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Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3077
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Age discrimination
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Assault and harassment offenses
Department of Defense
Department of Labor
Disability and paralysis
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
General Services Administration
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Sex offenses
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: 

Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Act of 2018

 
This bill requires an executive agency head to represent compliance with specified labor and other laws in the solicitation of contracts and subcontracts for property and services in excess of $500,000 (covered contracts and subcontracts).
 
Each executive agency shall designate a senior official to act as the agency's Labor Compliance Advisor.
 
The Department of Defense, the General Services Administration (GSA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall reissue the final rule entitled &quot;Federal Acquisition Regulation; Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces.&quot;
 
GSA shall establish a single Internet website for federal contractors to use for all federal contract reporting requirements.
 
Each executive agency entering into a covered contract or subcontract must provide employees with information concerning hours worked and overtime and additions to or subtractions from pay.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

Bill: 115-s-3078
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2018-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government information and archives
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: 

Stopping Bad Robocalls Act

 
This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand prohibitions against autodialed calls to include the making of robocalls. A &quot;robocall&quot; is a call or text message made: (1) using equipment that makes a series of calls to stored telephone numbers, including numbers stored on a list, or to telephone numbers produced using a random or sequential number generator; or (2) using an artificial or prerecorded voice. The definition does not include calls made on equipment that requires substantial additional human intervention to dial or place a call after a human initiates the series of calls.
 
The bill also: 
 
 
allows consumers to revoke prior express consent for receiving calls at any time and in any reasonable manner,
 
requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to apply certain consumer protections to exempted classes of robocalls, and 
 
extends the statute of limitations to four years for violations of prohibitions on robocalls.
 
 
The FCC shall establish a nationwide database of telephone numbers that have been reassigned to other consumers and safe harbor provisions to protect voice service providers against errors in the database, (2) make annual reports to Congress on its progress in stopping robocalls, and (3) prescribe regulations requiring voice service providers to implement caller identification information authentication standards. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3079
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2018-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: 

Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2018

 
This bill alters provisions relating to Medicare secondary payer rules with respect to workers' compensation settlement arrangements. Among other things, the bill provides that a Medicare set-aside fulfills secondary payer obligations if the set-aside is included in the arrangement and meets certain other criteria.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Food Security, Housing, and Sanitation Improvements in Rural, Remote, and Frontier Areas Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3080
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2018-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural research
Agricultural trade
Alaska
American Samoa
Disaster relief and insurance
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal-Indian relations
Fishes
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
General agriculture matters
Government studies and investigations
Guam
Hawaii
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Horticulture and plants
Housing and community development funding
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Livestock
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: 

Food Security, Housing, and Sanitation Improvements in Rural, Remote, and Frontier Areas Act of 2018 

 
This bill reauthorizes and modifies several Department of Agriculture programs, including several programs that provide assistance to farms, fisheries, local governments, and other entities in Alaska. The bill addresses policies and programs regarding food security, conservation, trade, rural development, research, and horticulture and organics. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Supporting Useful Career Counseling in Elementary and Secondary Schools (SUCCESS) Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3081
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2018-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government information and archives
Higher education
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: 

Supporting Useful Career Counseling in Elementary and Secondary Schools (SUCCESS) Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to enable institutions of higher education or other entities that provide state-recognized elementary and secondary school counseling credentials to:
 
 
consult with state or local boards to assess local and regional employment needs and trends; 
 
develop best practices for training school counselors to provide career counseling based on those trends; and 
 
implement curricula, training modules, or materials to train school counselors based on those best practices. 

 
ED shall publish and disseminate the best practices.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall report on school counselor certification requirements and the impact of those requirements on the availability of effective career counseling. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
PARTNERS Act

Bill: 115-s-3082
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2018-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Government trust funds
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
Small business
Teaching, teachers, curricula
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: 

Promoting Apprenticeships through Regional Training Networks for Employers' Required Skills Act of 2018 or the PARTNERS Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program to promote registered apprenticeships and other work-based learning opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses within in-demand industry sectors, through the establishment and support of eligible partnerships.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Career and Technical Education for Adult Learners Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3083
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2018-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Educational technology and distance education
Performance measurement
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: 

Career and Technical Education for Adult Learners Act of 2018

 
This bill modifies the requirements for career and technical education programs to align the programs with adult education programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3984)
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act

Bill: 115-s-3084
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2018-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Family relationships
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Immigration status and procedures
Members of Congress
News media and reporting

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: 

Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, or the Department of Health and Human Services to allow Members of Congress to tour any facility in which one or more unaccompanied alien children are housed. The Departments must allow members of the press to accompany a visiting Member of Congress and may place limits on such tours based on the number of such children housed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
PRO Sports Act

Bill: 115-s-3086
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2018-06-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Professional sports
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: 

Properly Reducing Overexemptions for Sports Act or the PRO Sports Act
 
 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove professional football leagues from the list of tax-exempt organizations.
 
No organization or entity shall be treated as tax-exempt if it: (1) is a professional sports league, organization, or association, a substantial activity of which is to foster national or international professional sports competitions (including by managing league business affairs, officiating or providing referees, coordinating schedules, managing sponsorships or broadcast sales, operating loan programs for competition facilities, or overseeing player conduct); and (2) has annual gross receipts in excess of $10 million. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Living Shorelines Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3087
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2018-06-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Floods and storm protection
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Seashores and lakeshores

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: 

Living Shorelines Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to award grants to state or local governments and nonprofit organizations to (1) implement climate-resilient living shoreline projects; and (2) encourage innovation in the use of natural materials to protect coastal communities, habitats, and natural system functions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Energy Jobs for our Heroes Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3088
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2018-06-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Computer security and identity theft
Electric power generation and transmission
Employment and training programs
Licensing and registrations
Public-private cooperation
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: 

Energy Jobs for our Heroes Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes the Energy-Ready Vets Program within the Department of Energy. The program must prepare eligible veterans for careers in the energy industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-534.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3089
Sponsor: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Introduced: 2018-06-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: 

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2018, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.
 
Each such increase shall be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the same effective date.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Save Voters Act

Bill: 115-s-3090
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2018-06-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: 

Stop Automatically Voiding Eligible Voters Off Their Enlisted Rolls in States Act or the Save Voters Act

 
This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to prohibit states from removing individuals from voting rolls on the basis of a change of address unless the state has obtained objective and reliable evidence of an individual's change of residence. States may not use the failure of a registered individual to vote or respond to a notice as the basis for initiating the removal of the individual from the voting rolls due to a change of address.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Kids and Parents Act

Bill: 115-s-3091
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2018-06-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Domestic violence and child abuse
Family relationships
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Judges
Lawyers and legal services
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Separation, divorce, custody, support
State and local courts

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: 

Protect Kids and Parents Act

 
This bill requires that a child of alien parents or legal guardians who are asylum applicants must be detained in the same facility. A &quot;child&quot; is defined as an individual who has not reached the age of 18, has no permanent immigration status, and was in the custody and presence of a parent or legal guardian when the parent or legal guardian was detained for illegally entering the United States. 
 
The bill also: 
 
 
directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to increase the total number of immigration judges and Board of Immigration staff attorneys; 
 
directs Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase the total number of DHS personnel who process asylum applications;
 
requires DOJ and DHS to establish procedures for expedited consideration and processing of asylum applications; 
 
requires expedited removal of asylum applicants whose applications have been denied; 
 
establishes a strong presumption in favor of family unity; 
 
requires DHS to publish guidance for locating separated children; and 
 
requires the Government Accountability Office to study, and report on, the prosecution of asylum seekers between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2018. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-06-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency SNAP Lapse Act

Bill: 115-s-3092
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2018-06-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Food assistance and relief
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: 

Emergency SNAP Lapse Act

 
 This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to withhold Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) funds from state agencies that do not provide sufficient funds to pay the state share of the administrative costs of the program. 
 
To participate in SNAP, state agencies must submit annually to USDA a statement certifying the amount of funds committed by the state agency to pay the state share of the administrative costs for the year. If the state agency has not committed sufficient funds, USDA must notify the agency, provide a specified period of time to correct the failure, and withhold SNAP funds if the failure is not corrected. 
 
USDA must use any funds that are withheld from a state to provide grants to private nonprofit entities within the state for the costs of: (1) providing food to individuals in need; and (2) administering the grants, including hiring additional personnel. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act

Bill: 115-s-3093
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2018-06-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Family relationships
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Immigration status and procedures
Judges
Specialized courts

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: 

Keep Families Together and Enforce the Law Act

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to extend protective custody over alien children under age 18 who are accompanied by a parent and apprehended at the border or are seeking admission to the United States at a port of entry. DHS must temporarily house an alien child under age 18 in a family residential center during the pendency of civil or criminal proceedings. 
 
DHS must increase the number of available beds in family residential centers. The Department of Justice must increase the number of immigration judge teams to conduct prioritized proceedings for accompanied alien children and families apprehended at the southwest border or who are seeking admission to the United States at a port of entry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-06-21
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 477.
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Introduced in Senate
Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-3094
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2018-06-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: 

Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018

 
This bill prohibits the U.S. Coast Guard from: (1) implementing the rule titled &quot;Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements,&quot; and (2) proposing or issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking for a rule that would require the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards.
 
These prohibitions end 60 days after the Department of Homeland Security submits to Congress an assessment of the transportation security card program.

action_date: 2018-07-19
text: 

Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018

 
This bill prohibits the U.S. Coast Guard from: (1) implementing the rule titled &quot;Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements,&quot; and (2) proposing or issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking for a rule that would require the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards.
 
These prohibitions end 60 days after the Department of Homeland Security submits to Congress an assessment of the transportation security card program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-07-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 524.
action_date: 2018-07-19
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-305.
action_date: 2018-07-19
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-305.
action_date: 2018-06-27
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2018-06-20
text: Introduced in Senate