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Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act

Bill: 115-s-3168
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Indian lands and resources rights
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act

 
This bill amends the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent (currently, it terminates at the end of FY2034).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-18
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-343.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
New START Policy Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3169
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
International law and treaties
Nuclear weapons
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

New START Policy Act of 2018

 
This bill states that unless the President determines and informs Congress that Russia is not in material compliance with New START, it is U.S. policy to extend New START from its initial termination date in February 2021 to February 2026, as allowed in the Treaty. (New START is the popular name of the Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed April 8, 2010, and entered into force February 5, 2011.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Countering the Chinese Government and Communist Party's Political Influence Operations Act

Bill: 115-s-3171
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Alliances
Asia
Australia
Canada
China
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Director of National Intelligence
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International exchange and broadcasting
International organizations and cooperation
New Zealand
News media and reporting
Oceania
Political parties and affiliation
Protest and dissent
Rule of law and government transparency
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Subversive activities
Taiwan
U.S. and foreign investments
Western Hemisphere

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Countering the Chinese Government and Communist Party's Political Influence Operations Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress regarding the political influence operations of the government and Communist Party of China affecting the United States and up to five of its most impacted allies and partners. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Restore Our Parks Act

Bill: 115-s-3172
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Charitable contributions
Coal
Department of the Interior
Energy revenues and royalties
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Historic sites and heritage areas
Legislative rules and procedure
Oil and gas
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Restore Our Parks Act

 This bill: (1) establishes the National Park Service Legacy Restoration Fund, and (2) requires 50% of all energy development revenues for FY2019-FY2023 to be deposited into such fund. 
Amounts deposited in the fund must not exceed $1.3 billion for any fiscal year and must be used for meeting high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-423.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 115-423.
action_date: 2018-12-04
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 713.
action_date: 2018-12-04
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-12-04
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Home Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3173
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Families

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Safe Home Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to make unregulated custody transfers of children to strangers a form of child abuse and neglect, therefore allowing child-welfare agencies to investigate such transfers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act

Bill: 115-s-3174
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Forests, forestry, trees
Government trust funds
Law enforcement administration and funding
Marketing and advertising
Medical research
Minority employment
Research administration and funding
Sales and excise taxes
Small business
Transportation safety and security
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act
 
 This bill removes marijuana from the list of scheduled substances under the Controlled Substance Act and eliminates criminal penalties for an individual who imports, exports, manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute marijuana. 
Additionally, the bill does the following:
 
establishes a trust fund to assist women-owned and minority-owned marijuana businesses, 
 
 requires federal research on the impacts of marijuana use on highway safety and public health, 
 
authorizes federal restrictions on the marketing of marijuana-related products, and 
 
authorizes grants for state and local governments to expunge or seal convictions for marijuana possession. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4740-4741)
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Thailand Veteran Agent Orange Parity Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3175
Sponsor: Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Birth defects
Child health
Conflicts and wars
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Thailand
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Thailand Veteran Agent Orange Parity Act of 2018

 
The Department of Veterans Affairs may provide to any spina bifida-affected child of a veteran who served on active duty in Thailand beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, and who was exposed to a herbicide agent during such service, the same health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance required to be paid to a similarly affected child of a Vietnam veteran. (The bill extends the presumption of service connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide exposure to such veterans, thus permitting health care benefits and disability compensation to be provided to their children.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act

Bill: 115-s-3176
Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Historic sites and heritage areas
Kentucky
Land transfers
Military history
Monuments and memorials

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act

 
This bill establishes the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in Kentucky as a unit of the National Park System to preserve and interpret the nationally significant historic resources of the Mill Springs Battlefield and its role in the Civil War. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-15
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-526.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4741)
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3177
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Financial Stability Oversight Council
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2018 

 
This bill amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to establish a state insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. The member is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Under current law, this member is nonvoting and selected by state insurance commissioners. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3178
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Firearms and explosives
Hate crimes
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018

 
This bill specifies that an offense involving lynching is a criminal civil rights violation. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a prison term, a fine, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S7843-7844)
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S7843-7844)
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7843-7844)
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-12-19
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
FIND Trafficking Act

Bill: 115-s-3179
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Currency
Digital media
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Human trafficking
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Fight Illicit Networks and Detect Trafficking Act or the FIND Trafficking Act 

 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report on the use of virtual currencies and online marketplaces in sex and drug trafficking. The GAO must study topics including: 
 
 
how illicit proceeds are transferred into the U.S. banking system, 
 
state and non-state actors that benefit from or participate in such activity, 
 
preventative efforts from federal and state agencies, and
 
how to use the unique characteristics of virtual currencies to track illicit activity.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-11
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Taxing Our Potential Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3180
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Judicial review and appeals
Retail and wholesale trades
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Stop Taxing Our Potential Act of 2018

 
This bill prohibits a state from imposing on a person obligations related to collecting or paying a sales tax, use tax, or similar tax unless the person had a physical presence in the state during the calendar quarter with respect to which the obligation is imposed. 
 
A person is physically present if the person's business activities in the state include:
 
 
maintaining a commercial or legal domicile in the state; 
 
 owning, holding, leasing, or maintaining certain property in the state; 
 
 having one or more employees, agents, or independent contractors in the state who provide on-site design, installation, or repair services on behalf of the remote seller; 
 
 having one or more employees, exclusive agents or exclusive independent contractors present in the state who engage in activities that substantially assist the person to establish or maintain a market in the state; or
 
maintaining an office in the state at which three or more employees are regularly employed. 
 
 
The bill specifies certain activities and agreements that indicate a de minimis physical presence that is excluded from the definition of "physical presence."
 
The bill also specifies that U.S. district courts have original jurisdiction over civil actions to enforce this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Burn Pits Accountability Act

Bill: 115-s-3181
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air quality
Fires
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

Burn Pits Accountability Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the military departments to evaluate whether each member of the Armed Forces has been (1) based or stationed where an open air burn pit was used to dispose of waste, or (2) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals. Members located where an open burn pit was used or exposed to toxic airborne chemicals must be enrolled in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, unless the member elects not to enroll.
 
The evaluations must be included in periodic health assessments, physical exams conducted immediately prior to separation from active duty, and deployment assessments.
 
DOD must share the results of the evaluations with the Department of Veterans Affairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3182
Sponsor: Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE]
Introduced: 2018-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Infrastructure development

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: 

DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to expand the responsibilities of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center. The center must address the security of both information and operational technology, including industrial control systems and must identify and address threats and vulnerabilities to products and technologies intended for use in the automated control of critical infrastructure processes by: (1) leading efforts to identify and mitigate cybersecurity threats to industrial control systems; (2) maintaining cross-sector incident response capabilities to respond to cybersecurity incidents; (3) providing cybersecurity technical assistance to stakeholders; and (4) collecting, coordinating, and providing vulnerability information to the industrial control systems community.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Air Travel Ticketing Transparency and Protection Act

Bill: 115-s-3183
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-09
text: 

Air Travel Ticketing Transparency and Protection Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to issue a final rule to enable and require large ticket agents to adopt minimum customer service standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the requirements for applications for construction of State home facilities to increase the maximum percentage of nonveterans allowed to be treated at such facilities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-3184
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2018-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-09
text: 
This bill requires a state seeking assistance for a state home facility to provide reasonable assurances that, for furnishing care to veterans' spouses, during a period in which a facility is operating with a bed occupancy rate of 90% or less, at least 40% of the bed occupancy at any one time shall consist of patients who are not receiving such level of care as veterans. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-08-01
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-616.
action_date: 2018-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Addressing Teacher Shortages Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3185
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-09
text: 

Addressing Teacher Shortages Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish an Addressing Teacher Shortages Program. Through this program, ED shall award competitive grants for local education agencies, in partnership with institutions of higher education, to address teacher shortage challenges.
 
Specifically, grant funds may be used to establish or expand:
 
 
teaching residency programs,
 
teacher mentor programs,
 
specified recruitment and training programs, and
 
other evidence-based strategies to increase teacher retention and support teachers.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Taxpayer Identity Protection Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3186
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2018-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-09
text: 

Taxpayer Identity Protection Act of 2018 

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to issue, upon the request of any individual, a number that may be used in connection with a Social Security number (or other identifying information) to assist in verifying the individual's identity. 
 
Within five years of the enactment of this bill, Treasury must ensure that the program is made available to any individual residing in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4844-4845)
action_date: 2018-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
RAISE VET FUND Act

Bill: 115-s-3187
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2018-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Armed Forces and National Security
Charitable contributions
Commemorative events and holidays
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: 

Restoring Access, Improving Service to Enable Veterans Engaging To Fundraise Act of 2018 or the RAISE VET FUND Act

 
This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to allow veterans service organizations (VSOs) that are recognized by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to solicit donations by distributing items that are veterans symbols at a post office on the two business days before and after a federal holiday or Flag Day. VA-recognized VSOs include certain service organizations that are congressionally chartered and those that are not.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4876-4877)
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate