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TRACED Act

Bill: 115-hr-7392
Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2018-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Crime prevention
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: 

Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the TRACED Act

 
This bill implements a forfeiture penalty for intentional violations of the prohibition on certain robocalls. The bill also limits the scope of an annual reporting requirement for enforcement relating to unsolicited facsimile advertisements. 
 
The bill requires voice service providers to develop call authentication technologies.
 
 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall promulgate rules establishing when a provider may block a voice call based on information provided by the call authentication framework, but also must establish a process to permit a calling party adversely affected by the framework to verify the authenticity of their calls. The FCC shall also initiate a rulemaking to help protect a subscriber from receiving unwanted calls or texts from a caller using an unauthenticated number. 
 
This bill requires the Department of Justice to assemble an interagency working group to study and report to Congress on the enforcement of the prohibition of certain robocalls. Specifically, the working group will look into how to better enforce against robocalls by examining issues like the types of laws, policies, or constraints that could be inhibiting enforcement. 
 
The bill requires the FCC to initiate a proceeding to determine whether its policies regarding access to number resources could be modified to help reduce access to numbers by potential robocall violators. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Quality Care Act

Bill: 115-hr-7393
Sponsor: Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]
Introduced: 2018-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: 

Medicaid Quality Care Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue regulations that require each state Medicaid program to provide quality control and oversight of out-of-state providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the Federal financial regulators from requiring compliance with the accounting standards update of the Financial Accounting Standards Board related to current expected credit loss ("CECL"), to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to take certain impacts of a proposed accounting principle into consideration before accepting the principle, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-7394
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2018-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Credit and credit markets
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: 
This bill prohibits financial regulators from requiring compliance with the current expected credit loss rule issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in June 2016.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allow delivery of medical supplies by unmanned aerial systems, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-7395
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2018-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: 
This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from blocking any program administered by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services or the Indian Health Service that reimburses medical providers for the use of unmanned aerial systems that deliver medical supplies. Additionally, the Federal Aviation Administration may not prohibit the operation of such systems beyond the line of sight. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Natural Resources, 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: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
Border Security and Child Safety Act

Bill: 115-hr-7396
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2018-12-21 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Health personnel
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: 

Border Security and Child Safety Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to present to Congress a strategy to ensure the safety of children in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and to prioritize hiring medical personnel to handle the care of such children.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2018-12-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-21
text: Introduced in House
SPA Act

Bill: 115-hr-7398
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2018-12-22 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Food industry and services
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Physical fitness and lifestyle

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-22
text: 

Shutdown Prioritization Act or the SPA Act

 
This bill prohibits operation of an exercise facility for Members of the House of Representatives or the Members' Dining Room in the U.S. Capitol during a government shutdown. After the shutdown ends, furloughed employees of such facility or dining room must be compensated at their standard salary for the period of the shutdown.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2018-12-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-22
text: Introduced in House
Inaugural Fund Integrity Act

Bill: 115-hr-7399
Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2018-12-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2018-12-27
text: 

Inaugural Fund Integrity Act

 
This bill imposes various restrictions on presidential inaugural committees, including prohibitions on soliciting or accepting donations from foreign nationals or from entities that are not individuals. The bill also forbids an individual from donating more than $50,000 to such a committee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-27
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2018-12-27
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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: 2018-12-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-12-27
text: Introduced in House
Making continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard.

Bill: 115-hr-7400
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-15]
Introduced: 2019-01-02 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Cemeteries and funerals
Coast guard
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: 
This bill provides FY2019 continuing appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for any period during which interim or full-year FY2019 appropriations for the Coast Guard are not in effect. 
 
The appropriations are provided to the Coast Guard for
 
 
pay and allowances for members of the Coast Guard, civilian employees, and contractors; 
 
 the payment of a death gratuity, funeral travel, and the temporary continuation of the basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty; and
 
other functions authorized by law. 
 
 
The appropriations are provided until the enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations legislation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act

Bill: 115-hr-7401
Sponsor: Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-02 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Adoption and foster care
Afghanistan
Asia
Caribbean area
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Cuba
Department of Homeland Security
Employment and training programs
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Haiti
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Iraq
Latin America
Middle East
Poverty and welfare assistance
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: 

Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act

 
This bill modifies provisions related to the treatment of refugees, including by (1) directing the Department of State to establish overseas training programs to offer English and work orientation training to admitted refugees, (2) providing lawful permanent resident status to certain admitted refugees, and (3) directing the Office of Refugee Resettlement to provide grants to national resettlement agencies to operate a case management system to assist qualified individuals in accessing services and benefits. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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: 2019-01-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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: 2019-01-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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: 2019-01-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-02
text: Introduced in House
Electing officers of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 115-hres-1
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2017-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional officers and employees
House of Representatives

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: 
Elects the following officers of the House of Representatives: (1) Karen L. Haas as Clerk, (2) Paul D. Irving as Sergeant at Arms, (3) Philip George Kiko as Chief Administrative Officer, and (4) Father Patrick J. Conroy as Chaplain.

action_date: 2017-01-03
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Elects the following officers of the House of Representatives: (1) Karen L. Haas as Clerk, (2) Paul D. Irving as Sergeant at Arms, (3) Philip George Kiko as Chief Administrative Officer, and (4) Father Patrick J. Conroy as Chaplain.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H6)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Introduced in House
To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.

Bill: 115-hres-2
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23]
Introduced: 2017-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
House of Representatives

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: 
Informs the Senate that Paul D. Ryan has been elected Speaker of the House and that Karen L. Haas has been elected Clerk.

action_date: 2017-01-03
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Informs the Senate that Paul D. Ryan has been elected Speaker of the House and that Karen L. Haas has been elected Clerk.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H6)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the Congress.

Bill: 115-hres-3
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23]
Introduced: 2017-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
Congressional-executive branch relations

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: 
Provides for appointment of a House of Representatives committee joined with a Senate committee to notify the President that a quorum of each House has assembled.

action_date: 2017-01-03
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Provides for appointment of a House of Representatives committee joined with a Senate committee to notify the President that a quorum of each House has assembled.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Pursuant to H. Res. 3, the Chair appointed the following Members to the committee on the part of the House to join a committee on the part of the Senate to notify the President of the United States that a quorum of each house has assembled and that Congress is ready to receive any communication that he may be pleased to make: Mr. McCarthy of California, and Ms. Pelosi of California.
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H6-7)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.

Bill: 115-hres-4
Sponsor: Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2017-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional-executive branch relations
House of Representatives

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: 
Instructs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to inform the President that Paul D. Ryan has been elected Speaker of the House and that Karen L. Haas has been elected Clerk.

action_date: 2017-01-03
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Instructs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to inform the President that Paul D. Ryan has been elected Speaker of the House and that Karen L. Haas has been elected Clerk.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H7)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

Bill: 115-hres-6
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2017-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional committees
House Committee on Agriculture
House Committee on Appropriations
House Committee on Armed Services
House Committee on Education and the Workforce
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
House Committee on Ethics
House Committee on Financial Services
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
House Committee on Homeland Security
House Committee on House Administration
House Committee on Natural Resources
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
House Committee on Rules
House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
House Committee on Small Business
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
House Committee on Ways and Means
House Committee on the Budget
House Committee on the Judiciary
House of Representatives
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: 
Elects specified Members to the House Committees on: (1) Agriculture; (2) Appropriations; (3) Armed Services; (4) the Budget; (5) Education and the Workforce; (6) Energy and Commerce; (7) Ethics; (8) Financial Services; (9) Foreign Affairs; (10) Homeland Security; (11) House Administration; (12) the Judiciary; (13) Natural Resources; (14) Oversight and Government Reform; (15) Rules; (16) Science, Space, and Technology; (17) Small Business; (18) Transportation and Infrastructure; (19) Veterans' Affairs; and (20) Ways and Means.

action_date: 2017-01-03
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 
Elects specified Members to the House Committees on: (1) Agriculture; (2) Appropriations; (3) Armed Services; (4) the Budget; (5) Education and the Workforce; (6) Energy and Commerce; (7) Ethics; (8) Financial Services; (9) Foreign Affairs; (10) Homeland Security; (11) House Administration; (12) the Judiciary; (13) Natural Resources; (14) Oversight and Government Reform; (15) Rules; (16) Science, Space, and Technology; (17) Small Business; (18) Transportation and Infrastructure; (19) Veterans' Affairs; and (20) Ways and Means.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H28)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H28)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Considered as privileged matter. (consideration: CR H28)
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2017-01-03
text: Introduced in House