohibiting discrimination against disabled individuals by an air carrier. Specifically, it enumerates certain actions that an air carrier must take or may not take with respect to a disabled individual. It also requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure that disabled individuals traveling in air transportation are able to file complaints with DOT in response to disability-related discrimination and receive assistance from DOT through a hotline or comparable electronic means.
 
The bill authorizes an aggrieved individual and the Department of Justice to bring a civil action for discrimination. The civil penalty for damage for discrimination involving damage to a wheelchair or other mobility aid of a disabled passenger may be increased up to three times the maximum penalty otherwise allowed.
 
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board shall prescribe regulations for aircraft with new or existing type certificates to ensure the accessibility of individuals with disabilities. The board shall: (1) conduct a study to determine the ways in which individuals with significant disabilities who use wheelchairs can be accommodated through in-cabin wheelchair restraint systems, and (2) issue minimum guidelines for such systems.
 
DOT shall: (1) prescribe or revise regulations to ensure that individuals with disabilities who request assistance receive timely and effective assistance at airports and on aircraft from trained personnel, (2) develop an Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights, and (3) establish an advisory committee for air travel needs of passengers with disabilities.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System.

Bill: 115-hr-5005
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2018-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Florida
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing the birthplace of James Weldon Johnson located at Adams and Lee Streets in Jacksonville, Florida, as a unit of the National Park System. James Weldon Johnson was a renowned statesmen, educator, songwriter, author, lawyer, and civil rights activist. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2018-06-06
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 5 (Roll no. 231). (text: CR H4752)
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 5 (Roll no. 231).(text: CR H4752)
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4759-4760)
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5005.
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4752-4753)
action_date: 2018-06-05
text: Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 493.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-644.
action_date: 2018-04-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-644.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2018-02-28
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2018-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5006
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2018-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Family relationships
Income tax credits
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: 

Child Tax Credit for Pregnant Moms Act of 2018

 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the child tax credit, to allow the credit to be used for an unborn child if the child is born and issued a Social Security number before the due date for the tax return (without regard to extensions) for the taxable year. 
 
The bill defines an &quot;unborn child&quot; as a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb.
 
If a child is not taken into account for the credit for the year immediately preceding the year of the child's birth, the bill doubles the amount of the credit allowed for the year of the birth. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Tribal Broadband Deployment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5007
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2018-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: 

Tribal Broadband Deployment Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to submit a report that evaluates broadband coverage in Indian country and on land held by Alaska Native Corporations.
 
The report must include an assessment of areas that have adequate broadband coverage and of unserved areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act

Bill: 115-hr-5008
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2018-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Credit and credit markets
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: 

Presidential Inaugural Committee Oversight Act

 
This bill requires disbursements by presidential inaugural committees to be reasonable, related to the inaugural ceremony, and reported to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Currently, there are no restrictions on disbursements and committees must report donations to the FEC, but not disbursements.
 
Upon termination, a committee's remaining funds must be donated to charity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Jessie's Law

Bill: 115-hr-5009
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2018-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: 

Jessie's Law

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and disseminate best practices for health care providers and state agencies regarding the display of a patient's history of opioid addiction in the patient's medical records. 
 
In doing so, HHS must identify: (1) the circumstances under which information provided by a patient to a health care provider should, upon patient request, be displayed in the patient's medical records; (2) what constitutes a patient request; and (3) the process and methods by which the information should be displayed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5042)
action_date: 2018-06-12
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 H5042)
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5009.
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5042-5043)
action_date: 2018-06-12
text: Mr. Walden moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-04-25
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
action_date: 2018-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Syed Ahmed Jamal and Zaynaub Jahan Chowdhury.

Bill: 115-hr-5010
Sponsor: Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2018-02-13 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Provides for the relief of Syed Ahmed Jamal and Zaynaub Jahan Chowdhury.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Creating Real and Useful Middle-Class Benefits and Savings (CRUMBS) Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5012
Sponsor: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2018-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax exclusion
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: 

Creating Real and Useful Middle-Class Benefits and Savings (CRUMBS) Act of 2018 

 
This bill excludes up to $2,500 of bonus income received by an employee in 2018 from being considered taxable earnings for the purpose of determining an employee's federal tax liability. The bill defines a &quot;bonus&quot; as wages paid in addition to the compensation ordinarily given, required, optioned, or obligated under an employment contract. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5013
Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2018-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care quality
Health technology, devices, supplies

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: 

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2018

 
This bill expands immunity from civil liability related to emergency use of automated external defibrillator devices (AEDs). Among other things, the bill specifies that immunity applies regardless of whether the person who used the AED complied with signage, received training, or was assisted or supervised, including by a licensed physician.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House
PROTECT Florida Act

Bill: 115-hr-5014
Sponsor: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4]
Introduced: 2018-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: 

Preserving Recreation, Oceans, Tourism, Environment, and Coastal Towns in Florida Act or the
 
PROTECT Florida Act

 
This bill extends the moratorium until June 30, 2029, on oil and gas exploration, preleasing or leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
 
The bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to establish a moratorium until June 30, 2029, on oil and gas exploration, preleasing or leasing in the (1)Straits of Florida Planning Area, and (2) the area in the South Atlantic Planning Area that is south of the northernmost lateral seaward administrative boundary of Florida.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5015
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2018-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Animal and plant health
Birds
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Grain
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Horticulture and plants
Insects
Licensing and registrations
Mammals
Pest management

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: 

Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the registration of members of the nitro group of neonicotinoid insecticides that are registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act for specified uses. Registration for such uses is suspended until the EPA determines that the insecticides will not cause unreasonable adverse effects on pollinators. The determination must be based on: 
 
 
an evaluation of the published and peer-reviewed scientific evidence, and
 
 a completed field study that evaluates residues, chronic low-dose exposure, and cumulative effects of multiple chemical exposures.
 
 
For purposes of protecting and ensuring the long-term viability of native bees and other pollinators, the Department of the Interior must monitor and report on the health and population status of native bees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E186)
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5016
Sponsor: Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]
Introduced: 2018-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Floods and storm protection
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
Unemployment
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: 

Revitalize Rural America Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to establish a Revitalize Rural America Grant Program to facilitate infrastructure projects in rural areas. Priority must be given to projects for which nonfederal contributions exceed 25% of the costs of the project and projects in an area with an unemployment rate that exceeds the national average.
 
The bill requires that the set-aside of funds for states under the surface transportation block grant program be used for the Revitalize Rural America Grant Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2018-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2018-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2018-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2018-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5017
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2018-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
Small towns
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: 

Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reauthorize and modify the Healthy Food Financing Initiative. The initiative authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide financial and technical assistance to food retailers, farmers markets, cooperatives, and other entities for projects to improve access to healthy food in underserved communities. 
 
The purposes of the initiative include: 
 
 
 improving access to, and expanding the supply of, healthy food in low-income, underserved communities; 
 
 creating and preserving quality jobs and businesses; 
 
 revitalizing distressed rural, urban, and small town economies; 
 
 supporting the development of local and regional food systems; 
 
 increasing the distribution of locally produced agricultural products; and 
 
 strengthening farm-to-consumer relationships. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Education and Workforce Innovation Act

Bill: 115-hr-5018
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2018-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Public-private cooperation
Unemployment
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: 

Education and Workforce Innovation Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to carry out a pilot program to award grants to eligible entities for programs that provide direct skills and job training for individuals to enter and advance in high-growth, emerging, and in-demand industries, such as skilled labor and trade industries. The term &quot;eligible entity&quot; means a private company involved in the manufacturing, production, or technology industries, in partnership with a junior or community college, postsecondary vocational institution, or secondary school.
 
An eligible entity shall use grant funds for a multiyear program to provide students with education and training to enter and advance in such industries, by providing: (1) customized training valuable to such industries, (2) increased productivity and knowledge transfer, (3) a stable and predictable pipeline to a high standard of employment upon graduation from the program, (4) a proven model of success, and (5) an opportunity for career advancement.
 
 The bill also directs ED and the Department of the Treasury, jointly with an advisory panel of business representatives, to administer a five-year pay-for-performance pilot program to raise funds from investors to cover the cost of a workforce training program that increases trade certifications or apprenticeships for unemployed individuals or dislocated workers and meets other specified requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-02-14
text: Introduced in House