bill_id,congress,bill_type,bill_number,title,policy_area,introduced_date,latest_action_date,latest_action_text,origin_chamber,sponsor_name,sponsor_state,sponsor_party,sponsor_bioguide_id,cosponsor_count,summary_text,update_date,url
114-hr-6536,114,hr,6536,No School Bus Drivers with DUIs Act of 2016,Education,2016-12-30,2016-12-30,Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.,House,"Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]",NY,D,M001188,0,"No School Bus Drivers with DUIs Act of 2016 The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit any state, state educational agency, or local educational agency receiving ESEA funds from employing an individual as a school bus driver who has been convicted of, or pled guilty to, drunk driving or a driving violation that is a felony under state law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent those entities from adopting a law, regulation, or policy that provides greater or additional protections prohibiting the employment of a school employee, contractor, or agent. The Department of Education shall not have the authority to mandate, direct, or control the specific measures adopted by such entities.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6535,114,hr,6535,Nuclear Sanity Act,International Affairs,2016-12-27,2016-12-27,"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.",House,"Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]",FL,D,G000556,0,"Nuclear Sanity Act This bill requires the President to obtain the approval of the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of State prior to the use of nuclear weapons, except: (1) in the case of a foreign military attack on U.S. territory, or (2) if it is impossible for the President to communicate with DOD and the State Department for a 24-hour period.  The bill requires: (1) the U.S. military to disregard all orders from the President in violation of this bill, and (2) any violation or attempted violation of this bill to be deemed a high crime or misdemeanor under the Constitution.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6531,114,hr,6531,National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016,"Science, Technology, Communications",2016-12-20,2016-12-20,"Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.",House,"Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]",TX,R,S000583,0,"National Aeronautics and Space Administration Transition Authorization Act of 2016 This bill authorizes specified National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) programs for FY2017. It modifies and states policy governing certain NASA space and exploration programs, including:   the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit,  Mars exploration,  deep space exploration, and  the Asteroid Robotic Redirect Mission.  To Research, Evaluate, Assess, and Treat Astronauts Act or the TREAT Astronauts Act NASA may provide for:    medical monitoring and diagnosis of former U.S. astronauts and former payload specialists for conditions potentially associated with human space flight, and the treatment of those astronauts and payload specialists for conditions associated with human space flight, including scientific and medical tests for psychological and medical conditions.  NASA shall conduct a space technology program for the research and development of advanced space technologies.  The bill requires the development of a strategic plan to guide NASA information technology operations and an information security plan for cybersecurity.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6532,114,hr,6532,Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2016,Immigration,2016-12-20,2016-12-20,Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.,House,"Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]",MN,D,E000288,2,"Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2016   This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to adjust to permanent resident status a qualifying Liberian national who: (1) has been continuously present in the United States between January 1, 2013, through the date of status adjustment application; or (2) is the spouse, child, or unmarried son or daughter of such an alien.  Adjustment applications must be filed not later than one year after the date of enactment of this bill.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6533,114,hr,6533,Protect American Democracy Act of 2016,International Affairs,2016-12-20,2016-12-20,"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.",House,"Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]",NY,D,E000179,18,"Protect American Democracy Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of State to submit within 120 days a list of each foreign person that: (1) was at any time since January 1, 2015, involved in actions to unlawfully access, disrupt, influence, or alter information related to U.S. political parties, federal election candidates, or the administration of federal elections; or (2) acted as an agent of, or on behalf of, such foreign person.  The unclassified portion of such list shall be made available to the public and published in the Federal Register. A listed alien shall be ineligible to receive a U.S. entry visa, and any current visa shall be revoked. Such prohibitions shall also apply to an alien who is an official of, or acting on behalf of, a listed foreign entity or government if such alien knowingly furthered such prohibited actions.  The President, through the Department of the Treasury, shall: (1) freeze and prohibit a listed foreign person's transactions in property and property interests that are in the United States or controlled a U.S. person, and (2) require each financial institution that is a U.S. person and has within its possession or control such property or property interests to certify that it has frozen all such assets.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6534,114,hr,6534,MadeInAmerica.gov Act,Commerce,2016-12-20,2016-12-20,Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.,House,"Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]",NY,D,M001188,0,"MadeInAmerica.gov Act This bill requires the Department of Commerce to create and maintain a MadeInAmerica.gov website within two years. The website shall: (1) publish a list of all products made in America and all companies that only make products made in America, (2) publish contact information, and (3) be searchable by product and company. Commerce shall: (1) only publish such products, companies, contact information, and order page information requested by a company; (2) create a form interested companies may complete in order to satisfy such requirement; and (3) make the form publicly available in a conspicuous location on the homepage of MadeInAmerica.gov.  The bill imposes penalties against any company found to have submitted false information in order to secure product or company inclusion on the website.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6530,114,hr,6530,No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act,Education,2016-12-16,2016-12-16,Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.,House,"Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]",CA,R,H001048,2,"No Funding for Sanctuary Campuses Act This bill amends title IV (Student Aid) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to make an institution of higher education (IHE) that is a sanctuary campus ineligible for funds under title IV.  It defines the term "sanctuary campus."  The Department of Homeland Security must transmit to the Department of Education and publish in the Federal Register notice of a determination that an IHE is a sanctuary campus.  The bill expresses the sense of Congress that providing in-state tuition to an alien who lacks lawful immigration status in the United States creates an incentive for illegal immigration and encourages and induces aliens to come to, enter, or reside in the United States.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6529,114,hr,6529,Chugach Region Lands Study Act,Native Americans,2016-12-13,2016-12-19,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.",House,"Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]",AK,R,Y000033,0,"Chugach Region Lands Study Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior, in coordination with the Department of Agriculture, to identify at least 500,000 acres of economically viable federal land that may be exchanged with the Chugach Alaska Corporation. Acre-for-acre exchange of identified federal land for certain Chugach Alaska Corporation land is deemed to be in the public interest.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6526,114,hr,6526,"To eliminate the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding the definition of the term ""official purpose"" as it applies to drivers' licenses and personal identification cards, and for other purposes.",Government Operations and Politics,2016-12-12,2016-12-12,Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.,House,"Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]",MN,R,E000294,0,"This bill amends the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 to eliminate the discretionary authority of the Department of Homeland Security to determine what is considered an "official purpose" for purposes of federal agency acceptance of state-issued drivers' licenses and personal identification cards.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6527,114,hr,6527,SADD Act of 2016,Crime and Law Enforcement,2016-12-12,2016-12-22,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.",House,"Rep. Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8]",TN,R,F000458,0,"States Against Drunk Driving Act of 2016 or the SADD Act of 2016 This bill authorizes supplemental funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program for states that: (1) report at least 90% of DUI convictions, and (2) have in effect a law or policy that requires a DUI conviction to be taken into account for purposes of an enhanced criminal sentence under state law.  The term "DUI conviction" means a criminal conviction for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a drug or alcohol.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6528,114,hr,6528,Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act,Public Lands and Natural Resources,2016-12-12,2016-12-19,Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.,House,"Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-At Large]",MT,R,Z000018,0,"Litigation Relief for Forest Management Projects Act This bill amends the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 to prohibit any additional consultation from being required with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, or a designation of a critical habitat, if a land management plan has been adopted by the Department of Agriculture as of the designation date; or (2) any provision of such an adopted plan.  The bill amends the Federal land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to prohibit any additional consultation from being required with respect to: (1) the listing of a species as threatened or endangered, or a designation of critical habitat, if a land use plan has been adopted by the Department of the Interior as of the designation date; or (2) any provision of such an adopted plan.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6476,114,hr,6476,DRAIN the SWAMP Act,Crime and Law Enforcement,2016-12-08,2016-12-22,Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.,House,"Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]",OR,D,D000191,4,"Deter Revolving-door Appointments in our Nation; Stop Washington Appointees from becoming Manipulative Petitioners Act or the DRAIN the SWAMP Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise post-employment lobbying restrictions on senior executive branch officials and employees. Specifically, it imposes a five-year ban on communications by a former political appointee with the intent to influence officers or employees at their former executive branch agency or department.  The term political appointee includes certain senior political officials compensated on the Executive Schedule; limited term, limited emergency, and noncareer appointees in the Senior Executive Service; and employees in confidential or policy-determining positions in the excepted service. Additionally, the bill amends the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to impose a lifetime ban on lobbying by a former political appointee on behalf of a foreign government or foreign political party.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6477,114,hr,6477,Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act,Law,2016-12-08,2016-12-16,Became Public Law No: 114-319.,House,"Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]",OH,R,C000266,3,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal judicial code with respect to denial of a foreign state's sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of U.S. or state courts in commercial activity cases where rights in property taken in violation of international law are in issue and that property, or any property exchanged for it, is: (1) present in the United States in connection with a commercial activity carried on by the foreign state in the United States, or (2) owned by an agency or instrumentality of the foreign state and that agency or instrumentality is engaged in a commercial activity in the United States. The bill grants a foreign state or certain carriers immunity from federal or state court jurisdiction for any activity in the United States associated with a temporary exhibition or display of a work of art or other object of cultural significance if:   the work of art or other object of cultural significance is imported into the United States from any foreign country pursuant to an agreement for its temporary exhibition or display between a foreign state that is its owner or custodian and the United States or U.S. cultural or educational institutions; and  the President has determined that such work is culturally significant and its temporary exhibition or display is in the national interest.   The bill denies immunity, however, in cases concerning rights in property taken in violation of international law in which the action is based upon a claim that the work was taken: (1) between January 30, 1933, and May 8, 1945, by the government of Germany or any government in Europe occupied, assisted, or allied by the German government; or (2) after 1900 in connection with the acts of a foreign government as part of a systematic campaign of coercive confiscation or misappropriation of works from members of a targeted and vulnerable group. For purposes of these denials of immunity, the court must determine that the activity associated with the exhibition or display is commercial and that determination must be necessary for the court to exercise jurisdiction over the foreign state. (Sec. 3) The Department of State must ensure that foreign states that apply for such temporary exhibition immunity are notified of the amendments made by this bill.",2023-04-24T20:39:47Z,
114-hr-6478,114,hr,6478,Interstate Doxxing Prevention Act,Crime and Law Enforcement,2016-12-08,2016-12-22,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.",House,"Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]",MA,D,C001101,0,"Interstate Doxxing Prevention Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime to use the mail or any facility or means of interstate commerce to knowingly publish (or attempt or conspire to publish) personally identifiable information of another person with the intent to threaten, intimidate, harass, or stalk, and as a result, place that person in reasonable fear of death or seriously bodily injury to that person, or to that person's family member or intimate partner. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both—and civil liability.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6479,114,hr,6479,Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act,Public Lands and Natural Resources,2016-12-08,2016-12-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.,House,"Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13]",TX,R,T000238,0,"Red River Gradient Boundary Survey Act This bill directs the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to commission a survey to identify the South Bank boundary line with respect to land along a specified 116-mile stretch of the Red River in Oklahoma and Texas (the affected area).  The survey shall:  adhere to the gradient boundary survey method; span the length of the affected area; be conducted by surveyors who are licensed and qualified to conduct official gradient boundary surveys, and selected by and operating under the direction of the Texas General Land Office and the Oklahoma Commissioners of the Land Office (the offices); and be completed within two years of enactment of this bill.   The BLM shall submit the survey to the offices for approval and, within 60 days of receiving it, they shall determine whether to approve it.  Surveys of individual parcels in the affected area shall be conducted according to the requirements for the survey of the South Bank boundary line. A survey of such a parcel shall be approved or disapproved by the offices within 60 days of receipt. The survey for identifying the South Bank boundary line and any survey of an individual parcel shall not be submitted to the BLM for approval.  After a survey for an individual parcel has been approved, the offices shall submit to the BLM:   a notice of the approval of such survey, and  a copy of such survey and any field notes related to the parcel.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6480,114,hr,6480,Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017,Armed Forces and National Security,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Received in the Senate.,House,"Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22]",CA,R,N000181,1,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES  (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of:   the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI);  the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA);  the Department of Defense (DOD);  the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA);  the National Security Agency (NSA);  the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force;  the U.S. Coast Guard;  the Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy, and Justice;  the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI);  the Drug Enforcement Administration;  the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO);  the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and  the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).   The explanatory statement regarding this bill that was printed in the Congressional Record by the chair of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives shall have the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 102) The amounts authorized, and the authorized personnel ceilings, are those in the classified Schedule of Authorizations, which shall be made available to the congressional appropriations committees and the President. (Sec. 103) The ODNI, if it provides prior notice to Congress, may authorize employment of civilian personnel in excess of the number authorized for FY2017 if necessary for: (1) the performance of important intelligence functions, or (2) the conversion of a function of an element of the intelligence community to civilian personnel. The ODNI must establish guidelines to govern the treatment under such authorized personnel levels of employment or assignment in: (1) a student or trainee program; (2) a reserve corps or as a reemployed annuitant; or (3) details, joint duty, or long-term, full-time training. For FY2017 and FY2018, personnel ceilings are subject to the prohibition on personnel constraints in section 306 of this bill regarding the management of intelligence personnel based on workload requirements.  (Sec. 104) The bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the Intelligence Community Management Account. Additional funds identified in the classified schedule for advanced research and development shall remain available until September 30, 2018. TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM  (Sec. 201) This title authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund. TITLE III--GENERAL INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS  (Sec. 301) Appropriations authorized by this bill for salary, pay, retirement, and other benefits for federal employees may be increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits authorized by law. (Sec. 302) Appropriations authorized by this bill shall not be deemed to constitute authority to conduct any intelligence activity not otherwise authorized by the Constitution or U.S. laws. (Sec. 303) The ODNI may participate in fund-raising events for nonprofit organizations that support: (1) surviving family members of deceased intelligence community employees; or (2) welfare, education, or recreation of intelligence community employees, former employees, or family members. It must notify Congress within seven days after engaging in such fund-raising. (Sec. 304) The ODNI must submit a five-year investment strategy for outreach and recruiting efforts in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) that includes cybersecurity and computer literacy. From FY2018 to FY2022, each element of the intelligence community must submit an annual investment plan that supports the ODNI's strategy along with the materials it submits as justification of its budget requests. (Sec. 305) Each element of the intelligence community may establish higher minimum rates of pay for positions that require STEM expertise.  (Sec. 306) The ODNI must implement a multisector workforce initiative to improve management of the intelligence community workforce and establish processes that enable the intelligence community to build and maintain an appropriate ratio of employees and core contractors. For each of FY2017 and FY2018, personnel of the intelligence community must be managed solely on the basis of: (1) the workload required to carry out intelligence community functions, and (2) the funds made available for each such fiscal year. The ODNI must ensure that there are employees in the number and with the combination of skills and qualifications necessary to carry out the functions for which funds are provided to the intelligence community. Through FY2018, management of intelligence personnel shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation in terms of man years, end strength, positions, or maximum number of employees. But any initiation, resumption, or continuation of a project or program for which an appropriation, fund, or other authority was not made available during the previous fiscal year may be carried out only if it is specifically authorized consistent with the requirements for funding intelligence activities under the National Security Act of 1947. The ODNI must report to Congress on its methodology for calculating the number of civilian and contractor full-time equivalent positions in the intelligence community, its personnel cost analysis tools, and the plans of each element of the intelligence community to implement the multisector workforce initiative. The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community must report on the accuracy of such numbers and costs.  (Sec. 307) The ODNI must notify Congress of any project for the repair or modification of a facility for intelligence community personnel that has an estimated cost greater than $1 million. (Sec. 308) The ODNI must issue guidance regarding the intelligence community's engagements with the entertainment industry on theater productions, motion pictures, radio or television broadcasts, podcasts, webcasts, music, dance, books, or other published material. The guidance must: (1) allow an element of the intelligence community to conduct such engagements only with prior approval by the head of that element, and (2) require annual reports to Congress regarding such engagements.  The guidance for entertainment industry engagements shall not apply to routine inquiries made by the press or news media to the public affairs office of an element of the intelligence community. (Sec. 309) The ODNI must implement a uniform policy to ensure the independence of inspectors general of the intelligence community, the ODNI, the CIA, the NSA, the DIA, the NGA, and the NRO. The policy must: (1) prevent any conflict of interest in matters that inspectors general employees personally and substantially participated in during previous employment, and (2) ensure that personnel are free in fact and in appearance from personal, external, and organizational impairments to independence. The ODNI may not require employees of an inspector general office for an element of the intelligence community to rotate to a position in an office or organization in their element over which the office of inspector general exercises jurisdiction. Inspector general employees are exempt from a rotation that may impact their office's independence. (Sec. 310) Within 15 days after the President issues a policy or the Director of National Intelligence issues policy implementation guidance that assigns tasks, roles, or responsibilities to the intelligence community, the ODNI must notify and provide summaries to Congress. (Sec. 311) Elements of the intelligence community must submit to Congress each memorandum of understanding regarding significant operational activities or policy among the intelligence community and other federal entities. (Sec. 312) DHS's national cybersecurity and communications integration center (NCCIC) must carry out a program to provide assistance to certain critical infrastructure entities to reduce the risk of regional or national catastrophic harm caused by a cyber attack. Participation by critical infrastructure entities is voluntary.   To assist the NCCIC to fulfill the requirements of the program, the DHS Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis must coordinate the provision of assistance from appropriate elements of the intelligence community. Private entities must obtain DHS approval to participate in the program and must also obtain the ODNI's approval for any support assistance provided by the intelligence community. (Sec. 313) The bill makes a technical correction regarding the annual rate of basic pay for the Director of the National Counter Proliferation Center.  (Sec. 314) The intelligence community is prohibited from charging reproduction fees for reviewing and processing a request for the mandatory declassification of information that are in excess of the reproduction fees that would be charged for Freedom of Information Act requests.  TITLE IV--MATTERS RELATING TO ELEMENTS OF THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY Subtitle A--Office of the Director of National Intelligence (Sec. 401) The Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive is redesignated as the National Counterintelligence and Security Center with a director to be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.  (Sec. 402) The National Security Act of 1947 is amended to require the ODNI to submit to Congress any analytic materials prepared for an investigation of proposed investments into the United States. If the investment will have an operational impact on the intelligence community, the ODNI must report on actions to mitigate such impact.  (Sec. 403) The ODNI must publish on a public website a list of all logos, symbols, and markings associated with foreign terrorist organizations. Subtitle B--Central Intelligence Agency (Sec. 411) The CIA may: (1) pay death benefits substantially similar to those authorized for Foreign Service members, and (2) adjust eligibility requirements for such benefits.  (Sec. 412) The CIA inspector general may designate officers or employees as law enforcement officers for purposes of pay and retirement benefits if they are appointed to a position that investigates suspected criminal offenses.  Subtitle C--Other Elements (Sec. 421) The FBI must submit a strategic workforce report regarding initiatives to integrate information technology expertise in the investigative process. The report must assess: (1) recruitment, training, and retention of personnel with skills in encryption, cryptography, and big data analytics; (2) the integration of officers with such skills into agent-led investigations; (3) collaborations between the FBI and the private sector on cyber issues; and (4) whether to reinstitute the FBI Director's advisory board to advise on the integration of technical expertise.  (Sec. 422) The NRO shall develop a plan to carry out space-based environmental monitoring missions with acquisition programs to meet the national security requirements for cloud characterization and theater weather imagery. The plan must: (1) address the amount of funds that would be necessary to be transferred from the Air Force to the NRO during FY2018-FY2022 to carry out such plan, and (2) be submitted to Congress no later than July 1, 2017. The NRO may waive the requirement to develop such a plan if the Air Force is already carrying out an approved formal acquisition program that addresses DOD requirements for such activities. TITLE V--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES (Sec. 501) This title establishes an executive branch interagency committee to counter active measures by the Russian Federation to exert covert influence over peoples and governments (with the role of the Russian Federation hidden or not acknowledged publicly) through front groups, covert broadcasting, media manipulation, disinformation or forgeries, funding agents of influence, incitement, offensive counterintelligence, assassinations, or terrorist acts. The committee shall expose falsehoods, agents of influence, corruption, human rights abuses, terrorism, and assassinations carried out by the security services or political elites of the Russian Federation or their proxies. The committee must report annually on the steps it is taking to counter Russia's active covert influence measures.  (Sec. 502) The State Department must coordinate with the FBI and the ODNI to establish a mandatory advance notification regime governing all travel by accredited diplomatic and consular personnel of the Russian Federation in the United States. The State Department and the FBI must submit quarterly reports to Congress detailing the number of travel notifications submitted under such regime and the known or suspected violations.  (Sec. 503) The ODNI must conduct a study to determine the feasibility of creating an intelligence sharing arrangement and database to provide foreign countries that were parties to the Treaty on Open Skies on February 22, 2016 (except for the Russian Federation or the Republic of Belarus), with aerial imagery of the territories or other parties to the treaty that is comparable, delivered more frequently, and in equal or higher resolution than imagery available through the database established under the treaty. (The Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki on March 24, 1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002, established a regime for unarmed aerial observation flights over the territories of other state party participants.) The ODNI's imagery sharing study must evaluate: (1) methods by which the United States could collect and provide imagery through commercial satellites, national technical means, or other intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms under an information sharing arrangement; (2) the ability of other state parties to contribute to the arrangement; (3) statutory impediments or funding insufficiencies; (4) whether imagery of Moscow, Chechnya, the international border between Russia and Georgia, Kaliningrad, or the Republic of Belarus could be provided under such an arrangement; and (5) the costs of such an arrangement compared to the costs under the treaty for plane maintenance, aircraft fuel, crew expenses, mitigation measures necessary associated with Russian Federation overflights over the United States or other state parties, and new sensor development and acquisition. The ODNI must report on: (1) the extent to which Russian flights under the Open Skies Treaty contribute to the Russian Federation's war fighting doctrine, and (2) the Russian Federation's capability to exceed the imagery limits set forth in the treaty. TITLE VI--REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS (Sec. 601) The ODNI must complete a declassification review of intelligence reports on the past terrorist activities of detainees transferred or released from U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The ODNI must: (1) make such declassified reports available to the public and provide a summary prepared by the President of the measures being taken by the countries to which such individuals have been transferred or released to monitor them and prevent them from carrying out future terrorist activities, and (2) report to Congress the results of the review with a description of reports that were not declassified.  The information provided on past terrorist activities conducted by an individual before transfer to Guantanamo must describe the supporting intelligence, the extent of corroboration, the level of confidence held by the intelligence community, and any dissent or reassessment by an element of the intelligence community. (Sec. 602) DOD may establish a Cyber Center for Education and Innovation Home of the National Cryptologic Museum. DOD may enter an agreement with the National Cryptologic Museum Foundation for the design, construction, and operation of such center. (Sec. 603) The NSA must coordinate with DOD and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to report on national security systems. (Sec. 604) Elements of the intelligence community must certify to the ODNI that all prospective joint facilities in a vicinity have been considered before they purchase, lease, or construct a new facility that is 20,000 square feet or larger. (Sec. 605) The ODNI must consult with DOD and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to update the strategy for an interagency review of policies for planning and acquiring national security satellite systems and architectures consistent with the National Space Policy issued on June 28, 2010.  The ODNI must appoint a single official to oversee development of a plan to functionally integrate the intelligence community's governance, operations, analysis, collection, policy, and acquisition activities related to space and counterspace. The NRO and the U.S. Strategic Command must: (1) submit a concept of operations for the Joint Interagency Combined Space Operations Center, and (2) provide briefings to Congress on the activities and progress of the center. (Sec. 606) The ODNI must propose a plan to monitor advances in life sciences and biotechnology. The plan must address: (1) organic life science and biotechnology expertise within the intelligence community and the utilization of outside expertise, (2) U.S. competitiveness in the global bio-economy and the risks and threats in genetic editing technologies, and (3) organizational requirements and responsibilities. The ONDI must report on the role of the intelligence community in the event of a biological attack on the United States, including gaps in technical capabilities to address a novel unknown pathogen. (Sec. 607) The ODNI must submit plans to implement declassification proposals produced in the course of producing the fundamental classification guidance review for FY2017 required by Executive Order 13526.  (Sec. 608) The ODNI must report on: (1) the government's system for classifying and declassifying information, and (2) recommendations to improve the protection of national security information and the sharing of information with government partners and allies.  The ODNI must certify annually whether existing and proposed controlled access programs are substantiated and justified.  (Sec. 609) The ODNI must report on the intelligence community's actions to implement recommendations of the National Commission for the Review of the Research and Development Programs of the United States Intelligence Community and the balance between short-, medium-, and long-term research. (Sec. 610) The ODNI must report on a plan to implement an Intelligence Community Research and Development Corps. (Sec. 611) The ODNI must report on information collection by individual elements of the intelligence community about the number of applicants for, participants in, and individuals hired by the intelligence community after participating in: (1) the Federal Cyber Scholarship-for-Service Program; (2) the National Security Education Program; (3) the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation Defense Education Program; (4) the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense; or (5) other intelligence community academic, scholarship, fellowship, or internship programs. If elements of the intelligence community do not independently collect such information, the report must address whether they can begin collecting such information during FY2017 and the resources required to independently collect such information. (Sec. 612) The ODNI must submit a report listing, by year, the number of intelligence community employees who have been detailed to the National Security Council during the previous 10-year period.  (Sec. 613) The ODNI must report to Congress every 180 days for two years regarding foreign fighter flows to and from terrorist safe havens abroad.  (Sec. 614) DHS must report on the cybersecurity threats to, and the cyber vulnerabilities within, the software, communications networks, or computer networks employed by U.S. maritime shipping concerns and entities conducting significant operations at U.S. seaports or transshipment points. The report must include a status update on the Coast Guard's efforts to include cybersecurity concerns in the National Response Framework or the Emergency Support Functions relating to U.S. shipping or ports. (Sec. 615) DHS must report on its programs to counter narratives of the Islamic State and other extremist groups. Such report must describe any coordination of such programs with the State Department.  (Sec. 616) The Inspector General of the Intelligence Community must report on reprisals made against employees of a contractor of the intelligence community for making a disclosure of information that would be protected by law if the contractor were an employee of the federal government.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6481,114,hr,6481,Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2016,Agriculture and Food,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.,House,"Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]",OH,D,K000009,5,"Urban Agriculture Production Act of 2016 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an urban agriculture outreach program to award grants to support outreach activities for: (1) infrastructure, (2) land acquisition and conversion, (3) education and training, (4) technical and financial assistance to farmers or ranchers in urban areas, and (5) other activities that support urban agriculture. USDA must give preference to grants for activities in historically underserved communities.  The bill amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to expand the purpose and duties of USDA's Office of Advocacy and Outreach to include activities on behalf of urban farmers or ranchers.  USDA must award grants, on a competitive basis, for scientific and community-based participatory research related to urban agriculture. The bill provides specified funds for the grants and requires USDA to give priority to outreach activities to be carried out in historically underserved communities.  The bill amends the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976 to: (1) establish a program to provide loans and loan guarantees for projects or activities to establish, expand, and promote direct producer-to-consumer marketing and assist in the development of local food business enterprises; and (2) extend and provide additional funding for the Farmers' Market Promotion Program.  The bill amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program and provide additional funding.  The bill amends the Census of Agriculture Act of 1997 to require additional USDA reporting on farmers' markets and agricultural production in urban areas.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6482,114,hr,6482,Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act,International Affairs,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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.",House,"Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]",NJ,R,S000522,0,"Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act  This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should seek to reverse the policy of a country that routinely denies religious worker visa applications by reviewing the bilateral relationship between such country and the United States.   The Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom shall coordinate U.S. international religious freedom policies.   The Annual Report on International Religious Freedom shall include information about:    severe violations of religious freedom in a country where a government does not function or does not control its territory,  identification of prisoners in a country,  action taken by a government to censor religious activities, persecution of human rights advocates, and  country-specific analysis of the impact of U.S. actions on religious freedom.    Executive summaries of such report shall include information about countries in which a non-state actor is designated as an entity of particular concern for religious freedom.   The George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center shall conduct training on religious freedom for all Foreign Service officers and all outgoing deputy chiefs of mission and ambassadors.   The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom shall make publicly available lists of persons who are imprisoned disappeared, tortured, or subject to forced renunciations of religious faith by the government of a foreign country or by a non-state actor that the commission recommends for designation as a country or entity of particular concern for religious freedom.   The President shall: (1) concurrent with the annual review of the status of religious freedom in foreign countries, identify any non-state actors operating in a reviewed country or surrounding region that have engaged in particularly severe violations of religious freedom; (2) designate each such non-state actor as an entity of particular concern for religious freedom; and (3) determine the specific officials or members of such a non-state actor who are responsible for such violations.   The President's report on action taken in response to violations of religious freedom or on designation of a country as a country of particular concern for religious freedom shall include an evaluation of the impact of such action or designation on the advancement of U.S. interests in democracy, human rights, and security.   The bill limits a waiver of specified presidential actions subsequent to the designation of a country as a country of particular concern for religious freedom to 180 days.   The President shall publish in the Federal Register: (1) any designation of a non-state actor as an entity of particular concern for religious freedom, and (2) the identities of responsible individuals.   The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the President should request sufficient appropriations to promote international religious freedom, and (2) preference should be given to projects in countries that are included in the watch list or that are designated as countries of particular concern for religious freedom.   The State Department shall establish the Designated Persons List for Particularly Severe Violations of Religious Freedom of foreign individuals who are sanctioned for ordering particularly severe violations of freedom religion.   The bill express the sense of Congress that: (1) U.S. institutions of higher education operating campuses outside the United States or establishing educational entities with foreign governments should adopt a voluntary code of operating conduct that upholds religious freedom; and (2) the President's annual national security strategy report should promote international religious freedom as a foreign policy and national security priority and should be a guide for the strategies and activities of relevant federal agencies, including the Department of Defense's quadrennial defense review.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6483,114,hr,6483,SWINE Act,Agriculture and Food,2016-12-08,2016-12-13,Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1717),House,"Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]",NC,D,P000523,0,"Swine Waste Infrastructure and Natural Environment Act or the SWINE Act  This bill establishes a program to certify environmentally sustainable swine waste disposal technologies and authorizes related tax credits and grants.  The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must certify technologies that:    eliminate animal discharge into surface waters and groundwater through direct discharge, seepage, or runoff; substantially eliminate atmospheric emissions of ammonia from swine waste;   substantially eliminate the emission of odor from swine waste that is detectable beyond the boundaries of the parcel or tract of land on which the swine farm is located;   substantially eliminate the release of disease-transmitting vectors and airborne pathogens from swine waste;   substantially eliminate nutrient and heavy metal contamination of soil and groundwater from swine waste; and   are cost-effective.   States may not issue permits, pursuant to any federal law, to a swine farm that is a concentrated animal feeding operation unless the farm disposes of swine waste using a certified technology.  The bill amends several agricultural laws to:   require USDA to make competitive grants for activities to identify, evaluate, and demonstrate environmentally superior swine waste management technologies;   permit the Pork Promotion Board to use its funding for activities related to the grants; and  make the installation and maintenance of a certified technology on a swine farm eligible for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.  The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) the installation of a certified swine waste disposal technology, and (2) the disposal of swine waste using certified technology.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6484,114,hr,6484,"Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the ""War on Drugs"" Act of 2016",Crime and Law Enforcement,2016-12-08,2016-12-22,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.",House,"Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]",IL,D,R000515,0,"Commission to Study Family Reconstruction Proposals for African-Americans Unjustly Impacted by the "War on Drugs" Act of 2016 This bill establishes a commission to examine and report on: the disparate incarceration and the institution of forced prison labor within the African-American community, government and private sector support for and profit from mass incarceration, discriminatory laws and other forms of discrimination in the public and private sectors, and the lingering negative effects of mass incarceration. The commission must make recommendations for education and remedies.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6485,114,hr,6485,Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2016,Social Welfare,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.,House,"Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]",PA,D,C001090,5,"Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act of 2016   This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to direct the Administration on Aging to carry out a program awarding grants to eligible entities to carry out six separate demonstration projects that focus on care coordination and service delivery for older individuals with chronic illness or at risk of institutional placement by: (1) designing and testing new models of care coordination and service delivery that thoughtfully and effectively deploy advanced aides to improve efficiency and quality of care for frail older individuals; and (2) giving direct-care workers opportunities for career advancement through additional training, an expanded role, and increased compensation.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6486,114,hr,6486,Laquan McDonald Camera Act of 2016,Crime and Law Enforcement,2016-12-08,2016-12-22,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.",House,"Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]",IL,D,R000515,0,"Laquan McDonald Camera Act of 2016 This bill requires state and local law enforcement agencies to require and enforce the use of body-worn and dashboard cameras, as an eligibility condition for a state to receive funds under Department of Justice (DOJ) grant programs that provide amounts for law enforcement purposes. DOJ must reduce by 10% the allocation of grant funds for a state that fails to certify the full compliance of its state and local law enforcement agencies.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6487,114,hr,6487,Taxpayer Protections and Market Access for Mortgage Finance Act of 2016,Housing and Community Development,2016-12-08,2016-12-16,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.",House,"Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]",CA,R,R000487,1,"Taxpayer Protections and Market Access for Mortgage Finance Act of 2016  This bill amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to direct the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to establish guidelines to require the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to engage in significant and increasing credit risk transfer transactions.  A "risk transfer transaction" provides for: (1) the sale, disposition, retention, or transfer within the private sector of credit risk on any single-family residential mortgage loan or a pool of such loans that back securities on which the enterprise guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest; or (2) the retention by the private sector of any such credit risk in connection with the sale of any such loan or security to an enterprise.  The enterprises may set and publish guarantee fees commensurate with the reduced credit risk resulting from any new risk transfer transactions. The bill exempts certain swaps entered into for the purpose of transferring or sharing credit risk in connection with a risk transfer transaction from the Commodity Exchange Act.  The FHFA must also require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to: (1) establish a five-year pilot program under which each enterprise must annually engage in at least one front-end (before or simultaneous with the acquisition of the loan or security by the enterprise) risk sharing transaction for which both bank and non-bank mortgage originators having under $10 billion in assets are eligible participants, and (2) jointly establish a pilot program to increase the amount of risk that is transferred by the enterprises using private mortgage insurance.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6488,114,hr,6488,Municipal Securities Disclosure Act of 2016,Finance and Financial Sector,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.,House,"Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]",WI,D,M001160,0,"Municipal Securities Disclosure Act of 2016 This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 to require registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of certain industrial development bonds that finance private projects through municipal securities. (Currently, the Securities Act exempts these private activity municipal bonds from SEC registration.)  The bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require state and local government issuers of municipal securities, or obligated persons or borrowers with respect to these securities, to prepare annual periodic reports and disseminate financial disclosures that the SEC determines appropriate in the public interest and for the protection of investors. (Currently, SEC antifraud rules do not regulate municipal securities issuers directly but the rules prohibit securities dealers from underwriting the buying or selling of municipal securities unless they obtain the state or local government issuer's agreement to provide ongoing disclosures to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. The bill makes state or local government issuers directly responsible for providing the municipal securities disclosures by placing them under the SEC's jurisdiction.) The SEC may prescribe the accounting methods to be followed in the preparation of the financial statements or require the use of accounting methods established by a standard-setting body. An issuer or borrower of outstanding municipal securities exceeding $10 million must adopt internal controls that identify the officials responsible for preparing the required disclosures and provide checks and balances for adequate supervision. The SEC may allow these requirements to be satisfied through a statewide system of disclosure controls and disclosure education.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6489,114,hr,6489,Social Security Reform Act of 2016,Social Welfare,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]",TX,R,J000174,0,"Social Security Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to:   phase in (from 2023 to 2032) a new benefit formula for retired and disabled worker beneficiaries becoming eligible in 2023 and later;  repeal the windfall elimination provision;   raise the full retirement age;   extend the maximum age for entitlement to delayed retirement credit;  limit eligibility for the cost-of-living adjustment and tie increases in benefits to the Chained Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers;  cap the nonworking spouse benefit and the child's benefit;  lower the age requirement in or after 2019 for school attendance by child beneficiaries;  provide a new minimum benefit for workers with more than 10 years of covered earnings; repeal the retirement earnings test;  provide an option to split the delayed retirement credit to offer a lump sum benefit at initial entitlement for workers attaining age 62 in 2023 and later;  increase after 2022 the monthly benefit of beneficiaries who have been eligible for at least 20 years;   eliminate the seven year limitation on widow's and widower's benefits for disabled surviving spouses and the requirement that such spouses attain age 50 to be eligible for benefits; and waive the two-year duration of the divorce requirement for benefit eligibility in cases of remarriage to someone other than the claimant before the two-year period has elapsed.   The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to phaseout and eliminate after 2053 the tax that is credited to the Old Age, Survivors, Insurance (OASI) and Disability Income (DI) Trust Funds.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6490,114,hr,6490,American Innovation and Competitiveness Act,"Science, Technology, Communications",2016-12-08,2016-12-08,"Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.",House,"Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]",TX,R,S000583,0,"American Innovation and Competitiveness Act This bill requires the National Science Foundation (NSF) to maintain the intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria as the basis for evaluating grant proposals in the merit review process.  The NSF shall issue and periodically update policy guidance for both NSF staff and other NSF merit review process participants on the importance of transparency and accountability to the outcomes made through the merit review process.  The bill renames the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research as the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) and revises program requirements.  The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shall research information systems for future cybersecurity needs.  The bill renames the National High Performance Computing Program as the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program and revises program requirements. The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) shall continue to coordinate federal research in high-energy physics, radiation biology, and fusion energy sciences.  NIST shall implement a comprehensive strategic plan for laboratory programs expanding interactions with academia, international researchers, and industry, and commercial and industrial applications. The NSF shall:   evaluate the existing and future needs, across all NSF-supported disciplines, for mid-scale projects;   strengthen oversight and accountability over the full life-cycle of major multi-user research facility projects; and continue to review its efforts to sustain scientific efforts in the face of logistical challenges for the U.S. Antarctic Program.   The Department of Commerce Office of Security shall directly manage NIST's law enforcement and site security programs through an assigned Director of Security for NIST.   The Office of Management and Budget shall establish an interagency working group to reduce administrative burdens of federally funded researchers while protecting the public's interest in the transparency of, and accountability for, federally funded activities.  The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) shall establish a body under the NSTC to identify and coordinate international science and technology cooperation in order to strengthen U.S. science and technology enterprise, improve economic and national security, and support U.S. foreign policy goals.  The NSF, the Department of Education, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall establish the STEM Education Advisory Panel to advise the NSTC Committee on STEM Education on matters related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The NSF shall award grants to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in STEM fields.  The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act is amended to revise requirements for the NIST post-doctoral fellowship program, and the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership. Federal science agencies may use crowdsourcing and voluntary, collaborative citizen science to advance their missions. The OSTP shall establish an interagency working group to: (1) summarize available research and best practices on how to promote diversity and inclusions in STEM fields, and (2) examine whether barriers exist to promoting diversity and inclusion within federal agencies employing scientists and engineers. Each federal agency shall recommend to the President how it could expand research opportunities for undergraduate students attending institutions of higher education. The NSF shall award grants for:   research on computer science education and computational thinking; and  Innovation Corps entrepreneurship and commercialization education, training, and mentoring.    The OSTP shall arrange with the National Research Council to study technologies employed at institutions of higher education to provide notifications to students, faculty, and other personnel during emergencies.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6491,114,hr,6491,"To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,2016-12-08,2016-12-16,Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.,House,"Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]",AZ,R,G000565,0,"This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to La Paz County, Arizona, all right, title, and interest in and to approximately 8,000 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The county may sell any portion of the federal land conveyed to it for nonresidential development.  Also, the bill permits the county to elect to retain a portion of the conveyed federal land for public recreation and public purposes.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6492,114,hr,6492,Tax Benefit for Homeownership Clarification Act,Taxation,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]",MN,D,E000288,0,"Tax Benefit for Homeownership Clarification Act  This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the limitation on the mortgage interest deduction for the acquisition indebtedness of certain taxpayers. (Acquisition indebtedness is indebtedness that: (1) is incurred in acquiring, constructing, or substantially improving any qualified residence of the taxpayer; and (2) is secured by such residence. It also includes refinancing of the debt in certain situations.)",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6493,114,hr,6493,Service Members Financial Planning Assistance Act of 2016,Armed Forces and National Security,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.,House,"Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]",TX,D,V000131,0,"Service Members Financial Planning Assistance Act of 2016 This bill amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, effective as of January 1, 2018, to require the department concerned (Department of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Homeland Security, or Commerce) to ensure that certain members of the uniformed services who will be eligible to make an election of lump sum payment of certain military retired pay have access to retirement planning assistance with a certified financial planner, at no cost, by December 30, 2017, to help weigh the potential benefits and drawbacks of making such election and of selecting a particular payment percentage.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6494,114,hr,6494,Postage Free Ballot Act,Government Operations and Politics,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,"Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.",House,"Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]",TX,D,V000131,0,Postage Free Ballot Act Any absentee ballot for any election shall be carried through the mail expeditiously and free of charge. This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to direct a state to use a requirements payment to reimburse the U.S. Postal Service for revenue it would have obtained from the mailing of absentee ballots but for the requirement that such ballots be mailed for free.,2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6495,114,hr,6495,Ensure Access to DACA Act,Immigration,2016-12-08,2016-12-22,Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.,House,"Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]",TX,D,V000131,1,"Ensure Access to DACA Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide an alien who received a grant of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and who filed a DACA renewal request within a specified time frame with a short-term, interim grant of deferred action and employment authorization if there is a service disruption that causes a delay in reaching a final decision that lasts for at last one week. Such interim renewal shall be effective until a final decision is made.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6496,114,hr,6496,Fairness for American Small Creators Act,Commerce,2016-12-08,2016-12-22,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.",House,"Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]",CA,D,C001080,1,"Fairness for American Small Creators Act This bill establishes in the U.S. Copyright Office a copyright claims board to serve as an alternative forum for parties to choose to resolve certain copyright claims if the total damages sought by a party do not exceed $30,000. The board must certify its determinations on copyright claims, counterclaims, and defenses for confirmation by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The board is authorized to: (1) conduct hearings and conferences; (2) facilitate settlements; (3) render independent determinations based on copyright laws and regulations without consultation from the Register of Copyrights regarding the facts of a case; (4) award damages; and (5) require cessation or mitigation of infringing activity, including the takedown or destruction of infringing materials, where the parties agree. The bill preserves the right of parties to instead pursue a claim or defense in court. The board may conduct proceedings through Internet-based teleconference applications. Discovery shall be limited to the production of relevant information and documents, written interrogatories, and written requests for admission. But the board may request specific information or approve a party's request for additional limited discovery. A party may request: (1) the claims board to reconsider its determinations, and (2) the Register of Copyrights to review whether the claims board abused its discretion in denying any requested reconsideration. The Register of Copyrights may issue regulations to dispose of any claim with total damages of $5,000 or less through a process that provides for: (1) one copyright claims officer to consider the claim and issue a determination, and (2) a copyright claims attorney to determine whether the case shall be heard by one officer or the board. A party may not assert before a court or tribunal any claim resolved by the board's final determination, but parties may petition the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to vacate, modify, or correct a determination that: (1) was issued as a result of fraud, corruption, misconduct, or undue means; (2) exceeds the board's authority or was executed so imperfectly that the determination was neither final nor definite; or (3) was based on a default determination or failure to prosecute that was due to excusable neglect. If a party fails to pay damages or comply with relief awarded in a final board determination, the aggrieved party may apply for a court order confirming the final award.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6497,114,hr,6497,TSA Screening Transparency and Accountability Act,Transportation and Public Works,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.,House,"Rep. Carter, Earl L. ""Buddy"" [R-GA-1]",GA,R,C001103,0,"TSA Screening Transparency and Accountability Act This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), consistent with the General Accountability Office's November 2015 report on the Screening Partnership Program (SPP), to update its cost estimating methodology for federal cost estimates and cost comparisons to conform to certain minimum leading cost estimating best practices, including by:  incorporating a cost estimate that reflects the total cost to the federal government, including costs incurred by federal agencies other than TSA; ensuring all TSA cost estimates are adjusted for inflation over the duration of the contract; updating all cost estimates when circumstances at a SPP airport result in a significant change to a contract's value; including an analysis that identifies which variables have the greatest effect on cost estimates; and  reflecting the inherent uncertainty associated with the cost estimate and identifying the elements of the estimate that present the most risk.   TSA shall make the update available to the public.  TSA shall develop a streamlined method and standard protocol for documenting, tracking, and resolving customer complaints for both federal and SPP airport checkpoints. TSA shall make available to airport directors, managers, and other individuals in similar positions cleared to handle sensitive security information an assessment of each airport's security screening performance compared to the mean average performance for all equivalent airports.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6498,114,hr,6498,Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of 2016,Government Operations and Politics,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,"Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.",House,"Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]",RI,D,C001084,22,"Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of 2016  This bill requires any individual holding the office of President to submit federal tax returns to the Office of Government Ethics (OGE). The individual must submit: (1) each return filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for any year ending while the individual is President, and (2) each return filed with the IRS for the three years before the individual assumed office.  After receiving the returns, the OGE must: (1) make the returns publicly available on the Internet, and (2) submit the returns to specified congressional committees.  No information may be redacted from the disclosed returns except for: (1) Social Security, tax identification, and account identification numbers; and (2) the names of any dependent of the taxpayer.  The bill establishes civil and criminal penalties to enforce the disclosure requirements. It also amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the IRS to disclose to the OGE any federal tax return that is required to be disclosed by this bill, but has not been submitted to the OGE within a specified deadline.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6499,114,hr,6499,Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2016,Crime and Law Enforcement,2016-12-08,2016-12-22,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.",House,"Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]",IL,D,D000096,0,"Second Chance for Ex-Offenders Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a process to expunge an individual's records related to a nonviolent criminal offense. A nonviolent criminal offense is a federal misdemeanor or felony offense that: (1) does not include, as an element, the use of a weapon or violence; and (2) does not involve violence in its commission. To be eligible for expungement, an individual must: be a first-time offender; avoid drug or alcohol dependency or abuse; obtain a high school diploma; complete one year of community service; and fulfill the requirements of a court-ordered sentence, such as complete a prison term, meet the conditions of supervised release, and pay fines.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6500,114,hr,6500,Moving Housing Forward Act of 2016,Housing and Community Development,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,"Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.",House,"Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]",MD,D,D000620,2,"Moving Housing Forward Act of 2016 This bill directs the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to require the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to establish a pilot program that shares with the private sector the credit risk on a pool of single-family residential mortgage loans that back securities on which Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guarantee the timely payment of principal and interest. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that credit risk transfer transactions should be encouraged that: (1) reduce taxpayer exposure to credit risk assumed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and (2) do not expose Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to excessive counterparty risk that persons contractually obligated to them will fail to perform their obligations. After the pilot program is executed for three years, the FHFA must examine the economics of developing it into a continuous risk sharing program.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6501,114,hr,6501,Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board Act of 2016,Health,2016-12-08,2016-12-22,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.",House,"Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]",CT,D,D000216,8,"Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board Act of 2016 This bill establishes the Prescription Drug and Medical Device Price Review Board within the Food and Drug Administration. Each manufacturer of a prescription drug or medical device that is sold in the United States must submit to the board:  each type of prescription drug and medical device that it sells in the United States, or in a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development;  the price charged by the manufacturer for the drug or device; and the costs of the manufacturer to produce them.  The board must establish a formula for determining whether the average manufacturer price of a prescription drug or medical device over an annual quarter is an excessive price. Manufacturers may not charge excessive prices. Individuals may petition the board to determine whether the price for a prescription drug or medical device is excessive. The board may subject violators to reduced patent terms, civil penalties, and increased Medicaid rebates. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a tax on the sale of prescription drugs or medical devices that have excessive prices. The board must allow individuals to import from approved counties prescription drugs and devices that are comparable to prescription drugs and devices with excessive prices.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6502,114,hr,6502,Seat Belts Save Lives Act of 2016,Transportation and Public Works,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.,House,"Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8]",IL,D,D000622,1,"Seat Belts Save Lives Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to prescribe a rule or amend a federal motor vehicle safety standard to require a schoolbus to be equipped with a three-point safety belt at each seat. The bill defines "three-point safety belt" to mean an occupant restraint system consisting of an integrated:  lap belt or similar device intended to restrain movement of the pelvis, and shoulder belt or similar device intended to restrain movement of the chest and shoulder regions.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6503,114,hr,6503,Care for Life Act,Health,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.",House,"Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]",NE,R,F000449,0,"Care for Life Act  This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and maintain the Pregnant and Parenting Women's Care Information Service database. This database must provide pregnant women and new parents with information on public and private service providers that help such women and parents in alleviating the physical, financial, social, and emotional difficulties encountered during or after pregnancy.  HHS may award grants to: (1) providers to develop best practices for communities to identify optimal ways to provide pregnancy and parenting support services, and (2) academic medical centers to provide specialized training in pregnancy and parenting support services.  The Department of Labor must recognize and publicize the practices of employers who successfully meet the needs of their pregnant or parenting employees.  The grant program of the Department of Education to improve postsecondary education opportunities is expanded to include funding for the development of an online information toolkit about agencies that are working within institutions of higher education to provide pregnancy and child care services for students.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6504,114,hr,6504,"To prohibit the use of United States Government funds to provide assistance to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and to countries supporting those organizations, and for other purposes.",International Affairs,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,"Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.",House,"Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]",HI,D,G000571,5,"This bill prohibits the use of federal agency funds to provide covered assistance to: (1) Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), or any individual or group that is affiliated with, associated with, cooperating with, or adherents to such groups; or (2) the government of any country that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) determines has, within the most recent 12 months, provided covered assistance to such a group or individual. "Covered assistance" is defined as:  defense articles, defense services, training or logistical support, or any other military assistance provided by grant, loan, credit, transfer, or cash sales;   intelligence sharing; or   cash assistance.   The ODNI shall:   make, within 90 days after this bill's enactment, initial determinations about such countries and about whether an individual or group is, or has been within the most recent 12 months, affiliated with, associated with, cooperating with, or an adherent to Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, or ISIL; review and make subsequent determinations regarding such countries, groups, or individuals every 6 months in consultation with specified congressional committees;   brief such committees on each determination; and  brief such committees on any other country, individual, or group that the ODNI considered but did not make a determination that the the country provided covered assistance to, or that the group or individual is affiliated with, associated with, cooperating with, or an adherent to, Al Qaeda, Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, or ISIL.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6505,114,hr,6505,Andrew Joseph III Act of 2016,Crime and Law Enforcement,2016-12-08,2016-12-22,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.",House,"Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]",FL,D,G000556,0,"Andrew Joseph III Act of 2016This bill requires a jurisdiction to have in place, as a condition of eligibility for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program, an independent civilian review board to review allegations of brutality and civil rights violations against law enforcement officers.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6506,114,hr,6506,"To provide that the President shall be financially responsible for any additional security measures imposed on property in which the President holds an ownership interest, and for other purposes.",Government Operations and Politics,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.,House,"Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]",FL,D,G000556,0,"This bill makes the President personally responsible for paying for any additional security measures, including protection from the U.S. Secret Service, with respect to property in which the President holds an ownership interest.  "Property" is defined to include any property from which the President receives revenue.   No amounts may be appropriated to pay for such measures.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6507,114,hr,6507,"To amend section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Freedom of Information Act), to require an agency to release the Federal income tax returns of the President upon request, and for other purposes.",Government Operations and Politics,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,"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.",House,"Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]",FL,D,G000556,0,"This bill amends: (1) the Freedom of Information Act to require the Department of the Treasury to make available each federal income tax return filed by an individual serving as President upon request, and (2) the Internal Revenue Code to authorize Treasury to disclose such returns.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6508,114,hr,6508,Preventing Preventable Earthquakes Act,Environmental Protection,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.,House,"Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]",AZ,D,G000551,0,"Preventing Preventable Earthquakes Act This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring regulations for state underground injection programs to include provisions designed to prevent the occurrence of seismicity induced by underground injection activities. The bill redefines "underground injection" to include the subsurface emplacement of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations. Hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation. The Environmental Protection Agency must review approved state underground injection programs at least once every five years.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6509,114,hr,6509,Solider's HONR Act,Armed Forces and National Security,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]",WA,D,H001064,0,"Soldier's Help Obtaining Negotiated Rates Act or the Solider's HONR Act This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to permit an individual to provide to a creditor as proof of military service, in order to qualify for the active service interest rate limitation, a certified letter from a commanding officer or any other appropriate indicator of military service. A creditor may use information from the Defense Manpower Database Center indicating that the individual is on active duty.  A creditor that uses center information has not failed to treat the individual's debt as required if: (1) such information indicates that such individual is not on active duty; and (2) the creditor has not received the other proof required.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6510,114,hr,6510,Save the Children Act of 2016,Immigration,2016-12-08,2016-12-22,Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.,House,"Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17]",CA,D,H001034,0,"Save the Children Act of 2016 This bill directs the Departments of State, Justice, Homeland Security (DHS), and Health and Human Services to establish the Save the Children program to grant nonimmigrant visas to certain young minor children from Syria between the ages of 3 and 10 to enter and remain in the United States until there is a sustained reduction of civil war violence in Syria and a substantial reduction in the numbers of newly displaced Syria inhabitants. The bill establishes in the DHS Office of Refugee Resettlement a Coordinator of the Save the Children program.  The program shall terminate six months after the State Department certifies that there is a sustained reduction of civil war violence in Syria and a substantial reduction in the numbers of newly displaced Syria inhabitants.  The program provides for the admission of not more than 5,000 children in the first year and 10,000 children for each of the second and third years.  The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a nonimmigrant W-visa for an alien who: (1) is resident in or was born in Syria but is currently a displaced person or refugee living in another country, (2) is between 3 and 10 years old, and (3) has been approved by the State Department to temporarily reside in the United States.  Program aliens may remain in the United States until the State Department certifies that there is a sustained reduction of civil war violence in Syria and a substantial reduction in the numbers of newly displaced Syria inhabitants, with a six-month grace period for reunification efforts.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6511,114,hr,6511,One President at a Time Act of 2016,Crime and Law Enforcement,2016-12-08,2016-12-22,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.",House,"Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]",CA,D,H001068,0,"One President at a Time Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to specify that the President-elect, or a person acting on behalf of the President-elect, is subject to the prohibition against unauthorized correspondence with a foreign government about a dispute or controversy with the United States.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6512,114,hr,6512,Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2016,Health,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.,House,"Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]",WA,D,K000381,2,Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Accessibility Act of 2016 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to permit the Department of Health and Human Services to make loans and loan guarantees for construction or renovation of psychiatric or substance abuse treatment facilities. The bill establishes terms and conditions for these loans and loan guarantees. The bill establishes the Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Trust Fund. Revenues from the loans and loan guarantees that exceed the cost of carrying out the program may be appropriated to the fund. Amounts in the fund are available for block grants for community mental health services.,2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6513,114,hr,6513,American Future Healthcare Act of 2016,Taxation,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]",IA,R,K000362,0,"American Future Healthcare Act of 2016  This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health savings accounts (HSAs), to:    repeal the requirement that an individual making a tax deductible contribution to an HSA be covered by a high deductible health care plan;   increase the maximum HSA contribution level;   allow Medicare eligible individuals to contribute to an HSA;   allow HSAs to be used to purchase health insurance;   provide a cost-of-living adjustment for the limits on additional contributions for individuals 55 or older (catch-up contributions);   require the cost-of-living adjustments to be indexed to the CPI medical care component (the medical care component for the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor); and   allow a rollover of HSA amounts to a Medicare Advantage Medical Savings Account (MSA).",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6514,114,hr,6514,"To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to redirect user fees assessed of health insurance issuers on Federal Exchanges, and for other purposes.",Health,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.,House,"Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]",NJ,R,L000567,0,This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to deposit monthly in the Treasury $1.50 for each individual enrolled in health insurance coverage though a federally operated health insurance exchange. The user fee charged to health insurers by federally operated health insurance exchanges may not exceed a specified percentage of a plan's premiums.,2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6515,114,hr,6515,Fairness to Teaching Hospitals Act of 2016,Health,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,"Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.",House,"Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]",OK,R,M001190,4,"Fairness to Teaching Hospitals Act of 2016 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to specify that a certain Medicare rule for counting resident time in nonprovider settings shall not be applied in a manner that requires the reopening of any settled hospital cost reports except where there was a jurisdictionally proper appeal pending as of March 23, 2010. The bill applies retroactively.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6516,114,hr,6516,"To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to establish a minimum period of care or services under such program, and for other purposes.",Armed Forces and National Security,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.,House,"Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]",TX,D,O000170,1,"This bill amends the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to expand eligibility for the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) cover a veteran who is unable to schedule an appointment with his or her primary care physician at the same VA medical facility at which the veteran had the most recent appointment with the physician because the physician is no longer employed at such facility, and (2) establish a minimum one-year period of care or services under such program.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6517,114,hr,6517,INFORM Act,Armed Forces and National Security,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.,House,"Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]",TX,D,O000170,1,"Increasing New recruit Focus On Receiving Mental healthcare Act or the INFORM Act This bill urges the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that preventing veteran suicide and providing veterans access to mental health care is its top reform priority.  The VA shall, every 30 days, determine and provide to the Department of Defense, with respect to the previous year:  the average national wait times (in days) for veterans enrolled in the VA health care system to receive appointments for mental health care and primary health care at VA medical facilities,  the average time for the VA to process a claim for disability compensation, and  the average time for the VA to decide an appeal of such a claim.  The VA shall place a sign displaying the most current such times in a conspicuous location at each military entrance processing station.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6518,114,hr,6518,MACPAC Improvement Act of 2016,Health,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.,House,"Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16]",PA,R,P000373,7,"MACPAC Improvement Act of 2016 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to modify provisions related to the duties, membership, and conflict-of-interest policies of the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Payment and Access Commission.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6519,114,hr,6519,Safeguarding Sanctuary Cities Act of 2016,Immigration,2016-12-08,2016-12-22,Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.,House,"Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]",IL,D,Q000023,0,"Safeguarding Sanctuary Cities Act of 2016 This bill prohibits reducing or withholding federal financial assistance that a state or local government would otherwise receive because such state or local government has in place any policy that limits or restricts compliance with a detainer. A "detainer" is defined as any order or request by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for a state or local official to:   temporarily hold a person until such person may be taken into federal custody,   transport such a person for transfer to federal custody, or  notify DHS prior to releasing such person.",2023-01-11T13:33:54Z,
114-hr-6520,114,hr,6520,Younger-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Parity Act of 2016,Families,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.,House,"Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]",NY,D,R000602,0,Younger-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Parity Act of 2016 This bill amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize services to be provided to individuals with Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder with neurological and organic brain dysfunction who have not attained 60 years of age.,2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6521,114,hr,6521,Students and Families Empowerment Act,Taxation,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,"Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.",House,"Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]",NY,D,R000602,0,"Students and Families Empowerment Act  This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction for interest on education loans, to replace the dollar limitation and the limitation based on modified adjusted gross income with a $1 million limit ($2 million in the case of a joint return) on the aggregate amount of qualified education loans that may be taken into account for the deduction.  The bill excludes from gross income the discharge of any student loan debt pursuant to income contingent and income-based repayment plans under the Higher Education Act of 1965.  The bill also amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend from 6 months to 12 months: (1) the grace period before payment must begin on Federal Direct Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans after the student ceases to carry at least one-half of the normal full-time academic workload, and (2) the deferment periods for parent borrowers and graduate or professional student borrowers with Federal Direct PLUS Loans. The bill prohibits interest from accruing on a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan or a Federal Direct PLUS Loan during the 12-month extension or deferral period.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6522,114,hr,6522,Public Release and Implementation of Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings Act,Armed Forces and National Security,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,"Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.",House,"Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]",OR,D,S001180,0,"Public Release and Implementation of Department of Defense Overhead Cost Savings Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to: (1) submit to specified congressional committees the Defense Business Board study entitled ""Transforming Department of Defense's Core Business Processes for Revolutionary Change"" and any supporting information used by the board to conduct such study, and (2) make such study publicly available. The bill sets forth House and Senate procedures for the expedited consideration of legislation to implement at least 80% of the DOD cost savings identified in such study.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6523,114,hr,6523,Safe Transfer Act,Education,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.,House,"Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]",CA,D,S001175,6,"Safe Transfer Act This bill amends the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 by prohibiting federal funds for any institution of postsecondary education that fails to disclose to other institutions information related to campus sexual assault on the transcript of: (1) a student who violated the institution's rules or polices with respect to sex offenses, or (2) a student who is accused of sex offenses in a pending disciplinary proceeding. The disclosure requirement terminates five years after a disciplinary proceeding is completed, or one year after the initiation of a proceeding if it is still pending. The student who is subject to the disciplinary proceeding must be notified of the disclosure and be allowed to inspect and copy the disciplinary proceeding, which does not include the name of any other student, such as a victim or witness. The student must also be given the opportunity to write a statement to accompany the disclosure.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6524,114,hr,6524,Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act,Water Resources Development,2016-12-08,2016-12-19,Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.,House,"Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]",NY,D,T000469,0,"Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish a nonregulatory Hudson-Mohawk River Basin Restoration Program, under which it shall:  draw on management plans for the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin and work with applicable management entities, including the federal government, state and local governments, and regional and nonprofit organizations, to identify, prioritize, and implement water resources activities within the basin;   adopt a basin-wide strategy that coordinates activities being undertaken by the basin states (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont), advisory committees, local governments, institutions of higher education, and nongovernmental organizations to address environmental, economic, and cultural issues associated with the management and use of water resources in the basin and that supports implementation of science-based restoration and protection activities; and   establish the Hudson-Mohawk River Basin grant program to provide competitive matching grants and technical assistance to state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities to carry out specified restoration and protection activities.  Program purposes are listed, including:  addressing the management, development, conservation, and use of water resources throughout the basin; coordinating restoration and protection activities; carrying out coordinated restoration and protection activities and providing technical assistance throughout the basin states; maintaining an inventory of historic and cultural resources of the basin and identifying projects to provide for cultural enrichment, preservation of cultural resources, public education about local heritage and historical significance of properties, canals, and historic sites within the basin; and providing a mechanism to promote communication, coordination, and collaborative working relationships among entities working in the basin.  Interior shall develop criteria to ensure that activities funded through the grant program accomplish identified purposes and advance the implementation of priority actions or needs identified in the basin-wide strategy.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6525,114,hr,6525,Lead-free Students Act,Education,2016-12-08,2016-12-08,Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.,House,"Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]",NJ,D,W000822,0,"Lead-free Students Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require a local education agency, as a condition of receiving ESEA funds, to require a student to undergo blood lead-level testing prior to enrolling in an elementary school for the first time.",2023-01-11T13:33:53Z,
114-hr-6447,114,hr,6447,Protecting Our Democracy Act,Government Operations and Politics,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.,House,"Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]",CA,D,S001193,1,"Protecting Our Democracy Act This bill establishes in the legislative branch the National Commission on Foreign Interference in the 2016 Election to investigate activities of the Russian government and others to use electronic means to influence, interfere with, or sow distrust in the elections for public office held in the United States in 2016.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6448,114,hr,6448,Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2016,Environmental Protection,2016-12-07,2016-12-16,Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.,House,"Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8]",VA,D,B001292,0,"Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act of 2016 This bill establishes a National Wildlife Corridors System for:  conserving and restoring habitats that support native fish, wildlife, and plant species that have experienced or may experience habitat loss, degradation, fragmentation, or obstructions of connectivity; providing long-term habitat connectivity for the native species for migration, dispersal, adaptation to environmental change, and genetic exchange; and facilitating coordinated landscape- and seascape-scale connectivity planning and management across departmental jurisdictions.  The Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, the Interior, and Transportation must: (1) each create a process for designating lands and waters under their respective administration and control as national wildlife corridors; and (2) manage corridors in a manner that contributes to the long-term connectivity, persistence, resilience, and adaptability of native species. The bill establishes safety and mitigation requirements for corridors that intersect, adjoin, or cross local, state, or federal roads or highways. The departments may acquire land to establish and enhance corridors and the land may be purchased with amounts from the Land and Water Conservation Fund or the Wildlife Corridors Stewardship and Protection Fund. The U.S. Geological Survey must establish and make available to the public a comprehensive National Native Species Habitats and Corridors Geographic Information System Database. The bill establishes a Wildlife Corridors Stewardship and Protection Fund, which may be used by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for enhancing the management and the protection of corridors and other lands and waters identified as important to further the purposes of the corridor.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6449,114,hr,6449,Clean Money Act of 2016,Government Operations and Politics,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,"Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.",House,"Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13]",PA,D,B001296,0,"Clean Money Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to entitle a candidate in a congressional general election who is certified as a participating candidate under FECA to political advertising vouchers disbursed by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as well as funds to defray the costs of postage.  Participating candidates shall return to the FEC any political advertising vouchers provided to the authorized committees of the candidate which remain unused. The Clean Money Fund is established in the Treasury to be available to redeem vouchers that are accepted by broadcasting stations as payment for the purchase of broadcasting time for political advertisements. The bill imposes civil penalties for violation of contribution and expenditure requirements and requires repayment for improper use of payments made to defray costs of postage. The bill amends the FECA with respect to: (1) contributions and expenditures by multicandidate and political party political committees on behalf of participating candidates, and (2) restrictions on permitted uses of funds by candidates receiving small dollar financing. This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to set a station's lowest unit price for preemptible use as the charge for a broadcast by the national committee of a political party for an affiliated candidate. The FEC is authorized to revoke a broadcast station license or construction permit only for at least three willful failures to allow reasonable access to, or to permit purchase of reasonable amounts of time for the use of, a broadcasting station or cable system by a legally qualified candidate for federal office.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6450,114,hr,6450,Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016,Government Operations and Politics,2016-12-07,2016-12-16,Became Public Law No: 114-317.,House,"Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3]",UT,R,C001076,2,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)  Inspector General Empowerment Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to exempt inspectors general (when they are conducting an authorized audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or review) from: (1) information privacy protections that require agreements between agencies for computerized comparisons of automated federal records systems under the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, and (2) procedural requirements for information collections under the Paperwork Reduction Act. (Sec. 3) The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) must submit to Congress an annual report that it currently submits only to the President.  CIGIE must mediate disputes regarding an audit, investigation, inspection, evaluation, or project that involves the jurisdiction of more than one office of inspector general, except for matters coordinated by intelligence community inspectors general. The membership structure of CIGIE's Integrity Committee is modified to eliminate: (1) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as chairperson of the committee, and (2) the Special Counsel of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) as a committee member. The committee must elect one of the inspectors general on the committee as chairperson to serve for a term of two years.  Within seven days after the committee receives an allegation of wrongdoing against an inspector general or a staff member of an inspector general's office, the committee must refer such allegation to: (1) the Department of Justice (DOJ) or the OSC for investigation, or (2) the committee for review. If an allegation of wrongdoing is referred to the committee, the committee must decide within 30 days whether to refer the allegation to the chairperson to initiate an investigation. The 30-day period may be extended if the committee notifies Congress. The bill revises procedures for investigations of allegations of wrongdoing to: (1) require the committee chairperson to complete the investigation of referred allegations within 150 days after the committee's referral; (2) allow concurrent investigations by the committee, DOJ, and the OSC; and (3) require the committee's investigation reports and recommendations to be made available to Congress.  The committee may also receive, review, and refer allegations of wrongdoing against the Special Counsel or Deputy Special Counsel (officials appointed to investigate prohibited personnel practices and government waste and abuse).  (Sec. 4) The Government Accountability Office must report on prolonged vacancies in inspectors general offices. CIGIE must report on its analysis of critical issues that involve the jurisdiction of more than one office of inspector general to identify best practices and issues for increased coordination among inspectors general offices. The semiannual reports that inspectors general submit to their agencies and Congress must include:   a summary of audit, inspection, and evaluation reports for which an inspector general's agency did not return a comment and for which there are outstanding unimplemented recommendations, including the aggregate potential cost savings of those recommendations;  statistical tables and metrics showing the total number of issued investigative reports, referrals to prosecuting authorities for criminal prosecution, and indictments from prior referrals;  a report on each investigation involving a senior government employee where allegations of misconduct were substantiated;  descriptions of any whistle-blower retaliation, investigations that were closed and were not disclosed to the public, or attempts by an agency to interfere with inspector general independence, including through budget constraints, resistance to oversight, or delayed information access.  Inspectors general are prohibited from providing Congress or the public with any information through such semiannual reports that would reveal the personally identifiable information of a whistle-blower without the whistle-blower's consent.  Inspectors general must submit their recommendations for corrective action to: (1) the head of their agency, (2) the congressional committees of jurisdiction, and (3) any individual or entity requesting the corrective action if the recommendation was initiated by request. The document making the recommendation must also be posted on the inspector general's website.  (Sec. 5) The bill sets forth standards regarding inspectors general access to agency records, the timeliness of their access, and procedures for their requests for access to federal grand jury materials.  An inspector general may access federal grand jury materials that are protected from disclosure under the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure by submitting a request to the head of his or her establishment, who must then transmit the request to DOJ. DOJ must grant such a request unless access to the grand jury materials would: (1) interfere with an ongoing criminal investigation, prosecution, or undercover operation; (2) identify a confidential source or protected witness; (3) pose a serious threat to national security; or (4) significantly impair the trade or economic interests of the United States. If DOJ denies such a request, it must submit a statement to Congress explaining the reason for the denial. The DOJ Inspector General is exempt from these request procedures and shall automatically have access to information available to DOJ regarding grand jury materials. (Sec. 6) The Attorney General or the Secretaries of Defense, the Treasury, Homeland Security, or Energy may prohibit inspectors general from accessing certain sensitive or national security information.",2023-04-24T20:39:47Z,
114-hr-6451,114,hr,6451,Federal Property Management Reform Act of 2016,Government Operations and Politics,2016-12-07,2016-12-16,Became Public Law No: 114-318.,House,"Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]",CA,R,D000612,1,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Federal Property Management Reform Act of 2016  (Sec. 3) This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to identify annually a list of postal properties with space available for use by executive agencies and submit such list to specified congressional committees by September 30. This list shall also be provided to each federal agency for review and for making recommendations for collocations.  The bill establishes a Federal Real Property Council, to be chaired by the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), to: (1) develop guidance and ensure implementation of an efficient and effective real property management strategy, (2) identify opportunities for the federal government to better manage its property and assets, and (3) reduce the costs of managing federal properties.  The council must update annually a real property management plan template with government-wide performance measures to reduce surplus property or achieve better utilization of underutilized property. The evaluation criteria must: (1) enable Congress and federal agencies to track their progress on a government-wide basis, and (2) allow for comparison of the performance of federal agencies against industry and other public sector agencies. The council must: (1) develop utilization rates consistent throughout each category of space and consistent with nongovernmental space use rates, (2) develop a strategy to reduce the reliance of federal agencies on leased space for long-term needs if ownership would be less costly, (3) provide guidance on eliminating inefficiencies in the federal leasing process, (4) compile a list of field offices suitable for collocation, and (5) develop guidelines for the use of public-private partnerships in the management of federal property. For five years, the council must report annually to the OMB on: (1) a list of the remaining excess property that is real property, surplus property that is real property, and underutilized property of each federal agency; (2) the council's progress in developing guidelines for agencies to assess their properties; (3) the progress of agencies in reducing excess and underutilized real property; (4) legislative recommendations; and (5) a list of entities that are consulted. The council must consult with: (1) state, local, and tribal authorities and other affected communities; and (2) private sector and nongovernmental organizations with expertise in transportation, commercial real estate, historic preservation, and homeless housing. The council must annually provide the real property management plan template and required reports to specified congressional committees and the Government Accountability Office. Federal agencies with independent leasing authority shall annually submit to the council a list of all leases currently in effect. This requirement shall not apply to the USPS or any other property excluded for national security reasons.  (Sec. 4) The USPS shall: (1) maintain adequate inventory controls and accountability systems for postal properties, and (2) develop workforce projections to assess the property-related needs of the USPS workforce.  The USPS may develop a five-year management template to: (1) reduce excess and underutilized property; (2) adopt workplace practices, configurations, and management techniques that decrease the need for real property assets; (3) identify leased space that is not fully used or occupied; and (4) secure mail processing operations.  If the USPS develops such template, it shall conduct on a regular basis and report on an inventory of postal property that is real property. (Sec. 5) The USPS inspector general must report on excess property held by the USPS and recommendations for repurposing such property and increasing collocation with other federal agencies.  (Sec. 6) The bill expands the duties of federal agencies, with respect to the use of federal real property, to require: (1) workforce projections to assess the property-related requirements of the federal workforce, (2) the establishment of goals and priorities to reduce excess and underutilized property, (3) assessments of leased space to identify space that is not fully used or occupied, and (4) an annual inventory of real property under agency control and an assessment of the condition of such property.  (Sec. 7) The bill amends the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act to: (1) require the President to appoint specified members of the Public Buildings Reform Board recommended by (currently in consultation with) the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, and the the minority leaders of the House and the Senate; and (2) require the sale by the General Services Administration of specified property in southwest Washington, D.C., to ensure continuity of security measures, parking access, and infrastructure requirements of the James Forrestal Building while it is occupied by the Department of Energy.",2023-04-24T20:39:47Z,
114-hr-6452,114,hr,6452,Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act,Public Lands and Natural Resources,2016-12-07,2016-12-16,Became Public Law No: 114-327.,House,"Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]",AS,R,R000600,2,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Ensuring Access to Pacific Fisheries Act TITLE I--NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES  Subtitle A--North Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation  (Sec.102)This bill authorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to promulgate regulations to implement U.S. participation in the North Pacific Fisheries Convention. The convention is designed to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources and marine ecosystems in the North Pacific Ocean.   The United Statesmust be represented by five commissioners on the North Pacific Fisheries Commission.  Additionally, a permanent advisory committee is established, which shall be comprised of 11 members. Advisory committee members shall represent groups concerned with fishery resources covered by the North Pacific Fisheries Convention. (Sec. 103)The Department of State has the authority to receive and transmit various communications concerning the North Pacific commission, and can approve or disapprove bylaws and rules adopted by the commission. (Sec. 104) The bill details NOAA's authority in implementing this bill and measures adopted by the commission. (Sec. 105)NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard are required to administer and enforce this bill. (Sec. 106)This bill lists 15 fishing and shipping activities that are prohibited in the North Pacific Ocean. (Sec. 107)NOAA may cooperate with public and private institutions in the United Statesand abroad to carry out this bill. Federal agencies are authorized to cooperate with NOAA in conducting research and providing facilities and personnel to assist the commission. (Sec. 108)The State Department must ensure that American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands participate with the commission in the same manner as territories of other nations. (Sec. 109)Operators of commercial fishing vessels that do not carry vessel monitoring systems capable of communicating with U.S. enforcement authorities must ensure that all fishing gear is stowed below deck and not readily available for fishing. Subtitle B--Miscellaneous (Sec.121)The State Department may pay the necessary travel expenses of the advisory panel and commission.NOAA may reimburse the State Department for such expenses. TITLE II--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGH SEAS FISHERY RESOURCES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Sec.202)The bill authorizes NOAA to promulgate regulations to implement U.S. participation in the South Pacific Fisheries Convention. The convention is designed to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources and marine ecosystems in the South Pacific Ocean. The United Statesmust be represented by no more than three commissioners on the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation. Additionally, a permanent advisory committee is established, which shall be comprised of seven members. Advisory committee members shall represent groups concerned with fishery resources covered by the South Pacific Fisheries Convention. (Sec. 203)The State Department has the authority to receive and transmit various communications concerning the South Pacific commission, and can approve or disapprove bylaws and rules adopted by the commission. (Sec. 204) The bill details NOAA's authority in implementing this bill and measures adopted by the commission. (Sec. 205)NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard are required to administer and enforce this bill. (Sec. 206)This bill lists 14 fishing and shipping activities that are prohibited in the South Pacific Ocean. (Sec. 207)NOAA may cooperate with public and private institutions in the United Statesand abroad to carry out this bill. Federal agencies are authorized to cooperate with NOAA in conducting research and providing facilities and personnel to assist the commission. (Sec. 208)The State Department must ensure that American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands participate with the commission in the same manner as territories of other nations. (Sec. 209)Operators of commercial fishing vessels that do not carry vessel monitoring systems capable of communicating with U.S. enforcement authorities must ensure that all fishing gear is stowed below deck and not readily available for fishing. TITLE III--WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION  (Sec.301)The bill also amends the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act to include commercial fishing as practical experience the President should consider when selecting a commissioner for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. The advisory committee is required to submit agenda recommendations at least 30 days prior to the annual Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting. The recommendations must be considered in formulating the U.S. position for meetings and negotiations. In addition, NOAA should conduct negotiations to secure agreements with other nations to ensure access and equal treatment of United States fishing boats in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean while taking conservation and management measures into consideration. TITLE IV--ILLEGAL, UNREGULATED, AND UNREPORTED FISHING (Sec.401)The bill amends the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Act to direct NOAA to submit its biennial report on international compliance with fishery agreements to Congress by June 1 of the submission year. TITLE V--NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION AMENDMENTS ACT Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act (Sec. 502) The bill reauthorizes and amends the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995, which provides for: (1) the implementation of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, done in Ottawa on October 24, 1978 (1978 Convention); and (2) the management and conservation of fish in the convention area (specified waters in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean). The Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, which was adopted in Lisbon on September 28, 2007, is implemented as well. The 2007 Convention amends the 1978 Convention. (Sec. 508) The bill applies to all fish, mollusks, and crustaceans within the convention area, excluding: (1) sedentary species over which coastal states may exercise sovereign rights consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 (1982 Convention), and (2) anadromous and catadromous stocks and highly migratory species managed under other international treaties and listed in the 1982 Convention. The bill also applies to vessels engaged in fishing activities, including fish harvesting vessels, fish processing vessels, vessels engaged in transshipment of fishery resources, and vessels engaged in experimental or exploratory fishing activities.  (Sec. 510) The bill repeals provisions requiring the NOAA to establish and report on a new quota allocation practice. TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS (Sec. 601)The bill also eliminates the requirement that NOAA annually provide Congress with a report of findings developed under NOAA's Oceans and Human Health Initiative which is a series of programs designed to enhance understanding between the oceans and human health.",2023-04-24T20:39:47Z,
114-hr-6453,114,hr,6453,"To clarify the effect of a Memorandum Opinion for the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, dated September 20, 2011, and pertaining to the lawfulness of proposals by Illinois and New York to use the Internet and out-of-state transaction processors to sell lottery tickets to in-state adults, and for other purposes.",Crime and Law Enforcement,2016-12-07,2016-12-22,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.",House,"Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]",PA,R,F000451,2,"This bill declares that the Memorandum Opinion for the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (dated September 20, 2011) shall have no force or effect for purposes of interpreting the definition of "unlawful Internet gambling" under current federal law. (The memorandum opinion concluded that state proposals to use the Internet and out-of-state vendors to sell lottery tickets to in-state adults did not constitute unlawful Internet gambling.)",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6454,114,hr,6454,Energizing American Shipbuilding and Maritime Act,Energy,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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.",House,"Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]",CA,D,G000559,0,"Energizing American Shipbuilding and Maritime Act This bill amends: (1) the Natural Gas Act to direct the Department of Energy to require specified percentages of liquefied natural gas exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws, and (2) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to direct the President to require specified percentages of crude oil exports to be transported on vessels built in the United States and documented under its laws.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6455,114,hr,6455,Energizing American Maritime Act,Energy,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign 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.",House,"Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]",CA,D,G000559,1,"Energizing American Maritime Act This bill amends: (1) the Natural Gas Act to direct the Department of Energy to require specified percentages of liquefied natural gas exports to be transported on vessels documented under U.S. law, and (2) the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to direct the President to require specified percentages of crude oil exports to be transported on vessels documented under U.S. law.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6456,114,hr,6456,End the Backlog Act,Immigration,2016-12-07,2016-12-12,Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.,House,"Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]",TX,D,V000131,0,"End the Backlog Act This bill requires that if the total amount appropriated for the Executive Office for Immigration Review does not exceed $485.3 million for FY2017, the total amount authorized to be appropriated for FY2018 and each of the three succeeding fiscal years for: (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection is $13,219,051; and (2) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is $6,151,579.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6457,114,hr,6457,Preventive Services Medicare Parity Act of 2016,Health,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,"Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.",House,"Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]",TX,D,V000131,0,"Preventive Services Medicare Parity Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) provide for Medicare coverage of certain preventive services for which coverage is required by group and individual health insurance plans, and (2) revise the authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to use the process for making national coverage determinations with respect to determining coverage of additional preventive services.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6458,114,hr,6458,Help our Neediest Families Act of 2016,Social Welfare,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,"Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.",House,"Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]",TX,D,V000131,0,"Help Our Neediest Families Act of 2016 This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to prohibit a state to which a TANF grant is made from using any part of such grant for drug testing of TANF applicants or recipients. If the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines that a state has violated such prohibition, it shall reduce the family assistance grant amount payable to the state for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by not more than 1%. This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit drug testing of aid recipients under the housing choice voucher program.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6459,114,hr,6459,Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016,Crime and Law Enforcement,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.,House,"Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]",FL,R,C001107,1,"Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing Delinquency Act of 2016 This bill amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) to modify and reauthorize juvenile justice programs and activities.  Specifically, it:    revises and reauthorizes through FY2022 programs and activities under title II of the JJDPA, including the State Formula Grant Program and the activities of the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP);  revises and expands the purpose areas of the JJDPA;  expands membership on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to include the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Secretary of the Interior;  expands requirements for the OJJDP's annual report on juveniles in custody;  modifies the required components of a state's juvenile justice and prevention plan;  modifies the four core requirements with which a state must comply to receive a full allocation of funds under the State Formula Grant Program; and  repeals the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Block Grant program.    The bill revises, restructures, and reauthorizes through FY2022 programs under title V of the JJDPA, including the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Program.  The Government Accountability Office must evaluate the OJJDP's performance and audit selected grant recipients. The bill subjects juvenile justice grants to accountability provisions.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6460,114,hr,6460,Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2016,Environmental Protection,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.,House,"Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]",IL,D,B001286,13,"Buy America for Drinking Water Extension Act of 2016 This bill amends the Safe Drinking Water Act by requiring projects funded by the drinking water state revolving fund to only use iron and steel produced in the United States, unless: (1) it would be inconsistent with the public interest, (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality, or (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25%. The requirement does not apply with respect to a project if a state approves the plans and specifications for the project prior to October 1, 2018.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6461,114,hr,6461,Bring Enhanced Liability in Transportation for Students Act,Transportation and Public Works,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,"Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.",House,"Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]",TN,D,C001068,0,"Bring Enhanced Liability in Transportation for Students Act This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to award grants to states to develop a school bus seat belt demonstration program to purchase type 1 school buses (weighing more than 10,000 pounds) equipped with lap/shoulder seat belts or equip existing type 1 buses with such belts.   DOT shall withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state has not enacted a law that requires the employer to conduct background checks before hiring school bus drivers.  DOT shall also withhold 10% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law that imposes specified first offense and second offense civil and criminal penalties for motorists found guilty of illegally passing a stopped school bus.  The bill authorizes DOT to provide grants to states to equip school buses with motion-activated detection systems.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6462,114,hr,6462,Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act,Health,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.,House,"Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]",NY,R,C001092,5,"Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Medicaid Patients This bill amend title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in approving Medicaid demonstration projects, to:  prioritize projects that have been proven effective in improving care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals; require participating states to make publicly available data regarding the health outcomes for individuals to be served; ensure that projects are not duplicative of any federal program or funding opportunity; and require participating states to make publicly available an analysis of the degree to which such projects preclude private and charitable sector efforts to improve care and outcomes with respect to uninsured, Medicaid-eligible, or low-income individuals. ",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6463,114,hr,6463,Patient Safety and Toxicology Modernization Act of 2016,Health,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.,House,"Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]",NY,R,C001092,1,"Patient Safety and Toxicology Modernization Act of 2016 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to issue and periodically update guidance on: (1) novel tools for testing the toxicology and efficacy of medications, and (2) three-dimensional human tissue models.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6464,114,hr,6464,Teach to Lead Act of 2016,Education,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.,House,"Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]",CA,D,D000598,0,Teach to Lead Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award competitive grants to nonprofit organizations for the development and implementation of teacher-led projects to improve outcomes in elementary and secondary schools. Grantee organizations shall use grant funds to make competitive subgrants to teachers and school leaders in partnership with the organization or a local educational agency.,2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6465,114,hr,6465,"To authorize the incorporation of water quality improvement partnership programs into Federal Water Pollution Control Act NPDES permit programs, and for other purposes.",Environmental Protection,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.,House,"Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2]",TN,R,D000533,0,This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) by allowing a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program to incorporate a water quality improvement partnership program that encourages investment by publicly owned treatment works and municipal separate storm sewer systems in watershed-based projects for improving water quality. Those partnerships may be used by publicly owned treatment works and municipal separate storm sewer systems to attain and maintain water quality standards.,2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6466,114,hr,6466,Advancing and Promoting Programming,Government Operations and Politics,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.,House,"Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]",MN,R,E000294,1,"Advancing and Promoting Programming or the APP Act This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish a publicly available website that includes a database of federal funding opportunities for the creation of apps (software applications that enable the performance of specific tasks that may be run on a computer, a mobile device, the Internet, or any other electronic device) and allows the public to download a federal government app that includes:  a list of each funding source for the creation and maintenance of government apps and instructions on how an applicant may apply for such funding; the ability for the public to rate and review any such app; a page that prominently displays apps that have been recently updated or that receive a high user review average; a page that features government projects that provide application developers with tools to improve private apps; resources for education and training related to the creation of apps; and  a page that features outstanding, educational, computer science programs and resources to replicate such programs.    The GSA shall review any app for which an update has not been released in more than two years and shall remove any app from the website that is no longer functional or compatible.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6467,114,hr,6467,Use It or Choose It Act of 2016,Labor and Employment,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.,House,"Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]",FL,D,G000556,0,"Use It or Choose It Act of 2016 This bill allows an individual, when moving from one position (i.e., any form of compensated employment, including part-time employment and independent contracting) within the workforce to another, to elect to retain any benefits (i.e., health care-related benefits, workers compensation, life insurance, family and medical leave, and annual, sick, paternity, or maternity leave) earned when occupying such position. The bill requires contractual providers of such benefits to extend them on the same terms and conditions as those provided to employees in the former position, or those similarly situated. Employers accruing funds or reserves corresponding to leave or other benefits shall transfer such funds or reserves to new employers upon request.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6468,114,hr,6468,FILCA of 2016,Immigration,2016-12-07,2016-12-22,Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.,House,"Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]",MD,R,H001052,34,"Federal Immigration Law Compliance Act of 2016 or the FILCA of 2016 This bill prohibits an entity (including a university, a state political subdivision, or other person) that receives federal funds in a fiscal year from receiving additional federal funds in that fiscal year or the succeeding fiscal year if it fails to comply with a lawful request for information or detainment of an alien made by any federal immigration officer or employee. Unobligated federal funds made available to a non-compliant entity are rescinded. A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has authority available to DHS to take actions to comply with the detainer, and shall not be liable for such actions.   DHS may issue a detainer for an alien who is in federal, state, or local custody requesting: (1) all relevant information collected pertaining to such alien and notification of his or her future release, or (2) continued detention until DHS assumes custody.  DHS may request from any entity that receives federal funds other immigration-related information pertaining to an alien that is not otherwise precluded from disclosure.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6469,114,hr,6469,Yurok Lands Act,Native Americans,2016-12-07,2016-12-15,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.",House,"Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]",CA,D,H001068,0,"Yurok Lands Act This bill gives the Yurok Tribe the option to expand its role in the environmental review process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) with respect to major federal actions within: (1) the Revised Yurok Reservation, and (2) specified areas within the Klamath and Redwood Creek Watersheds. The Department of the Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with the tribe for protecting the natural resources of Redwood National Park. The bill confirms the 2006 "Cooperative Agreement between the Department of the Interior and the Yurok Tribe for the Cooperative Management of Tribal and Federal Lands and Resources in the Klamath River Basin of California." Interior may take actions to effectuate the agreement. The Forest Service must transfer approximately 1,229 acres in the Yurok Experimental Forest to Interior. That land must be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe and be managed by the tribe for conservation and research purposes. The trust land may not be: (1) used for gaming activity, and (2) subject to old growth logging.  Interior must revise the boundary of the reservation as depicted on the map entitled, "Revised Yurok Reservation Boundary" and dated December 7, 2016. National Forest System land and National Park System land within the revised reservation must be administered by the Forest Service and the National Park Service, respectively. The bill designates the Bald Hills Road, which runs from U.S. Highway 101 to the Klamath River, as the "Yurok Scenic Byway." The bill ratifies and confirms the tribe's governing documents.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6470,114,hr,6470,Graduate Student Savings Act of 2016,Taxation,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]",MA,D,K000379,1,"Graduate Student Savings Act of 2016  This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow funds paid to an individual to aid in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research to be saved in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). The bill permits the funds to be considered compensation for purposes of current law provisions that limit annual deductible IRA contributions to the lesser of: (1) the deductible amount permitted under current law, or (2) the compensation includible in the individual's gross income for the year.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6471,114,hr,6471,Army Combat Action Badge Eligibility Act,Armed Forces and National Security,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.,House,"Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]",WV,R,M001195,0,"Army Combat Action Badge Eligibility Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Army to award the Army Combat Action Badge to a person who: (1) participated as a member of the Army between December 7, 1941, and September 18, 2001, in combat during which the person was personally engaged with the enemy; and (2) has not been recognized previously for such participation. The Army may make arrangements with suppliers of the badge so that eligible persons may procure it directly from suppliers, thereby substantially reducing or eliminating administrative costs for carrying out this bill.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6472,114,hr,6472,Teachers and Parents at the Table Act,Education,2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.,House,"Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]",NY,D,R000602,1,"Teachers and Parents at the Table Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to establish: (1) a Volunteer Teacher Advisory Committee to monitor the effects of the ESEA in classrooms, and (2) a Volunteer Parents and Families Advisory Committee to monitor the effects of the ESEA on children and families and to review and analyze the implementation of various family engagement activities.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6473,114,hr,6473,To express the sense of Congress that information security is critical to the economic security of the United States and to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report on the costs of information security.,"Science, Technology, Communications",2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.,House,"Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]",MI,R,U000031,0,"This bill expresses the sense of Congress that information security is critical to U.S. economic security and should be protected to promote economic growth.  The National Telecommunications and Information Administration must report on the costs to the U.S. economy of protecting information and systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction to provide information integrity, confidentiality, timely and reliable access, and authentication through digital credentials. The report must estimate the cost of: (1) security for computers, networks, software, storage systems, data transmission, equipment, and support services; (2) measures to mitigate and hedge against compromises of information systems; and (3) economic loss or harm caused by such compromises.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6474,114,hr,6474,To eliminate the daily newspaper cross-ownership rule of the Federal Communications Commission.,"Science, Technology, Communications",2016-12-07,2016-12-07,Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.,House,"Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]",OR,R,W000791,7,"This bill eliminates the Federal Communications Commission's broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership ban, which prohibits a single entity, or parties under common control, from owning a daily newspaper and a full-power commercial broadcast station (AM, FM, or television) in the same market.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6475,114,hr,6475,"To remove reversionary clauses on property owned by the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,2016-12-07,2016-12-12,Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.,House,"Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]",AK,R,Y000033,0,"This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey, without consideration, to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, the reversionary interests of the United States in and to specified nonfederal land in Anchorage for the purpose of unencumbering its title and enabling its economic development.",2023-01-11T13:33:55Z,
114-hr-6439,114,hr,6439,Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2016,Taxation,2016-12-06,2016-12-06,Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]",TX,R,B000755,1,"Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2016  This bill makes technical and clerical amendments to:    the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015;   the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016;   the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act;   the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015;   the Stephen Beck, Jr., ABLE Act of 2014;   the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012;   the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act;  the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU);   the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004; provisions of the Internal Revenue Code related to partnership audit rules;  the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015; the Energy Policy Act of 2005; and other specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.   The bill also amends various provisions in the Internal Revenue Code that are not used in computing current tax liabilities (referred to as deadwood provisions).",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6440,114,hr,6440,Justice for Child Victims Act of 2016,Crime and Law Enforcement,2016-12-06,2016-12-22,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.",House,"Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4]",SC,R,G000566,2,Justice for Child Victims Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify procedures for the payment of restitution and monetary assessments by defendants in certain child pornography cases. The bill also establishes a Child Pornography Victim's Fund.,2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6441,114,hr,6441,Video Visitation in Prisons Act of 2016,"Science, Technology, Communications",2016-12-06,2016-12-22,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.",House,"Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8]",IL,D,D000622,0,"Video Visitation in Prisons Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations for video visitation services that allow inmates to make video calls to individuals outside a correctional facility, and amend its regulations on inmate calling services as necessary, to ensure that all charges and practices are just and reasonable.  The regulations must include:  caps on rates charged by service providers, a prohibition against charging flat rates, a prohibition against a provider requiring a correctional facility to restrict in-person visitation as a condition to providing a calling or video visitation service,  a prohibition against the provider offering bundled services that include non-communications services, and video quality standards.  The federal criminal code is amended to require the Bureau of Prisons to ensure that:   video visitation does not supplant in-person visitation; privacy is maximized in the video areas and equipment; no persons other than corrections officers have authority over the terms of a prisoner's imprisonment, including visitation schedules or the ability to move within a correctional facility; and service providers provide a list of each video visitation and each fee charged to visitors and prisoners, offer free visits based on good behavior if authorized by the correctional facility, and submit quarterly compliance reports.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6442,114,hr,6442,"To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.",Public Lands and Natural Resources,2016-12-06,2016-12-08,Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.,House,"Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]",NE,R,F000449,0,"This bill amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Department of the Interior to conduct a study on feasibility of designating as a national historic trail the Chief Standing Bear Trail extending approximately 550 miles from Niobrara, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Oklahoma, which follows the route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca people during federal Indian removal, and approximately 550 miles from Ponca City through Omaha to Niobrara, Nebraska, which follows the return route taken by Chief Standing Bear and the Ponca people.   Interior shall consider input from owners of private land within or adjacent to such study area and shall not consider acquiring any land outside the exterior boundaries of any federally administered area.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6443,114,hr,6443,Heroin and Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2016,Taxation,2016-12-06,2016-12-06,"Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 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.",House,"Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]",NM,D,L000580,4,"Heroin and Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2016  This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require manufacturers, producers, and importers of active opioids to pay an excise tax of one cent per milligram of opioid.  The bill also amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide grants to states for: (1) research on opioids (including heroin), and (2) opioid abuse prevention and treatment.  The Department of the Treasury must transfer an amount equal to the revenue collected from the tax to HHS to carry out this bill. The bill makes the funds available without further appropriation and designates the funding as an emergency requirement under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO).",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6444,114,hr,6444,Perkins Loan Program Inflation Adjustment Act of 2016,Education,2016-12-06,2016-12-06,Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.,House,"Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]",NY,D,M001188,0,Perkins Loan Program Inflation Adjustment Act of 2016 This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to adjust the maximum annual and aggregate amount that a student may borrow under the Federal Perkins Loan program to account for inflation.,2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6445,114,hr,6445,Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act,Armed Forces and National Security,2016-12-06,2016-12-08,Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.,House,"Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]",TX,D,O000170,3,"Veterans Health Care Trust Fund Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), upon the commencement of any war, to establish a trust fund to be named for that war.  Amounts collected pursuant to a war tax (required by this bill) shall be deposited into such fund and may be used by the VA to provide for veterans who serve on active duty during that war programs and benefits directly related to their health care.  For any fiscal year during which the VA makes a withdrawal from such a fund, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct an audit of the consolidated financial statements relating to the fund.  The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the imposition upon individuals who have not served on active duty in the Armed Forces of a graduated income tax with respect to each war occurring at any time during the taxable year.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6446,114,hr,6446,Student Borrower HELP Act of 2016,Finance and Financial Sector,2016-12-06,2016-12-06,"Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.",House,"Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]",NJ,D,P000034,5,"Student Borrower Higher Education Lending Protection Act of 2016 or the Student Borrower HELP Act of 2016 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to provide to student borrowers of private education loans: (1) loan payment deferments without interest accruing during any period in which the student borrower is temporarily disabled, and (2) loan discharges if a student borrower dies or becomes totally or permanently disabled.  If a student borrower dies or becomes totally or permanently disabled, the student borrower, any cosigner on the loan, or the estate of either the student borrower or the cosigner shall not be obligated to make any additional loan payments. The Internal Revenue Code is amended to exclude from an individual's gross income (which would otherwise include cancellation of debt as income) amounts based on the discharge of a student loan under this bill. An individual is therefore not subject to tax liability for the discharge of student loan debt under this bill. Private educational lenders must disclose to borrowers the number of private education loans they offer and the number and rate of defaults on such loans.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6434,114,hr,6434,FIRST Cap Profits Act of 2016,Finance and Financial Sector,2016-12-05,2016-12-05,Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.,House,"Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]",NJ,D,P000034,4,"Flood Insurance Reimbursement Standards Transparency Cap Profits Act of 2016 or the FIRST Cap Profits Act of 2016 This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the property and casualty insurance companies participating in the "Write Your Own" (WYO) flood insurance program under the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Biggert-Waters Act) to implement and comply with the program's oversight and expense reimbursement requirements within one year after enactment of this bill. (The WYO program is a cooperative undertaking between the insurance industry and the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration that allows participating property and casualty insurance companies to write and service standard flood insurance policies.) The Biggert-Waters Act is amended to require FEMA to prohibit reimbursements to WYO insurers from exceeding 110% of the aggregate amount of the insurer's actual expenses for selling, writing, and servicing flood insurance policies and adjusting flood claims on behalf of the National Flood Insurance Program. The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 is amended to require courts to award litigation costs to plaintiffs who prevail in civil actions for fraud or misrepresentation by an insurance company participating in the WYO program.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,
114-hr-6435,114,hr,6435,To authorize the Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks of the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with appropriate civilian accreditation entities or appropriate health care evaluation entities to investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.,Armed Forces and National Security,2016-12-05,2016-12-08,Received in the Senate.,House,"Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]",OK,R,M001190,0,"(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill authorizes the Director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an entity specializing in civilian accreditation or health care evaluation to investigate any medical center within the network to assess deficiencies of the facilities at such medical center.  Before entering into any contract, the director shall notify the VA, the VA Inspector General, and the Government Accountability Office in order to coordinate any investigation pursuant to a contract with any ongoing investigations or accreditations.",2023-01-11T13:33:56Z,