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Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2719
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2017-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Air quality
Aquatic ecology
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Economic performance and conditions
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Social Sciences and History

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: 

Coastal Communities Ocean Acidification Act of 2017

 
 This bill amends the Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009 to require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to conduct and update at least once every seven years an ocean acidification coastal community vulnerability assessment with a corresponding public report. The assessment must identify: (1) U.S. coastal communities that are most dependent on coastal and ocean resources that may be impacted by ocean acidification; (2) the nature of those communities' social and economic vulnerabilities; (3) impacts from changes in ocean and coastal marine resources that are not managed by the federal government; and (4) key knowledge gaps where research could be devoted to better understand the possible ocean acidification impacts, risks, threats, and possible adaptation strategies for the communities.
 
In carrying out the ocean acidification coastal community vulnerability assessment, NOAA must collaborate with state and local government entities that are conducting or have completed vulnerability assessments, strategic research planning, or other similar activities related to ocean acidification and its impacts on coastal communities.
 
NOAA's ocean acidification program is expanded to include an ongoing mechanism that allows affected industry members, coastal stakeholders, non-federal resource managers, and outside scientific experts not employed by the federal government to provide input on research, data, and monitoring necessary to support on-the-ground management, decision making, and adaptation related to ocean acidification and its impacts.
 
The strategic plan for ocean acidification research and monitoring developed by the Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology of the National Science and Technology Council must make recommendations for research to address the key knowledge gaps identified in the community vulnerability assessment report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Procurement Fraud Prevention Act

Bill: 115-hr-2720
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2017-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business education
Government information and archives
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: 

Procurement Fraud Prevention Act

 
This bill directs the General Services Administration to establish procedures to ensure that any notice regarding registration of a small business concern in a procurement system contains information about cost-free federal procurement technical assistance services that are available through the Small Business Administration, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Department of Commerce, and other federal agencies and programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2721
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2017-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Aging
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: 

Seniors' Tax Simplification Act of 201
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This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service to make available to taxpayers who have turned age 65 at the close of the taxable year a new federal income tax Form 1040SR (similar to the existing Form 1040EZ). Such taxpayers can use this new form even if their income includes: (1) Social Security benefits; (2) distributions from qualified retirement plans, annuities, or other such deferred payment arrangements; (3) interest and dividends; or (4) capital gains and losses.
 
The form must be available without regard to the amount of any item of taxable income or the total amount of taxable income for the taxable year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Employee Rights Act

Bill: 115-hr-2723
Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2017-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Business records
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations
Organized crime
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: 

Employee Rights Act 

 
This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act to: (1) make it an unlawful labor practice for a labor organization to interfere (currently, restrain or coerce) with the rights of employees to organize and collectively bargain; (2) require union recertification after a turnover in the workforce exceeding 50% of the bargaining unit; (3) require the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to give 14 days advance notice before a hearing investigating an election petition; and (4) require an employer to provide the NLRB with a list consisting only of employee names and addresses of all eligible voters within seven days after an NLRB determination of the appropriate bargaining unit or an agreement on eligible voters.
 
The bill: (1) grants union and nonunion employees the right to vote by secret ballot on whether to ratify a collective bargaining agreement or engage in a strike, (2) prohibits the use of union dues for any purpose not directly related to collective bargaining, (3) prohibits a strike without the consent of a majority of all represented employees determined by secret ballot, and (4) prohibits the use or threat of force or violence to obtain the right to represent employees. 
 
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Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-14
text: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Prior to Referral.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2724
Sponsor: Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48]
Introduced: 2017-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Immigration status and procedures
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: 

Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the diversity visa program with a paying immigrant program under which an immigrant visa can be obtained by paying a $1 million fee (and a $500,000 fee for an accompanying child under the age of 18).
 
The bill establishes a fiscal year limit of 55,000 visas for such immigrants.
 
A Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Account is established in the Treasury for such fees (except for certain of such fees allocated to individuals who facilitate the application process for such immigrants) which shall be used for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
 
Such an immigrant who otherwise meets the naturalization requirements shall be naturalized within two years (rather than five years) of being lawfully admitted for permanent residence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
action_date: 2017-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Homeland Security, 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: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Lower Interest Rate and Lower Monthly Payment Refinancing Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2725
Sponsor: Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2017-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health personnel
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Law enforcement officers
Military personnel and dependents
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: 

Student Loan Lower Interest Rate and Lower Monthly Payment Refinancing Act of 2017

 
This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to address refinancing of student loans, including to authorize states and private lenders to refinance federal student loans at lower market-based variable interest rates. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Renewable Energy Jobs Act

Bill: 115-hr-2726
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2017-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Electric power generation and transmission
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: 

Renewable Energy Jobs Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to carry out a pilot program to train individuals for careers in renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, specifically:
 
 
the energy-efficient building, construction, or retrofits industry;
 
the renewable electric power industry, including the wind, solar, and geothermal energy industries; or
 
the energy efficiency assessment industry that serves the residential, commercial, or industrial sectors. 
 
 
Labor must also award grants under the program to the five states with the highest installed alternative energy power capacity, which is the amount of wind, solar, and geothermal power generation installed in a state. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
NEST Act

Bill: 115-hr-2727
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2017-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Child care and development
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Language arts
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Preschool education
School administration
Special education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: 

Native Educator Support and Training Act or the NEST Act 

 
This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish scholarships, loan forgiveness plans, and training programs for educators who commit to teaching in Native American or Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. 
 
This bill establishes three scholarship programs for students who are seeking degrees in education or school administration at institutions of higher education and commit to teaching in Native American or BIE schools: 
 
 
 the Indian Student Educator Scholarship Program for students seeking degrees, 
 
 the Indian Educator Scholarship Program for Indian students seeking degrees, and 
 
 the Indian Educator Graduate Fellowship Program for Indian students seeking graduate degrees. 
 
 
Recipients of the scholarships must commit to working for a BIE school, a school serving Native Americans, a tribal early childhood education program, or other specified schools and agencies for the greater of three years or the number of school years that the scholarship funded. 
 
The bill establishes loan forgiveness programs for educators and Native Americans who have taught for at least five consecutive years at BIE schools or local educational agencies with high percentages of Native American students.
 
The bill extends the federal Perkins Loan Cancellation Program to educators teaching in BIE schools or in Native American language immersion programs. 
 
The bill authorizes professional development grants for native-serving elementary and secondary schools. It also establishes the Native American Language Teacher Training Program to provide grants for institutions of higher education to develop training programs for Native American immersion and language teachers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Cleaning Product Labeling Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-2728
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2017-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer affairs
Department of Labor
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Product safety and quality
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: 

Cleaning Product Labeling Act of 2017

 
This bill requires chemically formulated cleaning products to bear a label with, and requires manufacturers to include on their Internet websites, a list of all of the product's ingredients (including individual ingredients in dyes, fragrances, and preservatives) in descending order of predominance by weight, except that ingredients that constitute less than 1% of the product can be listed at the end in any order. Product websites must include: (1) the CAS Registry Number of each ingredient, and (2) an explanation of each ingredient's purpose. 
 
A product that is not in conformity with the labeling and website listing requirements shall be treated as: (1) a misbranded hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act if it is under the jurisdiction of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), or (2) a violation of rules under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 if it is under the jurisdiction of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). 
 
The CPSC and OSHA must issue regulations to enforce this bill.
 
A person may petition the CPSC or OSHA to investigate claims that a product does not satisfy these requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
OOPs Act

Bill: 115-hr-2729
Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
Introduced: 2017-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive Office of the President
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: 

Oppose Oversharing by Presidents Act or the OOPs Act

 
This bill amends the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 to require the National Security Council, in consultation with the Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to ensure a mitigation process and protocols are in place if the President publicly discloses classified intelligence without notifying the congressional intelligence committees. 
 
If the President authorizes the public disclosure of classified information, the President is responsible for notifying the congressional intelligence committees of that disclosure. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, 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: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
End Subsidies for Tobacco Act

Bill: 115-hr-2730
Sponsor: Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2017-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: 

End Subsidies for Tobacco Act 

 
This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the Department of Agriculture from subsidizing crop insurance premiums for tobacco. Any savings that occur as a result of this bill must be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
Stop Taxpayer-Funded Alcohol Marketing Act

Bill: 115-hr-2731
Sponsor: Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5]
Introduced: 2017-05-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural marketing and promotion
Alcoholic beverages
Appropriations
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: 

Stop Taxpayer-Funded Alcohol Marketing Act 

 
This bill amends the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 to prohibit the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from awarding value-added agricultural product market development grants to support the marketing of beer, wine, distilled spirits, hard cider, or other alcohol products. The bill also rescinds $8 million of the unobligated funds that were previously provided to USDA for the grants. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
North Korea Travel Control Act

Bill: 115-hr-2732
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2017-05-25 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
Department of the Treasury
Licensing and registrations
North Korea
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: 

North Korea Travel Control Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to issue regulations prohibiting transactions related to travel to, from, or within North Korea by any person subject to U.S. jurisdiction unless authorized either by a general or specific license issued by Treasury.
 
Treasury may not not issue such a license for travel the primary purpose of which is tourist activities.
 
Penalties are provided for violations of this bill.
 
This bill shall cease to be effective five years after its enactment.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2017-07-27
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2017-07-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-05-25
text: Introduced in House