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Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7005
Sponsor: Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Animal and plant health
Endangered and threatened species
Government trust funds
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Wildlife Disease Emergency Act of 2018

 
This bill provides support for responding to wildlife disease emergencies, including by authorizing the Department of the Interior to declare and respond to wildlife disease emergencies, requiring Interior to implement a grant program for addressing wildlife disease emergencies, and establishing a Wildlife Disease Emergency Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2018-10-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
action_date: 2018-10-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Budget, 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: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Budget, 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: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Budget, 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: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Exist Act

Bill: 115-hr-7006
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Credit and credit markets
Economic performance and conditions
Financial crises and stabilization
Government lending and loan guarantees
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Exist Act

 
This bill (1) directs the Department of the Treasury to break up any entity whose failure would have a catastrophic effect on the stability of the financial system, and (2) otherwise limits the activities of such entities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Myles Edward Scott Act

Bill: 115-hr-7007
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Government studies and investigations
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Myles Edward Scott Act

 
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency to report on state regulation of nitrous oxide that is manufactured and sold for use in automotive applications. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
Stop Gendercide Act

Bill: 115-hr-7008
Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Introduced: 2018-09-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Human rights
Human trafficking
International organizations and cooperation
Marriage and family status
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
United Nations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: 

Stop Gendercide Act

 
This bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act to include in the Department of State's annual report on trafficking in persons research on the relationship between human trafficking and skewed sex ratios in national or sub-national populations in which there is evidence of sex-selective practices. These practices include infanticide, gender-biased neglect, and other forms of gender-based violence or discrimination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Introduced in House
RISE Out of Poverty Act

Bill: 115-hr-7010
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Economic performance and conditions
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Sex offenses
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teenage pregnancy
Unemployment
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: 

Rewriting to Improve and Secure an Exit Out of Poverty Act or RISE Out of Poverty Act

 
This bill reauthorizes and otherwise modifies the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, including with respect to work requirements, qualified state expenditures, and procedures for addressing domestic and sexual violence among TANF recipients.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
SMART BASE Act

Bill: 115-hr-7011
Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Military facilities and property
Technology assessment
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: 

Strengthening our Military Assets by Researching Technology to Better Assure Security and Efficiency Act or the SMART BASE Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense to report to Congress on the effects of using smart technology (i.e., interconnected devices and appliances that rely on technologies such as automation, artificial intelligence, and wireless communications) on military installations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Kinship Connections Act

Bill: 115-hr-7012
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
American Samoa
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Family relationships
Family services
Government information and archives
Guam
Indian social and development programs
Lawyers and legal services
Northern Mariana Islands
Oceania
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: 

Supporting Kinship Connections Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for developing, enhancing, or evaluating kinship navigator programs; such programs help grandparents and other relative caregivers find and use services to meet the needs of the caregivers and the children they are raising.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
Phoenix VA Congressional Oversight Act

Bill: 115-hr-7013
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arizona
Congressional committees
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Members of Congress
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: 

Phoenix VA Congressional Oversight Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a pilot program in Arizona, including at the VA's Phoenix health care system, to improve the ability of Members of Congress to assist constituents with VA medical benefits issues. As part of the program, the VA must establish a dedicated congressional relations team to assist congressional members and committees with casework issues at each VA health care system location in Arizona.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
Safe Skies Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7014
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Labor standards
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: 

Safe Skies Act of 2018 

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to modify a specified DOT final rule relating to flight crew member duty and rest requirements so that the requirements under that rule apply to all-cargo flight crew members to the same extent they apply to air passenger flight crew members.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
Agricultural Trade Improvement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7015
Sponsor: Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Government studies and investigations
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: 

Agricultural Trade Improvement Act of 2018

 
This bill establishes a process by which a core seasonal industry may petition for countervailing and antidumping duties.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
PLASTIC Act

Bill: 115-hr-7016
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Manufacturing
Metals
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: 

Protect Lives and Stop the Imminent Chaos Act or the PLASTIC Act

 
This bill establishes new criminal offenses for making a firearm, ammunition, or component using a three-dimensional (3-D) printer, or for transferring or possessing a firearm, ammunition, or component that was made using a 3-D printer.
 
A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to 50 years, or both.
 
Additionally, the bill establishes a task force to address the national security and safety issues involving 3-D printer technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
eVETS Act

Bill: 115-hr-7017
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Mental health
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: 

Enhancing Veterans' Experience with Telehealth Services Act or the eVETS Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a demonstration program to expand telemedicine services for veterans who are enrolled as patients in the VA, live in rural areas, and have certain mental health disorders. The VA must inform these veterans of the opportunity to participate in such program and provide them with information on how they can participate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the United States Postal Service to provide certain nonpostal property, products, and services on behalf of State, local, and tribal governments.

Bill: 115-hr-7019
Sponsor: Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives
Postal service
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: 
This bill authorizes the U.S. Postal Service to establish a program to increase revenue by providing certain nonpostal property, products, or services on behalf of state, local, and tribal governments. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Public-Private Partnerships Home Rule Act

Bill: 115-hr-7020
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: 

District of Columbia Public-Private Partnerships Home Rule Act

 
This bill provides authority for the District of Columbia government to enter into multi-year public-private partnership agreements and make payments for the termination costs associated with such agreements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1359)
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for distributions from 529 plans to pay certain early education expenses.

Bill: 115-hr-7021
Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Child care and development
Income tax exclusion
Preschool education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-free distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for qualified early education expenses, subject to a limit of $10,000 per beneficiary. 
 
"Qualified early education expenses" are expenses for providing educational and other care to a child under age 5 (including childcare provided before and after school), as determined under state law and pursuant to attendance at a school or facility licensed in the state for the purpose. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
Homes for Our Heroes Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7022
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Housing supply and affordability
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: 

Homes for Our Heroes Act of 2018

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress regarding public housing agencies for which vouchers for rental assistance were allocated. Additionally, the bill requires the VA to report on the medical centers of the VA to which funds were provided for case managers under the supported housing program, as well as other relevant information involving case management funding.
 
This bill also requires HUD and the VA to conduct a study to identify barriers to carrying out the supported housing program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
Addressing Teacher Shortages Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7023
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
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: 2018-10-02
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: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
Federal Flood Management Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-7024
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2018-10-02 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Appropriations
Building construction
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Floods and storm protection
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Lakes and rivers
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: 

Federal Flood Management Act of 2018

 
This bill directs executive agencies, including military departments, to reduce the risk of flood losses, minimize flood impacts, and restore and preserve natural floodplains. Agencies must also: (1) evaluate the effects of an action taking place in a floodplain, (2) ensure planning programs and budget requests incorporate flood hazard considerations, and (3) indicate their compliance with this bill to the Office of Management and Budget when making a request for a new authorization or appropriation. The bill sets forth characteristics to be used in determining whether an agency action impacts a floodplain. The Mitigation Framework Leadership Group must reassess annually the implementation of these requirements, and provide recommendations to the Water Resources Council.
 
An agency undertaking a federally funded project must comply with federal flood risk management standards, including construction guidelines, flood-proofing measures, and elevation techniques. Projects may be exempted if compliance would not be in the interest of national security, a project is in response to an emergency, or the standard is demonstrably inappropriate.
 
An agency facilitating a financial transaction in an area subject to a base flood (a base flood has a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any year) has a duty to inform any private party of the hazards.
 
Agencies must report on their compliance with this bill to the Council on Environmental Quality.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Introduced in House