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I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3111 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2015 Mr. Salmon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To reduce the number of nonessential vehicles purchased and leased by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Domestic Reduction In Vehicle Expenditure Act or the DRIVE Act . 2. Reduction of the number of nonessential vehicles purchased and leased by the Federal Government (a) Review of nonessential vehicle purchase The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the head of the relevant Executive agency, shall complete each of the following: (1) Determine the total dollar amount obligated by each Executive agency to purchase civilian vehicles in fiscal year 2010. (2) Determine the total dollar amount obligated by each Executive agency to lease civilian vehicles in fiscal year 2010. (3) Determine the total number of civilian vehicles purchased by each Executive agency in fiscal year 2010. (4) Determine the total number of civilian vehicles leased by each Executive agency in fiscal year 2010. (5) Determine the total dollar amount that would be 20 percent less than the dollar amount determined under paragraphs (1) and (2) for each Executive agency. (b) Reduction of nonessential vehicle purchase For each of fiscal years 2016 through 2020, each Executive agency may not obligate more than the dollar amount determined under subsection (a)(5) for the Executive agency to purchase or lease civilian vehicles. (c) Sharing The Administrator of General Services shall ensure that an Executive agency may share excess or unused vehicles with another Executive agency that may need temporary or long-term use of additional vehicles through the Federal Fleet Management System. (d) National security exception The limits on the purchase and procurement of vehicles under this section shall not apply to the purchase or procurement of any vehicle that has been determined by the President to be essential for reasons of national security. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Civilian vehicle The term civilian vehicle means a vehicle that is not used for purposes of military combat, the training or deployment of members of the Armed Forces, or such other uses as determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services. (2) Executive agency The term Executive agency has the meaning given that term under section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3112 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2015 Ms. Stefanik (for herself, Mr. Hudson , and Mr. Walberg ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To repeal a requirement that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Enrollment Options Protect Employee Needs Act or the Be Open Act . 2. Repeal Section 18A of the Fair Labor Standards Act ( 29 U.S.C. 218a ), as added by section 1511 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is repealed.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3113 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2015 Mr. Weber of Texas (for himself, Mr. Ribble , Mr. Olson , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Babin , Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia , Mr. Farenthold , and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations , 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 A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from obligating or expending funds for alternative energy generation projects unless specifically authorized by law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2015 . (b) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The primary responsibility of the Department of Veterans Affairs is to provide the best possible medical care to wounded veterans. (2) Since 2009, the Department has expended at least $420,000,000 on solar and wind renewable energy projects at facilities of the Department. (3) The wind power generation projects at facilities of the Department have been full of costly delays and expensive overages, thereby wasting millions of taxpayers’ dollars and distracting the Department from accomplishing its primary responsibility. (4) The current disability claims backlog and appointment wait times are an unacceptable national disgrace. (5) The Department should use all required resources to ensure that all qualified veterans receive the best medical care available. 2. Congressional approval of alternative energy generation projects of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Approval required No funds may be appropriated for any fiscal year, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not obligate or expend funds, for any alternative energy generation project unless funds for that project have been specifically authorized by law. (b) Transfer The Secretary shall transfer all unobligated funds appropriated to the Secretary before the date of the enactment of this Act for an alternative energy generation project to the Medical Services account of the Department to provide medical care to veterans in the health care system established under section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code. (c) Alternative energy generation project defined In this section, the term alternative energy generation project means a project carried out under the administration of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to produce electrical or thermal energy if the primary energy source for the project is not oil, natural gas, coal, or nuclear power.
IB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3114 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies are required to preserve and catalogue artifacts and other items of national historical significance that are uncovered during the course of their work (notably under part 79 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations). (2) Uncatalogued artifacts within the care of Federal agencies are stored in hundreds of repositories and museums across the Nation. (3) In October 2009, the Corps of Engineers, Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, initiated the Veterans’ Curation Program to employ and train Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in archaeological processing. (4) The Veterans’ Curation Program employs veterans and members of the Armed Forces in the sorting, cleaning, and cataloguing of artifacts managed by the Corps of Engineers. (5) Employees of the Veterans’ Curation Program gain valuable work skills, including computer database management, records management, photographic and scanning techniques, computer software proficiency, vocabulary and writing skills, and interpersonal communication skills, as well as knowledge and training in archaeology and history. (6) Since 2009, a total of 241 veterans have participated in the Veterans’ Curation Program, including the current class of 38 participants. Of the 203 graduates of the program, 87 percent have received permanent employment in a field related to training received under the program or chosen to continue their education. (7) Experience in archaeological curation gained through the Veterans’ Curation Program is valuable training and experience for the museum, forensics, administrative, records management, and other fields. (8) Veterans’ Curation Program participants may assist the Corps of Engineers in developing a more efficient and comprehensive collections management program and also may provide the workforce to meet the records management needs at other agencies and departments, including the Department of Veterans Affairs. 2. Training and employment for veterans and members of Armed Forces in curation and historic preservation Using available funds, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall carry out a Veterans’ Curation Program to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Secretary in carrying out curation and historic preservation activities.

Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the fourth day of January, two thousand and sixteen H. R. 3114 AN ACT To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies are required to preserve and catalogue artifacts and other items of national historical significance that are uncovered during the course of their work (notably under part 79 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations). (2) Uncatalogued artifacts within the care of Federal agencies are stored in hundreds of repositories and museums across the Nation. (3) In October 2009, the Corps of Engineers, Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, initiated the Veterans’ Curation Program to employ and train Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in archaeological processing. (4) The Veterans’ Curation Program employs veterans and members of the Armed Forces in the sorting, cleaning, and cataloguing of artifacts managed by the Corps of Engineers. (5) Employees of the Veterans’ Curation Program gain valuable work skills, including computer database management, records management, photographic and scanning techniques, computer software proficiency, vocabulary and writing skills, and interpersonal communication skills, as well as knowledge and training in archaeology and history. (6) Since 2009, a total of 241 veterans have participated in the Veterans’ Curation Program, including the current class of 38 participants. Of the 203 graduates of the program, 87 percent have received permanent employment in a field related to training received under the program or chosen to continue their education. (7) Experience in archaeological curation gained through the Veterans’ Curation Program is valuable training and experience for the museum, forensics, administrative, records management, and other fields. (8) Veterans’ Curation Program participants may assist the Corps of Engineers in developing a more efficient and comprehensive collections management program and also may provide the workforce to meet the records management needs at other agencies and departments, including the Department of Veterans Affairs. 2. Training and employment for veterans and members of Armed Forces in curation and historic preservation Using available funds, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall carry out a Veterans’ Curation Program to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Secretary in carrying out curation and historic preservation activities.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3114 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2015 Mrs. Napolitano (for herself and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies are required to preserve and catalogue artifacts and other items of national historical significance that are uncovered during the course of their work (notably under part 79 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations). (2) Uncatalogued artifacts within the care of Federal agencies are stored in hundreds of repositories and museums across the Nation. (3) In October 2009, the Corps of Engineers, Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, initiated the Veterans’ Curation Program to employ and train Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in archaeological processing. (4) The Veterans’ Curation Program employs veterans and members of the Armed Forces in the sorting, cleaning, and cataloguing of artifacts managed by the Corps of Engineers. (5) Employees of the Veterans’ Curation Program gain valuable work skills, including computer database management, records management, photographic and scanning techniques, computer software proficiency, vocabulary and writing skills, and interpersonal communication skills, as well as knowledge and training in archaeology and history. (6) Since 2009, a total of 241 veterans have participated in the Veterans’ Curation Program, including the current class of 38 participants. Of the 203 graduates of the program, 87 percent have received permanent employment in a field related to training received under the program or chosen to continue their education. (7) Experience in archaeological curation gained through the Veterans’ Curation Program is valuable training and experience for the museum, forensics, administrative, records management, and other fields. (8) Veterans’ Curation Program participants may assist the Corps of Engineers in developing a more efficient and comprehensive collections management program and also may provide the workforce to meet the records management needs at other agencies and departments, including the Department of Veterans Affairs. 2. Training and employment for veterans and members of Armed Forces in curation and historic preservation (a) Training and employment The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall carry out a Veterans’ Curation Program to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Secretary in carrying out curation and historic preservation activities. (b) Authorization of appropriation There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— (1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; (2) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; (3) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; (4) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; and (5) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.
IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3114 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies are required to preserve and catalogue artifacts and other items of national historical significance that are uncovered during the course of their work (notably under part 79 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations). (2) Uncatalogued artifacts within the care of Federal agencies are stored in hundreds of repositories and museums across the Nation. (3) In October 2009, the Corps of Engineers, Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, initiated the Veterans’ Curation Program to employ and train Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in archaeological processing. (4) The Veterans’ Curation Program employs veterans and members of the Armed Forces in the sorting, cleaning, and cataloguing of artifacts managed by the Corps of Engineers. (5) Employees of the Veterans’ Curation Program gain valuable work skills, including computer database management, records management, photographic and scanning techniques, computer software proficiency, vocabulary and writing skills, and interpersonal communication skills, as well as knowledge and training in archaeology and history. (6) Since 2009, a total of 241 veterans have participated in the Veterans’ Curation Program, including the current class of 38 participants. Of the 203 graduates of the program, 87 percent have received permanent employment in a field related to training received under the program or chosen to continue their education. (7) Experience in archaeological curation gained through the Veterans’ Curation Program is valuable training and experience for the museum, forensics, administrative, records management, and other fields. (8) Veterans’ Curation Program participants may assist the Corps of Engineers in developing a more efficient and comprehensive collections management program and also may provide the workforce to meet the records management needs at other agencies and departments, including the Department of Veterans Affairs. 2. Training and employment for veterans and members of Armed Forces in curation and historic preservation Using available funds, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall carry out a Veterans’ Curation Program to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Secretary in carrying out curation and historic preservation activities.

Passed the House of Representatives November 17, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
II Calendar No. 472 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3114 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 18, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works May 18, 2016 Reported by Mr. Inhofe , without amendment AN ACT To provide funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation activities, and for other purposes.

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Corps of Engineers and other Federal agencies are required to preserve and catalogue artifacts and other items of national historical significance that are uncovered during the course of their work (notably under part 79 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations). (2) Uncatalogued artifacts within the care of Federal agencies are stored in hundreds of repositories and museums across the Nation. (3) In October 2009, the Corps of Engineers, Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, initiated the Veterans’ Curation Program to employ and train Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in archaeological processing. (4) The Veterans’ Curation Program employs veterans and members of the Armed Forces in the sorting, cleaning, and cataloguing of artifacts managed by the Corps of Engineers. (5) Employees of the Veterans’ Curation Program gain valuable work skills, including computer database management, records management, photographic and scanning techniques, computer software proficiency, vocabulary and writing skills, and interpersonal communication skills, as well as knowledge and training in archaeology and history. (6) Since 2009, a total of 241 veterans have participated in the Veterans’ Curation Program, including the current class of 38 participants. Of the 203 graduates of the program, 87 percent have received permanent employment in a field related to training received under the program or chosen to continue their education. (7) Experience in archaeological curation gained through the Veterans’ Curation Program is valuable training and experience for the museum, forensics, administrative, records management, and other fields. (8) Veterans’ Curation Program participants may assist the Corps of Engineers in developing a more efficient and comprehensive collections management program and also may provide the workforce to meet the records management needs at other agencies and departments, including the Department of Veterans Affairs. 2. Training and employment for veterans and members of Armed Forces in curation and historic preservation Using available funds, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall carry out a Veterans’ Curation Program to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces to assist the Secretary in carrying out curation and historic preservation activities.

May 18, 2016 Reported without amendment
114th CONGRESS 1st Session H.R. 3116 In the Senate of the United States, October 6, 2015. Amendment:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 3116) entitled An Act to extend by 15 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program. , do pass with the following At the appropriate place, insert the following: 3. Report on data security procedures of the Bureau of the Census (a) Review The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a review of the data security procedures of the Bureau of the Census, including such procedures that have been implemented since the data breaches of systems of the Office of Personnel Management were announced in 2015. (b) Report (1) Requirement Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the review required by subsection (a). (2) Contents The report required by paragraph (1) shall— (A) identify all information systems of the Bureau of the Census that contain sensitive information; (B) described any actions carried out by the Secretary of Commerce or the Director of the Bureau of the Census to secure sensitive information that have been implemented since the data breaches of systems of the Office of Personnel Management were announced in 2015; (C) identify any known data breaches of information systems of the Bureau of the Census that contain sensitive information; and (D) identify whether the Bureau of the Census stores any information that, if combined with other such information, would comprise classified information.

Secretary
IB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3116 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To extend by 15 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Quarterly Financial Report Reauthorization Act . 2. Extension of authority for Secretary of Commerce to conduct quarterly financial report program Section 4(b) of the Act entitled An Act to amend title 13, United States Code, to transfer responsibility for the quarterly financial report from the Federal Trade Commission to the Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes , approved January 12, 1983 ( Public Law 97–454 ; 13 U.S.C. 91 note), is amended by striking 2015 and inserting 2030 .

Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen H. R. 3116 AN ACT To extend by 15 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Quarterly Financial Report Reauthorization Act . 2. Extension of authority for Secretary of Commerce to conduct quarterly financial report program Section 4(b) of the Act entitled An Act to amend title 13, United States Code, to transfer responsibility for the quarterly financial report from the Federal Trade Commission to the Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes , approved January 12, 1983 ( Public Law 97–454 ; 13 U.S.C. 91 note), is amended by striking 2015 and inserting 2030 . 3. Report on data security procedures of the Bureau of the Census (a) Review The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a review of the data security procedures of the Bureau of the Census, including such procedures that have been implemented since the data breaches of systems of the Office of Personnel Management were announced in 2015. (b) Report (1) Requirement Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the review required by subsection (a). (2) Contents The report required by paragraph (1) shall— (A) identify all information systems of the Bureau of the Census that contain sensitive information; (B) described any actions carried out by the Secretary of Commerce or the Director of the Bureau of the Census to secure sensitive information that have been implemented since the data breaches of systems of the Office of Personnel Management were announced in 2015; (C) identify any known data breaches of information systems of the Bureau of the Census that contain sensitive information; and (D) identify whether the Bureau of the Census stores any information that, if combined with other such information, would comprise classified information.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3116 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2015 Mr. Ted Lieu of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To extend by 15 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Quarterly Financial Report Reauthorization Act . 2. Extension of authority for Secretary of Commerce to conduct quarterly financial report program Section 4(b) of the Act entitled An Act to amend title 13, United States Code, to transfer responsibility for the quarterly financial report from the Federal Trade Commission to the Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes , approved January 12, 1983 ( Public Law 97–454 ; 13 U.S.C. 91 note), is amended by striking 2015 and inserting 2030 .
IIB 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3116 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 25, 2015 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To extend by 15 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Quarterly Financial Report Reauthorization Act . 2. Extension of authority for Secretary of Commerce to conduct quarterly financial report program Section 4(b) of the Act entitled An Act to amend title 13, United States Code, to transfer responsibility for the quarterly financial report from the Federal Trade Commission to the Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes , approved January 12, 1983 ( Public Law 97–454 ; 13 U.S.C. 91 note), is amended by striking 2015 and inserting 2030 .

Passed the House of Representatives September 24, 2015. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 179 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3116 [Report No. 114–237] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2015 Mr. Ted Lieu of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform July 29, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To extend by 15 years the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Quarterly Financial Report Reauthorization Act . 2. Extension of authority for Secretary of Commerce to conduct quarterly financial report program Section 4(b) of the Act entitled An Act to amend title 13, United States Code, to transfer responsibility for the quarterly financial report from the Federal Trade Commission to the Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes , approved January 12, 1983 ( Public Law 97–454 ; 13 U.S.C. 91 note), is amended by striking 2015 and inserting 2030 .

July 29, 2015 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3117 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2015 Ms. Meng introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reimbursement from health flexible spending arrangements for feminine hygiene products.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fund Essential Menstruation Products Act of 2015 or the FEM Products Act of 2015 . 2. Reimbursement from health flexible spending arrangements for feminine hygiene products (a) In general Section 106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Feminine hygiene products (1) In general Amounts paid or incurred for feminine hygiene products shall be treated as a qualified medical expense eligible for reimbursement from a health flexible spending arrangement. (2) Feminine hygiene products defined For purposes of paragraph (1), the term feminine hygiene products means tampons, pads, liners, cups, sponges, douches, wipes, sprays, and similar products used by women with respect to menstruation or other genital-tract secretions. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3118 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 20, 2015 Mr. Ratcliffe (for himself, Mr. Culberson , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Graves of Louisiana , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Chaffetz , Mr. Brady of Texas , Mr. Babin , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Hurd of Texas , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Olson , Mr. Perry , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Sensenbrenner , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Walker , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. Amash , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Weber of Texas , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Flores , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Allen , Mr. Harris , Mr. DeSantis , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Trott , Mr. Stewart , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , and Mr. McHenry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To eliminate the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection by repealing title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010.

1. Repeal The Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 is hereby repealed and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3123 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Mr. Collins of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Farenthold , and Mr. Carter of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit aliens in an unlawful immigration status from claiming the earned income tax credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2015 . 2. Disallowing earned income tax credit for aliens in unlawful immigration status (a) In general Section 32(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) Exception for aliens in unlawful immigration status The term eligible individual does not include any alien individual who, at any point during the taxable year, is in an unlawful immigration status. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to— (1) any return of tax which is filed after the date of the enactment of this Act, and (2) any amendment or supplement (to any return of tax) which is filed after such date (without regard to the date on which the return of tax is filed).
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3125 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Honda , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , and Mr. Cummings ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to report to the Congress semiannually on the number of firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2015 . 2. FBI report on firearms transfers resulting from the failure to complete a background check within 3 business days, and the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm Within 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate a written report on— (1) the number of proposed firearm transfers— (A) about which a person licensed under chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, contacted the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; (B) with respect to which the system failed to respond to the licensee within 3 business days; and (C) which were completed in the period covered by the report; and (2) the procedures followed after it is discovered that a firearm transfer has been made to a transferee who is ineligible to receive a firearm.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3126 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Mr. Abraham (for himself, Mr. Benishek , and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security from furnishing the name of any individual in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective.

That upon a request by the Attorney General to the Commissioner of Social Security to furnish information pursuant to section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, the Commissioner of Social Security may not furnish the name of any individual entitled to benefits under title II of the Social Security Act, including any individual whose benefits are paid to a representative payee under section 205(j) of such Act, unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3129 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Mr. Crawford (for himself, Mr. Hensarling , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Pompeo , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Jones , Mr. Kline , and Mr. Latta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to change the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to certain farms.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act or the FUELS Act . 2. Applicability of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule (a) In general The Administrator, in implementing the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule with respect to any farm, shall— (1) require certification of compliance with such rule by— (A) a professional engineer for a farm with— (i) an individual tank with an aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons; (ii) an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than or equal to 42,000 gallons; or (iii) a history that includes a spill, as determined by the Administrator; or (B) the owner or operator of the farm (via self-certification) for a farm with— (i) an aggregate aboveground storage capacity greater than 10,000 gallons but less than 42,000 gallons; and (ii) no history of spills, as determined by the Administrator; and (2) exempt from all requirements of such rule any farm— (A) with an aggregate aboveground storage capacity of less than or equal to 10,000 gallons; and (B) no history of spills, as determined by the Administrator. (b) Calculation of aggregate aboveground storage capacity For the purposes of subsection (a), the aggregate aboveground storage capacity of a farm excludes all containers on separate parcels that have a capacity that is less than 1,320 gallons. 3. Definitions In this Act, the following terms apply: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Farm The term farm has the meaning given such term in section 112.2 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations. (3) Gallon The term gallon refers to a United States liquid gallon. (4) Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule The term Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule means the regulation promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency under part 112 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3130 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Dold ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To protect victims of stalking from gun violence.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act . 2. Addition of dating partners and individuals subject to restraining orders (a) Definition Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (32) and inserting the following: (32) The term intimate partner — (A) means with respect to a person, the spouse of the person, a former spouse of the person, an individual who is a parent of a child of the person, and an individual who cohabitates or has cohabited with the person; and (B) includes— (i) a dating partner (as defined in section 2266); and (ii) any other person similarly situated to a spouse who is protected by the domestic or family violence laws of the State or tribal jurisdiction in which the injury occurred or where the victim resides. ; and (2) in paragraph (33)(A)(ii)— (A) by inserting intimate partner, after former spouse, ; and (B) by inserting intimate partner, after a spouse, each place it appears. (b) Addition of stalking Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (8)(ii), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking. ; and (2) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (8)(C)(ii), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (9), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of stalking, .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3131 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, when issuing a research paper, to include all studies, data, and other analyses on which the paper was based.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau Research Transparency Act . 2. Research paper transparency Section 1013 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5493 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Research paper transparency Any time the Bureau, either through the research unit established by the Director under subsection (b)(1) or otherwise, issues a research paper that is available to the public, the Bureau shall accompany such paper with all studies, data, and other analyses on which the paper was based. .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3132 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Mr. Serrano , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Ms. Hahn , Mrs. Lawrence , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Moulton , Mr. Takai , Ms. Meng , Ms. Adams , and Mr. Payne ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To increase the amount of funding available for fiscal year 2015 for certain general business loans authorized under the Small Business Act.

1. Increase to the amount of funding available to the Small Business Administration to make section 7(a) loans The third proviso under the heading Small Business Administration—Business Loans Program Account in title V of division E of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 ( Public Law 113–235 ; 128 Stat. 2371) is amended by striking $18,750,000,000 and inserting $23,500,000,000 .
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3133 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Mr. Benishek introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL Relating to certain Indian land-related takings claims of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan and its individual members.

1. Congressional reference and report Pursuant to the findings and conclusions contained in the Report issued by the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay, out of money not otherwise appropriated, to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan for the benefit of itself and its members, the sum of $____.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3136 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Mr. Blum (for himself, Mr. Cramer , and Mr. Benishek ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to issue guidelines relating to civil fines imposed for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enforcement Transparency Act of 2015 . 2. Requirement to issue guidelines relating to fines (a) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall publish on the public Internet Web site of the Department of Agriculture guidelines relating to the calculation of civil fines under section 19 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2149 ) for violations of such Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq. ). (b) Updates The Secretary of Agriculture shall— (1) update the guidelines published under paragraph (1) on a quarterly basis; (2) not later than 10 days before making such updates, publish a notice on the public Internet Web site of the Department of Agriculture of such updates; and (3) publish such updates in the Federal Register.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3137 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Mr. Cole (for himself, Ms. McCollum , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Byrne , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mr. Cárdenas , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Murphy of Florida , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Moore , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Takai , Mr. Benishek , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Kilmer , and Mr. Simpson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust, and for other purposes.

1. Reaffirmation of status and actions (a) Reaffirmation of trust status Land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 465 ), before the date of enactment of this Act for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust is reaffirmed as trust land. (b) Ratification of actions of the Secretary Any action taken by the Secretary of the Interior for the purpose of acquiring and taking land into trust under the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 465 ), is hereby ratified and confirmed as fully and for all intents and purposes as if that action had been taken under a Federal law specifically authorizing or directing that action. (c) Application This Act shall apply to all claims (including claims challenging the validity of title or the effectiveness of any action of the Secretary acquiring and taking land into trust) pending on the date of the enactment of this Act or filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Indian country Any land taken into trust that has been ratified and confirmed pursuant to this Act shall remain Indian country pursuant to section 1151 of title 18, United States Code. (e) Additional land Nothing in this Act shall alter or diminish the right of any federally recognized Indian tribe or the authority of the Secretary with respect to land taken into trust after the date of the enactment of this Act for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3138 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To recognize the right of members of the Armed Forces assigned to duty at Armed Forces recruitment offices to carry a personal or service-issue firearm at the office.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Recruiter Right to Carry Act of 2015 . 2. Right of recruiters to carry a firearm at Armed Forces recruitment offices Notwithstanding any Department of Defense policy or Federal, State, or local law to the contrary, a member of the Armed Forces assigned to duty at an Armed Forces recruitment office has the right to carry a personal or service-issue firearm at the office.
I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3139 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Mr. Hunter (for himself, Mr. Perry , Mr. Yoder , Mr. Knight , Mr. Joyce , Mr. Rouzer , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Zinke , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Hill , Mrs. Miller of Michigan , Mr. Sanford , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Shimkus , Mr. Jones , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Westerman , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Heck of Nevada , and Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To improve security at Armed Forces recruitment centers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Military Personnel Response Firearm Initiative Act or SEMPER FI Act . 2. Improved security measures for protection of Armed Forces recruitment centers against terrorist attack (a) Service-Issue sidearms authorized for certain Members The Secretary concerned shall authorize an eligible member of the Armed Forces assigned to duty at an Armed Forces recruitment center to carry a service-issue sidearm as a personal- or force-protection measure while on duty at the recruiting center notwithstanding any Federal, State, or local law or Department of Defense policy to the contrary. (b) Alternative or additional security measures In lieu of authorizing eligible members of the Armed Forces to carry a service-issue sidearm under subsection (a) or in addition to authorizing such members to carry a service-issue sidearm under such subsection, the Secretary concerned may develop and implement additional security measures for Armed Forces recruitment centers under the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned, including improved structural security measures. (c) Relation to posse comitatus act This section shall not be interpreted to grant any member of the Armed Forces the authority to conduct civilian law enforcement functions within the territory of the United States. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The terms Armed Forces and Secretary concerned have the meanings given those terms in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term eligible member means a member of the Armed Forces who is an officer or noncommissioned officer.