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Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5626
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
International law and treaties

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 
I
ntercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to direct the Department of State to include in its annual intercountry adoptions report to Congress information on: (1) countries that have halted or reduced adoptions of children by American parents, and (2) State Department efforts to encourage the resumption of such halted or reduced adoption proceedings. 

action_date: 2018-07-10
text: 
I
ntercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018

 
 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to direct the Department of State to include in its annual intercountry adoptions report to Congress information on: 
 
 
countries that have a law or policy that prevented or prohibited adoptions of children by American parents regardless of whether the adoptions occurred under The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption [Hague Adoption Convention]; 
 
the implementation date of any such law or policy; 
 
State Department efforts to encourage the resumption of halted or stalled adoptions involving U.S. immigration; and 
 
State Department actions that prevented, prohibited, or halted such adoptions.
 
 
The State Department shall make the report publicly available on its website, but must avoid disclosing any personally identifiable information relating to U.S. citizens or their adoptees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-11
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6015)
action_date: 2018-07-10
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 H6015)
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5626.
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6015-6017)
action_date: 2018-07-10
text: Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Farmers CARE Act

Bill: 115-hr-5627
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Land use and conservation
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Farmers Conserving Agricultural Resources through EQIP Act or the Farmers CARE Act 

 
This bill reauthorizes and modifies the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). (EQIP provides financial and technical assistance for agricultural producers and land owners to implement certain conservation practices.) 
 
The bill expands and modifies the purposes of the program. It also includes modifications that: 
 
 
 increase payments for certain land management and vegetative practices that result in highly cost-effective treatment of priority resource concerns; 
 
 prohibit payments for large confined animal feeding operations to construct an animal waste management facility or any associated waste transport or transfer device; 
 
repeal the allocation of funding for practices relating to livestock production;
 
increase the allocation of funding for practices relating to improving fish and wildlife habitat; 
 
specify an allocation of funding for producers who participate in an independent animal welfare certification program;
 
 add payments for certain practices that promote ground and surface water conservation; 
 
 remove the payment limitation for practices related to organic production; 
 
 add payments for certain conservation practices related to antibiotic use and pasture-based production systems; 
 
 prioritize applications that address priority resource concerns identified by USDA; and 
 
reduce the limitation on total EQIP payments. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Access to Increased Drug Disposal Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5628
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Access to Increased Drug Disposal Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Office of Justice Programs in the Department of Justice to award grants to states to increase the number of pharmacies and other eligible entities (e.g., narcotic treatment programs) that collect unused controlled substances for disposal. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
President Trump's Farm Bill Reforms Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5629
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Commodities markets
Fruit and vegetables
Horticulture and plants
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

President Trump's Farm Bill Reforms Act of 2018 

 
This bill modifies several Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to reduce farm subsidies and revise eligibility requirements. 
 
The bill includes provisions that: 
 
 
 reduce crop insurance premium subsidies; 
 
 eliminate the separate payment limitation for peanuts; 
 
 terminate the use of commodity certificates to pay off marketing assistance loans; 
 
 eliminate crop insurance premium subsidies and payments under conservation and commodity programs for farms with annual adjusted gross incomes that exceed $500,000; 
 
 prohibit more than one person in a farming operation from qualifying as a farm manager actively engaged in farming for the purposes of receiving payments under USDA commodity programs; and 
 
 limit the average rate of return for private insurance companies participating in the Federal Crop Insurance Program to 12% of retained premiums. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Economic Freedom and Financial Security for Working People Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5630
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Corporate finance and management
Labor market
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Economic Freedom and Financial Security for Working People Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Clayton Act to establish that a corporate acquisition that tends to create a monopsony (i.e., a situation where a single buyer substantially controls the purchasing power in a market for a good or service) is a violation of antitrust law. Currently, the Clayton Act prohibits only acquisitions that would lead to a monopoly (i.e., where a single supplier of a good or service substantially controls the market).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Workforce Mobility Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5631
Sponsor: Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Contracts and agency
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Workforce Mobility Act of 2018

 
This bill prohibits an employer from entering into a covenant not to compete with any employee of such employer. A &quot;covenant not to compete&quot; is an agreement between an employer and employee that restricts such employee from performing any work for another employer for a specified period of time, any work in a specified geographic area, or any work for another employer that is similar to the work performed for the employer who is a party to such agreement. Such an agreement in an employment contract is presumed to be illegal as anticompetitive unless the employer establishes otherwise.
 
An aggrieved party may file a civil action for actual and punitive damages, and reasonable attorney's fees and costs if the action is successful. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
End Employer Collusion Act

Bill: 115-hr-5632
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Contracts and agency
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

End Employer Collusion Act

 
This bill makes it unlawful for any entity to enter into a restrictive employment agreement, or enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. A &quot;restrictive employment agreement&quot; is any agreement between two or more employers that prohibits or restricts one employer from soliciting or hiring another employer's employees or former employees.
 
The bill allows aggrieved individuals to bring a civil action for actual and punitive damages, plus attorney's fees, against an entity that enters into, or threatens to enforce, a restrictive employment agreement.
 
The bill grants the Federal Trade Commission the power to enforce the requirements of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Judiciary, 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: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
HANGUP Act

Bill: 115-hr-5633
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Debt collection
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Public contracts and procurement
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls Act of 2018 or the HANGUP Act 

 
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to repeal provisions that authorize the use of automated telephone equipment (robocall or robotext equipment) to call cellular telephones or residential telephone lines for the purpose of collecting debts owed to the U.S. government. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5634
Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health programs administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Medical research
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to establish a new, separate registration process for manufacturers of cannabis for research. 
 
The Drug Enforcement Administration must assess whether there is an adequate and uninterrupted supply of research cannabis and register additional manufacturers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-13
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' 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: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' 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: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Veterans' 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: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Responsible Opioid Prescription Act

Bill: 115-hr-5635
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Medicaid
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Responsible Opioid Prescription Act

 
This bill limits Medicaid coverage of opioids prescribed to enrollees other than those who are in long-term care facilities or who are receiving hospice care, palliative care, or treatment for cancer. 

 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5637
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Abortion
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Protecting the Dignity of Unborn Children Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to recklessly dispose of or abandon fetal remains in a landfill or in any navigable waters of the United States. 
 
The term "fetal remains" means any part (except a cremated part) of a deceased human fetus following an abortion. 
 
A violator is subject to a fine, up to three years in prison, or both. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

Bill: 115-hr-5638
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Fishes
Hunting and fishing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act

 
This bill addresses certain driftnet fishing. (Driftnet fishing is a method of fishing in which a gillnet composed of a panel or panels of webbing, or a series of such gillnets, is placed in the water and allowed to drift with the currents and winds for the purpose of entangling fish in the webbing.)
 
Currently, the use of large-scale drift gillnets with a total length of 2.5 kilometers or more is prohibited in the United States.The bill expands the definition of large-scale driftnet fishing to prohibit the use of gillnets with a mesh size of 14 inches or greater. This expanded prohibition does not apply within the U.S. exclusive economic zone prior to January 1, 2020.
 
The Department of Commerce must conduct a transition program to facilitate the phase out of large-scale driftnet fishing and to promote the adoption of alternative fishing practices that minimize the incidental catch of living marine resources. 
 
Commerce may award grants to program participants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
Communications Jobs Training Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5639
Sponsor: Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Telephone and wireless communication
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Communications Jobs Training Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to make grants for the establishment or expansion of job training programs for communications tower service, construction, maintenance, and structural modification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-26
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: 2018-04-26
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: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
WHOLE MILK Act

Bill: 115-hr-5640
Sponsor: Rep. Marino, Tom [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

Wholesome Healthy Original Lactic Excellence Making Intelligent Literate Kids Act or the WHOLE MILK Act 

 
This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to serve unflavored whole milk. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
State Offices of Rural Health Reauthorization Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5641
Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
Introduced: 2018-04-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: 

State Offices of Rural Health Reauthorization Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2022 and revise the grant program for state offices of rural health, including to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make the grants, thus removing HHS's discretion to make them.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-04-26
text: Introduced in House