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| 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-sres-635 | 114 | sres | 635 | A resolution recognizing and commemorating the bicentennial of the State of Indiana. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-12-10 | 2016-12-10 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7121; text as passed Senate: CR S7036-7037) | Senate | Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] | IN | R | C000542 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes and commemorates the bicentennial of the state of Indiana. | 2018-06-02T06:22:25Z | |
| 114-s-3544 | 114 | s | 3544 | Wildland Firefighter Retirement and Disability Compensation Benefits Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-12-09 | 2016-12-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7035; text of measure as introduced: CR S7035) | Senate | Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] | MT | R | D000618 | 0 | Wildland Firefighter Retirement and Disability Compensation Benefits Act of 2016 This bill allows wildland firefighters of the Forest Service or the Department of the Interior who sustained injuries in the performance of their duty that prevent them from performing the physical duties of a firefighter, but who commence an equivalent federal position after receiving compensation for their work injuries, to retain the same retirement benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) that they would have received in their former position had they not been injured or disabled, without requiring them to complete any more years of service than they would have otherwise been required to complete. Such a federal firefighter injured during the 20-year period before enactment of this bill may not receive such retirement benefits without a requirement to complete more years of service unless they first pay the Forest Service or Interior an amount equal to the amount that would have been deducted from their pay under CSRS or FERS had they not been injured or disabled. The monetary compensation for disability or death of Forest Service and Interior wildland firefighters that is computed based on monthly pay must include overtime pay received for wildfire suppression activity. | 2023-01-11T13:34:42Z | |
| 114-s-3547 | 114 | s | 3547 | ALERT Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-12-09 | 2016-12-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2016 or the ALERT Act of 2016 This bill requires each federal agency to submit a monthly report to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each rule such agency expects to propose or finalize during the following year. The reports must include: (1) a summary of the nature of the rule, (2) the objectives of and legal basis for issuance of the rule, (3) the stage of the rulemaking as of the date of submission, and (4) whether the rule is subject to periodic review as a rule with a significant economic impact. Each agency must submit a monthly report for any rule expected to be finalized during the following year for which the agency has issued a general notice of proposed rulemaking. The reports must include an approximate schedule for completing action on the rule and an estimate of its cost and economic effects, including any estimate of the net effect of the rule on the number of jobs in the United States. OIRA must make such monthly reports publicly available on the Internet. OIRA must publish, not later than October 1 of each year, in the Federal Register: (1) information that OIRA receives from each agency under this bill; (2) the number of rules and a list of each such rule that was proposed by each agency and each rule that was finalized by each agency; (3) the number of agency actions that repealed a rule, reduced the scope or cost of a rule, or accelerated the expiration date of a rule; (4) the total cost of all rules proposed or finalized; and (5) the number of rules for which an estimate of the cost of the rule was not available. OIRA must make publicly available on the Internet, not later than October 1 of each year: (1) the analysis of the costs or benefits of each proposed or final rule issued by an agency for the preceding year, (2) the docket number and regulation identifier number for each such rule, (3) the number of rules reviewed by OMB for the preceding year, (4) the number of r… | 2023-01-11T13:34:42Z | |
| 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-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-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-s-3526 | 114 | s | 3526 | FAST Voting Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-12-08 | 2016-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] | DE | D | C001088 | 5 | Louis L. Redding Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act of 2016 or the FAST Voting Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable states to: (1) invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls, and (2) simplify voter registration. The grant application shall include a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds to improve the applicant's performance on specified measures with respect to: (1) flexible registration opportunities, (2) early and absentee voting, (3) assistance to non-English speaking and disabled voters, and (4) other related matters. Each grantee shall establish performance measures and targets, approved by DOJ , that track its progress in implementing its plan and expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable. | 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z | |
| 114-s-3528 | 114 | s | 3528 | Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-12-08 | 2016-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] | ND | D | H001069 | 0 | Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2016 This bill requires federal agencies to establish supervisor training programs that: (1) require supervisors and management officials to have individual development plans for training on actions, options, and strategies to use for supervisory functions regarding the performance and productivity of agency employees; (2) train supervisors on prohibited personnel practices and employee rights; and (3) provide experienced supervisor mentors to advise new or underperforming supervisors. The bill expands manager training program requirements for employee performance appraisals, mentoring, and management of unacceptable employee performance into mandatory supervisor and manager training programs that also include supervisor training on: fostering equal opportunities and fairness in the workplace; using probationary periods to examine whether employees are performing at an acceptable level to continue their employment; addressing reports of hostile work environment, retaliation, or harassment; meeting supervisor competencies established by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) or the employing agency; and collaborating with human resources to recruit, select, appraise, and reward employees based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs. After initial training on each program component, supervisors must complete subsequent training every three years. Agencies must develop a career track for mission critical technical expert employees that affords such employees the opportunity for career advancement without being required to be appointed to a management or supervisory position. The OPM must issue guidance to agencies on competencies supervisors are expected to meet in order to effectively manage the performance of employees. Each agency must assess the performance of supervisors and the overall capacity of its supervisors. | 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z | |
| 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-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 proc… | 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… | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 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-hres-942 | 114 | hres | 942 | Recognizing the historical importance of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-12-05 | 2016-12-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House | Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] | TX | R | S000250 | 15 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Associate Justice Clarence Thomas is a historically significant African-American who has made an important contribution to U.S. jurisprudence, and (2) his life and work should have a prominent place in the National Museum of African American History and Culture. | 2023-01-11T13:33:53Z | |
| 114-sres-630 | 114 | sres | 630 | A resolution recognizing the historical importance of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-12-05 | 2016-12-05 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced in Senate: CR S6710) | Senate | Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] | TX | R | C001056 | 5 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Associate Justice Clarence Thomas is a historically significant African-American who has made an important contribution to U.S. jurisprudence, and (2) his life and work should have a prominent place in the National Museum of African American History and Culture | 2023-01-11T13:34:42Z | |
| 114-hjres-105 | 114 | hjres | 105 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to treat Puerto Rico as if it were a State for purposes of the election of the President and Vice President. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-12-02 | 2016-12-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House | Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] | FL | D | G000556 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to treat Puerto Rico as a state for purposes of the election of the President and the Vice President. | 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z | |
| 114-hr-6426 | 114 | hr | 6426 | To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for a 2 year prohibition on employment in a career civil service position for any former political appointee, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-12-02 | 2016-12-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] | CO | R | B001297 | 3 | This bill prohibits an individual occupying a political position in the civil service from being appointed to a career position in the civil service for two years after the individual separates from such political position. | 2023-01-11T13:33:57Z | |
| 114-hconres-178 | 114 | hconres | 178 | Clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-12-01 | 2016-12-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] | VT | D | W000800 | 5 | Calls upon President-elect Donald J. Trump to: (1) follow the precedent established by prior Presidents and convert his assets to conflict-free holdings, adopt blind trusts, or take other equivalent measures to ensure compliance with the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution; and (2) not use the powers or opportunities of his position as President-elect or President of the United States for any purpose related to the Trump Organization. Declares that in the absence of such actions or specific authorization by Congress, Congress regards dealings that Donald Trump, as President, may have through his companies with foreign governments or entities owned or controlled by foreign governments to be potential violations of such clause. | 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z | |
| 114-hjres-104 | 114 | hjres | 104 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct election of the President and Vice President of the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-12-01 | 2016-12-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House | Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] | TN | D | C001068 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the President and the Vice President to be elected by people of the several states and the District of Columbia. | 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z | |
| 114-hr-6409 | 114 | hr | 6409 | SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-30 | 2016-11-30 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] | NC | R | M001187 | 0 | SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) eliminate the limitations on direct contributions from individuals and political committees to candidates in federal elections; and (2) require 24-hour notification to the Secretary of the Senate or the Federal Election Commission, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, for all direct contributions to candidates in excess of $200. | 2023-01-11T13:34:00Z | |
| 114-hr-6414 | 114 | hr | 6414 | Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-30 | 2016-11-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] | NY | D | T000469 | 2 | Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2016 This bill authorizes executive agencies to: (1) use crowdsourcing and citizen science approaches to conduct activities designed to advance their missions, (2) accept volunteer services performed as part of a crowdsourcing or citizen science project, and (3) enter into an agreement to share administrative duties for such activities with private sector entities or state, tribal, local, or foreign government agencies. "Citizen science" means a form of open collaboration in which individuals or organizations participate in the scientific process. "Crowdsourcing" means a method to obtain needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting voluntary contributions from a group of individuals or organizations, especially from an online community. Agencies shall: (1) make public and promote such projects to encourage broad participation of consenting participants, and (2) endeavor to make data collected through such projects open and available, in machine readable formats, to the public. The General Services Administration shall identify and develop relevant products, training, and services to facilitate the use of crowdsourcing and citizen science activities. | 2023-01-11T13:34:00Z | |
| 114-s-3486 | 114 | s | 3486 | Presidential Innovation Fellows Program Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-30 | 2016-11-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 3 | Presidential Innovation Fellows Program Act of 2016 This bill establishes in the General Services Administration (GSA) the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program to enable exceptional individuals with proven track records to serve time-limited appointments in executive agencies as Presidential Innovation Fellows to address some of the most significant challenges facing the United States and improve federal efforts that would particularly benefit from expertise using innovative techniques and technology. The functions of the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program established pursuant to Executive Order 13704, as in existence on the day before enactment of this bill, shall be functions of the program established by this bill. The program shall be administered by a Director, who shall be appointed by the GSA. The director shall appoint such fellows and facilitate their placement in projects that have the potential for significant positive effects and are consistent with the President's goals. Each agency shall: (1) work with the director and the program advisory board to attempt to maximize program benefits to the agency and the government, including by identifying initiatives that will have a meaningful effect on the people served and that will benefit from involvement by a fellow; and (2) ensure that each fellow placed at the agency works closely with a responsible senior official. | 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z | |
| 114-s-3488 | 114 | s | 3488 | SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-30 | 2016-11-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6621) | Senate | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | TX | R | C001098 | 0 | SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to: (1) eliminate the limitations on direct contributions from individuals and political committees to candidates in federal elections; and (2) require 24-hour notification to the Secretary of the Senate or the Federal Election Commission, and the Secretary of State, as appropriate, for all direct contributions to candidates in excess of $200. | 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z | |
| 114-s-3483 | 114 | s | 3483 | Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-29 | 2016-11-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] | WI | R | J000293 | 0 | Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 This bill amends the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to consider a joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations that federal agencies have submitted for congressional review within the last 60 legislative days of a session of Congress during the final year of a President's term. Congress may disapprove a group of such regulations together (i.e., "en bloc") instead of the current procedure of considering only one regulation at a time. | 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z | |
| 114-s-3484 | 114 | s | 3484 | Public Online Information Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-29 | 2016-11-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 0 | Public Online Information Act of 2016 This bill establishes a Public Online Information Advisory Committee to: (1) coordinate the government's efforts to make information from all three branches of government available on the Internet, and (2) issue nonbinding guidelines on how the government should make public information available. The government must make public records available on the Internet at no charge, except as imposed by federal law before this bill's enactment. The bill requires: (1) public records to be permanently available on the Internet; (2) current information technology to be applied to the formats and means through which records are made available; and (3) each agency to publish on the Internet a searchable, machine-processable list of all records it makes publicly available. The bill delineates the roles of the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Electronic Government, and the chief information officers of independent regulatory agencies. It allows exceptions to the Internet publication requirement, including a process for an agency's request for an exception to be granted if: (1) there is a clear and convincing reason for the record to not be made available on the Internet, and (2) the harm caused by disclosure significantly outweighs the public's interest in having the record available on the Internet. Inspectors general must periodically review agency compliance. Private individuals or organizations may file a complaint in federal court if an agency denies a request to place public records on the Internet. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) judicial and legislative agencies adopt or adapt the advisory committee's recommendations, and (2) the Government Publishing Office make all of its publications permanently available on the Internet in a multiplicity of formats. | 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z | |
| 114-sconres-56 | 114 | sconres | 56 | A concurrent resolution clarifying any potential misunderstanding as to whether actions taken by President-elect Donald Trump constitute a violation of the Emoluments Clause, and calling on President-elect Trump to divest his interest in, and sever his relationship to, the Trump Organization. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-29 | 2016-11-29 | Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6554-6556; text of measure as introduced: CR S6553-6554) | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 27 | Calls upon President-elect Donald J. Trump to: (1) follow the precedent established by prior Presidents and convert his assets to conflict-free holdings, adopt blind trusts, or take other equivalent measures to ensure compliance with the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution; and (2) not use the powers or opportunities of his position as President-elect or President of the United States for any purpose related to the Trump Organization. Declares that in the absence of such actions or specific authorization by Congress, Congress regards dealings that Donald Trump, as President, may have through his companies with foreign governments or entities owned or controlled by foreign governments to be potential violations of such clause. | 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z | |
| 114-hjres-102 | 114 | hjres | 102 | Every Vote Counts Amendment | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-17 | 2016-12-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House | Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] | TX | D | G000410 | 19 | Constitutional Amendment Every Vote Counts Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the President and the Vice President to be elected by people of the several states and the District of Columbia. | 2023-01-11T13:34:05Z | |
| 114-hjres-103 | 114 | hjres | 103 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-17 | 2016-12-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House | Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] | NY | D | R000053 | 2 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the President and the Vice President to be jointly elected by the direct vote of the qualified electors of the several states and territories and the District of Columbia. | 2023-01-11T13:34:05Z | |
| 114-hr-6338 | 114 | hr | 6338 | OPEN Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-17 | 2016-11-17 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] | PA | D | C001090 | 4 | Openness in Political Expenditures Now Act or OPEN Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require a corporation that submits regular, periodic reports to its shareholders to include in each such report specified information on disbursements it has made for certain political activity (including independent expenditures and electioneering communications) during the period covered by the report. The amount of disbursements reported, however, is limited to the amount that equals or exceeds the applicable threshold for the covered political activity. "Applicable threshold" for a disbursement is defined as: (1) $250 for an independent expenditure, (2) $10,000 for an electioneering communication or another kind of communication meeting specified criteria, and (3) the amount of the applicable limitation on contributions in effect for payment of dues or other amounts to a trade association or to a tax-exempt social welfare organization. A Corporation reporting such expenditures shall: (1) file a statement about them with the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), and (2) post on its website (if any) a hyperlink from its homepage to this statement on the EAC website. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax exemption for a social welfare organization if: (1) its expenditures for the taxable year for covered political activity exceed the lesser of 10% of its total expenditures or $10 million, or (2) its governing instrument does not effectively prohibit its expenditures for a covered political activity from exceeding these thresholds. | 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z | |
| 114-hr-6349 | 114 | hr | 6349 | None of the Above Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-17 | 2016-11-17 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9] | FL | D | G000556 | 0 | None of the Above Act Any individual casting a ballot in a general election for federal office shall be given the opportunity to cast a vote for "None of the Above" on a separate line after the names of all other candidates in the election. The effect of "None of the Above" receiving the greatest number of votes in elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate would be to require a special election and in elections for President and Vice President it would be to require a special general election. | 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z | |
| 114-hr-6373 | 114 | hr | 6373 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 West Saint Louis Street in Pacific, Missouri, as the "Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-17 | 2016-11-17 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] | MO | R | L000569 | 7 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 324 West Saint Louis Street in Pacific, Missouri, as the "Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr. Post Office." | 2023-01-11T13:34:02Z | |
| 114-s-3472 | 114 | s | 3472 | Poverty Measurement Improvement Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-17 | 2016-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 3 | Poverty Measurement Improvement Act This bill requires the Bureau of the Census, for each of FY2017-FY2027, in order to more accurately determine the extent of poverty in the United States and the anti-poverty effectiveness of federal means-tested benefit and tax programs, to conduct a new survey of income and poverty in the United States and supplement and verify the information obtained using data from the most recent available Current Population Survey (CPS), data furnished by state and federal agencies that administer such benefits, and income tax data. The Bureau shall produce tables and graphs showing for each year the poverty rates and related data calculated using the survey responses and other data collected, including: the total family income for survey respondents (the sum of all money income and federal means-tested benefits minus state and federal income and payroll taxes of household members); a breakdown of the amount of income taxes and payroll taxes paid by survey respondents; and for 2018 and subsequent years, poverty rates calculated using updated poverty thresholds. For 2018 and subsequent years, the Bureau shall adjust the poverty thresholds for determining poverty rates by using the personal consumer expenditure price index. The Bureau shall create a database that contains data from the survey, data from the most recent available CPS, and data furnished by administering agencies. The bill applies specified security, disclosure, and confidentiality restrictions to personally identifiable information obtained under this bill and makes data contained in a response to a survey conducted pursuant to this bill inadmissible as evidence in any court or agency proceeding. The bill requires: (1) state administering agencies to report to federal administering agencies on federal means-tested benefits received by each household, (2) the Bureau to provide summary statistics comparing income levels to consumption habits of respondents to the Consumer Expenditure Survey, and (3) the Government Acc… | 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z | |
| 114-s-3473 | 114 | s | 3473 | Death Gratuity Equity Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-17 | 2016-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6486) | Senate | Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] | MD | D | M000702 | 2 | Death Gratuity Equity Act of 2016 This bill requires federal agencies to pay a death gratuity of $100,000 per employee for the death of civilian employees resulting from injuries sustained in the line of duty that did not result from natural causes or the employee's serious and willful misconduct. The bill also allows an additional payment of up to $8,800 for funeral and burial expenses. (Currently, funeral and burial payments may not exceed $800 per employee and the combination of payments for death gratuity, funeral, burial, and other compensation and reimbursements may not exceed $10,000 per employee.) The amounts must be adjusted annually for inflation. For tax purposes, a death gratuity payment shall not be considered gross income to the person receiving payment. The death gratuity remains at $100,000 for an employee who dies of injuries incurred in connection with service with an Armed Force in a contingency operation, except that employees who are noncitizens and nonresidents of the United States or Canada, and their dependents, are subject to the Department of Labor's authority to modify payments that are substantially disproportionate to compensation for disability or death payable in similar cases under local laws or customs at the place outside the continental United States or Canada where the employee is working at the time of injury. The bill also allows such death gratuities in connection with such Armed Force service to be paid in addition to any other amounts paid under U.S. law based on the same death. The Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended to make death gratuities payable to the surviving beneficiaries (currently, dependents) of U.S. Foreign Service employees, or individuals in a special category serving in an uncompensated capacity for that agency in support of a diplomatic mission, who die as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of duty abroad. But the Foreign Service death gratuity is reduced by the amount of any federal civilian employee death gratuity paid under this bill … | 2023-01-11T13:33:59Z | |
| 114-hr-6324 | 114 | hr | 6324 | No Lobbyists on Presidential Transition Teams Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-16 | 2016-11-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] | MD | D | S001168 | 0 | No Lobbyists on Presidential Transition Teams Act This bill amends the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 to prohibit any payment authorized by the General Services Administration for a President-elect or Vice President-elect under such Act from being made for services or facilities provided by a registered lobbyist. | 2023-01-11T13:34:04Z | |
| 114-hr-6325 | 114 | hr | 6325 | Workforce Regulatory Review Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-16 | 2016-11-16 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] | MI | R | W000798 | 0 | Workforce Regulatory Review Act of 2016 This bill establishes in the legislative branch the Workforce Regulatory Review Commission. The purpose of the commission is to evaluate and provide recommendations for modification, consolidation, or repeal of regulations with the aim of reducing the total number of regulatory requirements related to workplace safety, workplace discrimination, wages, hours, and employee health by one-third to reduce compliance costs, encourage growth and innovation, and improve competitiveness. The commission shall: decide, within 45 days of convening, which regulations to examine; solicit and review comments from the public; determine the effectiveness of individual regulations by using multiple resources, including quantitative metrics, testimony from industry and agency experts, and research from commission staff; develop and implement a uniform model such as the Standard Cost Model to determine whether a regulation shall be modified or eliminated by balancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the regulation in achieving desirable outcomes; and develop a package of regulations to modify, consolidate, or repeal to be submitted to Congress for an up-or-down vote. A regulation shall be recommended for amendment or repeal if: (1) its intended outcome is no longer desirable or would result even if the regulation were amended or repealed; (2) the regulation is ineffective in achieving the desired outcome; or (3) the costs associated with achieving the desired outcome outweigh the benefits. Regulations mandated by statute but recommended for repeal or amendment by the Commission shall be repealed or amended as soon as possible, and repealed regulations may not be replaced. The bill sets forth reporting requirements for the commission and procedures for congressional consideration of the commission's report, recommendations, and proposed legislation. The commission shall terminate 90 days after it submits its report. | 2023-01-11T13:34:04Z | |
| 114-hr-6327 | 114 | hr | 6327 | Main Street Input Opportunity Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-16 | 2016-12-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. | House | Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] | MI | R | W000798 | 0 | Main Street Input Opportunity Act of 2016 This bill includes the Department of Labor as a "covered agency" for purposes of regulatory flexibility analysis provisions. | 2023-01-11T13:34:03Z | |
| 114-hr-6318 | 114 | hr | 6318 | Fair Pay for Presidential Protection Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-15 | 2016-11-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] | MD | D | C000984 | 16 | Fair Pay for Presidential Protection Act This bill creates an exception to a limitation on premium pay for U.S. Secret Service personnel performing protective services during any year in which a presidential election is held to the extent that payment of such pay does not cause: (1) the aggregate total of basic and premium pay for any pay period to exceed the biweekly equivalent of the annual salary rate established for level I of the Executive Schedule; or (2) the total basic and premium pay in any calendar year to exceed the annual salary rate established for such level. Such additional premium pay shall not be considered or creditable as basic pay for purposes of retirement or any other purpose and shall not be used in computing payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave. The Director of the Secret Service may act as the head of an agency in applying such annual limitation on premium pay in calendar years in which a presidential election is not held. | 2023-01-11T13:34:04Z | |
| 114-sjres-41 | 114 | sjres | 41 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-15 | 2016-11-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 3 | Constitutional Amendment The President and Vice President shall be jointly elected by the direct vote of the qualified electors of the several states and territories and the District of Columbia. | 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z | |
| 114-hr-6302 | 114 | hr | 6302 | Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-14 | 2016-12-16 | Became Public Law No: 114-311. | House | Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] | UT | R | C001076 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill temporarily exempts U.S. Secret Service officers, employees, or agents from limitations on their receipt of premium pay (i.e., overtime pay) for their performance of protective services for individuals or events during 2016. Under current law, the aggregate of their basic pay and premium pay may not exceed the greater of: (1) the maximum basic pay for the GS-15 pay level for federal employees, or (2) the rate payable for level V of the Executive Schedule. If the exemption results in the payment of additional premium pay of a type that is normally creditable as basic pay for retirement or any other purpose, that additional pay shall not be: (1) considered to be basic pay, or (2) used in computing a lump-sum payment for accumulated and accrued annual leave. The payment of additional premium pay under this bill shall also not be counted as part of a Secret Service employee's aggregate compensation for purposes of the annual limits on allowances, bonuses, awards, or other similar cash payments. The bill applies retroactively as if it was enacted on December 31, 2015. | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 114-hr-6303 | 114 | hr | 6303 | To designate facilities of the United States Postal Service, to establish new ZIP Codes, and for other purposes. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-14 | 2016-12-01 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] | UT | R | C001076 | 0 | This bill designates: the United States Postal Service (USPS) facility located at 1221 State Street, Suite 12, Santa Barbara, California, as the "Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis 'Lou' J. Langlais Post Office Building"; the facility located at 23323 Shelby Road, Shelby, Indiana, as the "Richard Allen Cable Post Office"; the facility located at 3031 Veterans Road West, Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building"; the facility located at 401 McElroy Drive, Oxford, Mississippi, as the "Army First Lieutenant Donald C. Carwile Post Office Building"; the facility located at 14231 TX-150, Coldspring, Texas, as the "E. Marie Youngblood Post Office"; the facility located at 810 N. U.S. Highway 83, Zapata, Texas, as the "Zapata Veterans Post Office"; the facility located at 2886 Sandy Plains Road, Marietta, Georgia, as the "Marine Lance Corporal Squire 'Skip' Wells Post Office Building"; the facility located at 6300 N. Northwest Highway, Chicago, Illinois, as the "Officer Joseph P. Cali Post Office Building; the facility located at 1 Chalan Kanoa VLG, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, as the "Segundo T. Sablan and CNMI Fallen Military Heroes Post Office Building"; and the facility located at 1101 Davis Street, Evanstan, Illinois, as the "Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building." The USPS must designate, by September 30, 2017, a single, unique ZIP code for each of: Miami Lakes, Florida; Storey County, Nevada; Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in Southampton, New York; Ocoee, Florida; and Glendale, New York. | 2023-01-11T13:34:04Z | |
| 114-hr-6304 | 114 | hr | 6304 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 North Main Street in Florence, Arizona, as the "Adolfo 'Harpo' Celaya Post Office". | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-14 | 2016-12-16 | Became Public Law No: 114-312. | House | Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] | AZ | R | G000565 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 North Main Street in Florence, Arizona, as the "Adolfo 'Harpo' Celaya Post Office." | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 114-hr-6307 | 114 | hr | 6307 | Mark Takai Compact-Impact Aid Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-14 | 2016-11-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. | House | Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] | HI | D | G000571 | 1 | Mark Takai Compact-Impact Aid Act This bill amends the Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 to authorize and appropriate FY2017 funds to the Department of the Interior for: (1) grants to any local government of the United States that demonstrates financial strain due to demands on public services by significant immigration from the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; and (2) aid in defraying costs incurred as a result of increased demands placed on health, educational, social, or public safety services, or infrastructure related to such services due to the residence of qualified nonimmigrants. Interior shall provide for periodic enumerations of qualified nonimmigrants in the states and territories of the United States. A "qualified nonimmigrant" is defined as a person admitted to the United States pursuant to: (1) section 141 of the Compact of Free Association set forth in title II of such Act, or (2) section 141 of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the government of Palau. | 2023-01-11T13:34:04Z | |
| 114-hjres-100 | 114 | hjres | 100 | Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give States the authority to repeal a Federal rule or regulation when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-28 | 2016-10-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House | Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] | UT | R | B001250 | 3 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the repeal, in whole or in part, of any presidential executive order, rule, regulation, other regulatory action, or administrative ruling issued by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States when the legislatures of two-thirds of the states approve resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the provisions to be repealed. The authority granted does not include authority to repeal any law enacted by Congress or any federal court ruling. | 2023-01-11T13:33:08Z | |
| 114-hr-6222 | 114 | hr | 6222 | Regulatory Fingerprints Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-28 | 2016-10-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. | House | Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] | IA | R | Y000066 | 0 | Regulatory Fingerprints Act of 2016 This bill requires a federal agency to include in each publication in the Federal Register pertaining to a rule: (1) the specific legal authority for the rule, and (2) the name and title of each agency officer or employee who participated in the rule making and each person performing any work pertaining to the rule under an agency contract. Each such officer, employee, or person shall, during the the rule making period, file a report (which the agency shall make available online) of each financial transaction required to be reported by a person under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. | 2023-01-11T13:33:41Z | |
| 114-hr-6232 | 114 | hr | 6232 | SEEED Commission Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | C001084 | 1 | Social Enterprise Ecosystem and Economic Development Commission Act of 2016 or the SEEED Commission Act of 2016 This bill establishes the Commission on the Advancement of Social Enterprise to examine and make recommendations on ways the federal government can support and utilize social enterprises. The Commission must: (1) establish criteria for identifying social enterprises for purposes of federal programs, and (2) identify opportunities for the federal government to engage social enterprises in creating jobs and strengthening local economies. | 2023-01-11T13:33:41Z | |
| 114-hr-6278 | 114 | hr | 6278 | Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] | IN | R | R000592 | 1 | Promote Accountability and Government Efficiency Act This bill requires civil service employees to be hired on an at-will basis beginning one year after this bill's enactment. Such an employee may be removed or suspended from service by the agency head for good cause, bad cause, or no cause at all, without notice or right to appeal. The bill specifies how an employee or applicant may seek a remedy under specified employment protection statutes with respect to an adverse personnel action. The bill permits an agency to suspend an employee for misconduct or poor performance. The employee may appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board, which may not reinstate the employee until a final decision is made on such appeal. In the case of critical necessity, an agency may immediately replace a suspended employee. An employee or applicant may not appeal an adverse personnel action to more than one agency. The bill prohibits an employee who does not receive a score of four or five out of five (or an equivalent rating) on his or her latest performance review from receiving a pay raise. A grievance filed on behalf of such employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement that results in an increased performance rating for such employee may not result in a pay raise. The OPM shall submit a report that contains recommendations for a single-agency rating system. An individual appointed to the civil service who is not subject to this bill's requirements regarding at-will employment may not be paid an annuity or retired pay on the basis of such service if the individual was finally convicted of a felony offense: (1) when such individual was performing creditable service, or (2) after such individual has separated from service if such offense is related to the performance of his or her government position. An agency may transfer an individual occupying a Senior Executive Service position who is not an at-will employee to a position within the General Schedule. The bill: (1) eliminates provisions authorizing official time fo… | 2023-01-11T13:33:39Z | |
| 114-hr-6282 | 114 | hr | 6282 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, as the "Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-28 | 2016-12-16 | Became Public Law No: 114-310. | House | Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] | NY | D | S000248 | 26 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, as the "Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office Building." | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 114-hr-6283 | 114 | hr | 6283 | Truth in Regulations Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-28 | 2016-10-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. | House | Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] | TX | R | S000250 | 5 | Truth in Regulations Act of 2016 This bill requires each executive agency to: (1) have written procedures for the approval of significant guidance documents by each appropriate senior agency official; and (2) maintain on its website a list of, links to, and a means for the public to comment on and request issuance, modification, or rescission of, such documents. "Significant guidance document" means a guidance document disseminated to regulated entities or the general public that may reasonably be anticipated to: lead to an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or adversely affect in a material way the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities; create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an agency action; materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients; or raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in Executive Order 12866 (relating to regulatory planning and review). The bill requires agencies to publish drafts of economically significant guidance documents for public comment. The bill allows an exception to rulemaking notice and publication requirements when an agency determines that an imminent threat to public health or safety or a similar exigent circumstance exists. When such exception is applied, the agency, within 18 months after the rule takes effect, shall: (1) provide for a period in which interested persons may submit written data, views, or arguments; and (2) consider such submissions and, if appropriate, repeal or amend the rule. If a committee reports a joint resolution of disapproval for a rule, the committee may also submit recommendations on withholding agency funds to the Committee on Appropriations of that chamber. The Administrative Conference of the United States shall study and repor… | 2023-01-11T13:33:39Z | |
| 114-s-3423 | 114 | s | 3423 | Gold Star Families Forever Stamp Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] | CT | D | B001277 | 1 | Gold Star Families Forever Stamp Act This bill directs the Postmaster General to provide for the issuance of a forever stamp to honor the sacrifices of families who have lost a loved one who was a member of the Armed Forces in combat. | 2023-01-11T13:33:31Z | |
| 114-s-3452 | 114 | s | 3452 | Post Office Discontinuance Accountability Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-28 | 2016-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] | MO | D | M001170 | 1 | Post Office Discontinuance Accountability Act of 2016 This bill establishes procedures under which the United States Postal Service (USPS) may carry out emergency suspensions of post offices because of a natural disaster, damage to or destruction of a post office, or a lack of qualified personnel to operate it or adequate measures to safeguard it. A District Manager implementing an emergency suspension must: (1) provide immediate notice to the Headquarters Review Coordinator or the Field Performance office, local officials of the USPS, and customers; (2) establish alternate service as quickly as possible; (3) temporarily reassign each employee of the post office; and (4) form a suspension review team, which shall review the suspension and recommend that the suspension continue or that the post office reopen. If the team recommends that the suspension continue, the District Manager shall either initiate discontinuance procedures for the post office or publish a plan to restore service within 180 days. If restoration is delayed, the District Manager must publish notice and either host a public forum in the affected community or initiate discontinuance procedures. The District Manager shall immediately notify the affected community when a post office is reopened or service is restored. The bill authorizes the USPS to establish an alternative process to suspend postal services to a community based on the expiration of a lease or rental agreement for a post office. The District Manager shall take specified steps to: (1) negotiate an extension of an expiring agreement, the sale of the post office to the USPS, or a new agreement for postal service; (2) provide for the disruption of service if the negotiations fail and for the restoration of service; or (3) initiate discontinuance procedures. | 2023-01-11T13:33:30Z | |
| 114-hr-6177 | 114 | hr | 6177 | Accountability in Rulemaking Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-27 | 2016-10-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. | House | Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | D000191 | 0 | Accountability in Rulemaking Act This bill requires each federal agency to submit to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), by December 31, March 31, June 30, and September 30 of each year, a unified regulatory agenda listing each regulation under development or review by such agency. The agenda shall include a brief summary of, and the legal authority for, such regulation and a statement of whether the OIRA has declared the regulation to be a significant regulatory action. A "significant regulatory action" is defined as any regulatory action that is likely to result in a regulation that may: have an annual effect on the economy of $167 million or more; adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities; create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action of another agency; materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights and obligations of recipients; or raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates. The OIRA shall: (1) make each such agenda available on a public website, and (2) review each significant regulatory action listed within 90 days of its submission to ensure such action is consistent with applicable law. The bill sets forth limitations on third-party communication during the review process. The OIRA shall: (1) document any change made by it to a significant regulatory action during the review process and make such change available on a public website; and (2) for each such action the OIRA returns to an agency for further consideration, it shall provide a written explanation of why further consideration is necessary. | 2023-01-11T13:33:43Z | |
| 114-hr-6186 | 114 | hr | 6186 | Follow the Rules Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-27 | 2016-12-01 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] | WI | R | D000614 | 9 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Follow the Rules Act (Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition (regarding employment in the federal government) against a person taking, failing to take, or threatening to take or fail to take a personnel action against any employee or applicant for employment for refusing to obey an order that would require the individual to violate a law to personnel actions against such an individual for refusing to obey an order that would violate a rule or regulation. | 2023-01-11T13:33:43Z | |
| 114-hr-6194 | 114 | hr | 6194 | All Ballots Count Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-27 | 2016-09-27 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] | TX | D | V000131 | 5 | All Ballots Count Act of 2016 This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 and the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit an election official from enforcing any requirement that an individual produce a photo identification as a condition of registering to vote, or of voting, in an election for federal office, except to the extent that the requirement was in effect as of June 25, 2013. | 2023-01-11T13:33:42Z | |
| 114-hr-6134 | 114 | hr | 6134 | TechCorps Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-22 | 2016-09-22 | Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] | CA | D | B001287 | 0 | TechCorps Act This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish and maintain a database of job vacancies across the government relating to information technology (IT). The database shall be published on the USA Jobs website and describe such vacancies as TechCorps-eligible positions. The National and Community Service Act of 1990 is amended to direct the Corporation for National and Community Service to enter into an agreement with a federal agency to carry out a TechCorps program, under which: individuals apply to service as TechCorps members prior to or after graduating from a program of study at an institution of education leading to a degree or certificate relating to IT, individuals are recruited by their last academic year in such a program, TechCorps members commit to employment with the federal agency in an IT-related job for at least two years, and individuals accepting such employment shall be TechCorps members for up to four years. The Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended to provide that a borrower of a loan under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program shall be eligible to defer payments for any period during which the borrower is serving as a TechCorps member. The Department of Education shall carry out a program of canceling a specified amount of the loan obligation amount of borrowers who serve as TechCorps members for at least two years and are not in default. The Government Accountability Office shall study and report to Congress on projected staffing needs for IT-related jobs in government over the next 10 years. | 2023-01-11T13:33:45Z | |
| 114-hr-6135 | 114 | hr | 6135 | To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse". | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-22 | 2016-11-30 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] | TN | R | B001243 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This bill designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse." | 2023-01-11T13:33:45Z | |
| 114-hr-6138 | 114 | hr | 6138 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California, as the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion "Seabees" Fallen Heroes Post Office Building. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-22 | 2016-12-16 | Became Public Law No: 114-309. | House | Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] | CA | D | B001285 | 52 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 560 East Pleasant Valley Road, Port Hueneme, California, as the "U.S. Naval Construction Battalion 'Seabees' Fallen Heroes Post Office Building." | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 114-s-3383 | 114 | s | 3383 | A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred. D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse". | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-22 | 2016-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 1 | This bill designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the "Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse." | 2023-01-11T13:33:32Z | |
| 114-hr-6072 | 114 | hr | 6072 | Election Integrity Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-20 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House | Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | J000288 | 33 | Election Integrity Act of 2016 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to: (1) prohibit states or jurisdictions from purchasing or otherwise acquiring for use in an election for federal office a direct recording electronic voting system or other electronic voting system that does not produce a voter-verified paper record; (2) prohibit imposition of conditions on voting by mail; (3) make mandatory the availability of early voting; and (4) require sufficient polling places, equipment, and resources to facilitate voting. The Director of the National Science Foundation shall make grants to eligible entities to study, test, and develop accessible ballot voting, verification, and casting mechanisms and devices and best practices to enhance the accessibility of paper ballot voting and verification mechanisms for individuals with disabilities, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with difficulties in literacy. Each state shall, except when the winning candidate had no opponent or received 80% or more of the votes, administer audits of federal election results, without advance notice to the precincts selected, consisting of random hand counts of the voter-verified paper ballots. This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make it unlawful for a chief state election administration official, unless he or she or a family member is a candidate, to take an active part in political management or in a political campaign for federal office over which such official has supervisory authority. Mandatory response by the Attorney General is required to allegations of voter intimidation or suppression by law enforcement officers and other government officials. The Election Assistance Commission shall study and, on the basis of the findings of the study, issue standards for states to follow in establishing an appropriate number and geographic distribution of voting sites in elections for federal office. | 2023-01-11T13:33:47Z | |
| 114-hr-6073 | 114 | hr | 6073 | Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-20 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies. | House | Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | J000288 | 34 | Election Infrastructure and Security Promotion Act of 2016 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) designate voting systems used in the United States as critical infrastructure; (2) include threats of compromise, disruption, or destruction of voting systems in national planning scenarios; and (3) conduct a campaign to proactively educate local election officials about the designation of voting systems as critical infrastructure and election officials at all levels of government of voting system threats. In furtherance of local election official preparedness and response, DHS shall conduct research and development to mitigate the consequences of voting systems threats. DHS shall prepare and submit to Congress a comprehensive plan to protect and prepare the critical infrastructure of the voting systems used in the United States against threats, including from acts of terrorism. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shall develop standards for ensuring the operational security of the voting systems used in elections for federal office. This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require a state, in operating the voting system, to comply with applicable standards for ensuring the operational security of voting systems. The testing and certification of voting systems hardware and software shall test whether voting systems are in compliance with applicable standards developed by NIST for ensuring the operational security of voting systems. NIST shall develop standards for ensuring that the process by which ballots are counted in elections for federal office is transparent and permits voters to verify that votes in such elections are counted correctly. States shall comply with applicable standards, in operating the voting system, for ensuring that the process by which ballots are counted in elections for federal office is transparent and permits voters to verify that votes in such elections are counted correctly. The National Science Foundation shall establish an… | 2023-01-11T13:33:47Z | |
| 114-hr-6079 | 114 | hr | 6079 | Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-20 | 2016-09-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] | TX | R | B001248 | 0 | Semipostal Stamp Clarification Act of 2016 This bill removes the authority of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to issue semipostal stamps (stamps sold at a premium to raise funds for causes of national public interest) except as provided by an Act of Congress. (Currently, the USPS issues semipostals using its own discretion to determine the causes it considers to be in the national public interest.) The bill also makes entities (currently, only agencies) eligible to receive amounts that become available from the sale of semipostals. Congress must determine the appropriate agencies or entities that receive such amounts. | 2023-01-11T13:33:46Z | |
| 114-hconres-154 | 114 | hconres | 154 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment to the Constitution in the case of Buckley v. Valeo. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 0 | Expresses the sense of Congress that the Supreme Court misinterpreted the First Amendment in the case of Buckley v. Valeo because the decision failed to recognize: (1) that the unlimited spending of large amounts of money on elections has a corrosive effect on the electoral process not simply because of direct transactions between those who give large amounts of money and candidates and elected officials but because the presence of unlimited amounts of money corrupts the process on a more fundamental level; and (2) other legitimate state interests which justify limiting money in campaigns, including the need to preserve the integrity of our republican form of government, restore public confidence in government, and ensure all citizens a more equal opportunity to participate in the political process. | 2023-01-11T13:33:09Z | |
| 114-hr-6054 | 114 | hr | 6054 | American Parks American Products Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. | House | Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] | NY | D | I000057 | 0 | American Parks American Products Act The bill instructs: (1) the Department of the Interior to ensure that all items offered for sale in any gift shop or visitor's center in a unit of the National Park System are produced in the United States, and (2) the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to similarly ensure that all items offered for sale in any NARA gift shop are produced in the United States. | 2023-01-11T13:33:47Z | |
| 114-hr-6057 | 114 | hr | 6057 | Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 0 | Ethics in Foreign Lobbying Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures in federal elections by multicandidate political committees or separate segregated funds sponsored by foreign-controlled corporations and associations (at least 50% owned by a non-U.S. citizen or foreign national). Ownership and operating fund reporting requirements are set forth. A foreign national Floor Agenda Team may not participate in the decision-making process of any person's election-related activities (such as those of a corporation, labor organization, or political committee). The bill establishes within the Federal Election Commission (FEC) a clearinghouse of existing public information regarding the political activities of foreign principals and agents of foreign principals. The Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 is amended to: (1) revise foreign agents' supplemental reporting requirements, and (2) provide civil penalties for specified reporting violations. | 2023-01-11T13:33:47Z | |
| 114-s-3337 | 114 | s | 3337 | Modernizing Government Travel Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 4 | Modernizing Government Travel Act This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to prescribe regulations to provide for the reimbursement of federal employees traveling on official business for the use of a transportation network company or an innovative mobility technology company. The Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall prescribe such regulations regarding the reimbursement of judicial branch employees. An "innovative mobility technology company" is an entity that applies technology to expand and enhance available transportation choices, better manage demand for transportation services, and provide alternatives to driving alone. A "transportation network company" is an entity that uses a digital network to connect riders to drivers. Each agency shall submit to the General Services Administration (GSA) by November 31 of each year an analysis of the total costs of transportation service by type and of the total number of trips using each transportation type for official travel. By January 31 of each year, the GSA shall submit to the OMB and specified congressional committees: an examination of the data and analyses on employee travel and transportation submitted by specified federal departments and agencies with Chief Financial Officers, a survey of such data and analyses for other agencies, and a description of any regulations or changes in employee travel and transportation regulations promulgated during the previous year. | 2023-01-11T13:33:34Z | |
| 114-s-3345 | 114 | s | 3345 | A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the "Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5845; text of measure as introduced: CR S5845) | Senate | Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000563 | 1 | Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the "Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building." | 2023-01-11T13:33:34Z | |
| 114-s-3348 | 114 | s | 3348 | Presidential Tax Transparency Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-15 | 2016-09-19 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 633. | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 10 | Presidential Tax Transparency Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require each candidate of a major party for the office of President to file with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) a copy of the candidate's income tax returns for the three most recent taxable years for which such a return has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service as of the date of the nomination. If a candidate has not filed with the FEC such income tax returns within 30 days after the nomination date, the FEC shall request the Department of the Treasury to furnish the returns. A tax return furnished to the FEC by a candidate or by Treasury shall be treated in the same manner as a report filed by the candidate and, except for the appropriate redaction of certain information, shall be made publicly available at the same time and in the same manner as other reports and statements. The bill sets forth a special rule for disclosure of tax returns in 2016 by a presidential candidate who is nominated for the general election in November 2016 and was so nominated before the enactment of this bill. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the FEC to disclose to the public the applicable tax returns of any person who has been nominated as a candidate of a major party. Treasury shall furnish the FEC with copies of any requested returns. | 2018-06-02T07:48:14Z | |
| 114-hr-6026 | 114 | hr | 6026 | To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require each candidate for nomination or election to the office of President or Vice President to include in the financial disclosure reports the candidate is required to file under such Act a statement regarding whether or not the Secretary of the Treasury is in the process of auditing any of the candidate's individual Federal income tax returns. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-14 | 2016-09-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] | CA | D | H001068 | 41 | This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require candidates for nomination or election to the office of President or Vice President to include in financial disclosure reports a statement from the Department of the Treasury indicating whether or not the Internal Revenue Service is in the process of auditing any of the candidates' individual federal income tax returns, and, if so, the year of the tax return involved. Each candidate who won the nomination of a political party for election to the office of President or Vice President in 2016 must comply with this bill by September 26, 2016. | 2023-01-11T13:33:48Z | |
| 114-hr-6004 | 114 | hr | 6004 | Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-13 | 2016-09-26 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] | TX | R | H001073 | 7 | Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2016 or the MGT Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes in each covered agency (specified agencies for which there are Chief Financial Officers) an information technology system modernization and working capital fund which may be used for necessary expenses for the agency to: improve, retire, or replace existing information technology systems to improve efficiency and effectiveness; transition to cloud computing and innovative platforms and technologies; assist and support efforts to provide adequate, risk-based, and cost-effective information technology capabilities that address evolving threats to information security; and reimburse amounts transferred from the Information Technology Modernization Fund (ITMF) (established under this bill), with the approval of the agency's Chief Information Officer (CIO). Deposits into such fund may include reprogrammed or transferred amounts available for the operation and maintenance of legacy information technology systems. Each agency shall prioritize amounts within such fund to be used initially for cost savings activities approved by the agency's Chief Information Officer. Amounts deposited into an IT working capital fund shall be available for obligation for three years after the date of such deposit. Each agency, by one year after this Act's enactment and every six months thereafter, shall submit to the OMB a list of each information technology investment funded by, and a summary of the obligations, expenditures, and unused balances of, the agency's IT working capital fund. The OMB shall make such information publicly available on a website. (Sec. 4) The bill establishes the ITMF for technology related activities, to improve information technology, and to enhance cybersecurity across the federal government. The ITMF shall be administered by the General Services Administration (GSA) in accordance with guidance established by, and with the concurrence of, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The GSA shall: transfer amounts… | 2023-01-11T13:33:49Z | |
| 114-hr-6009 | 114 | hr | 6009 | Federal Agency Mail Management Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-13 | 2016-12-01 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] | OK | R | R000604 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Federal Agency Mail Management Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014 to require the General Services Administration (GSA) to provide guidance and assistance to federal agencies for effective mail processing. The GSA: (1) must promote economy and efficiency in the selection and utilization of space, staff, equipment, and supplies for federal mail processing facilities; and (2) may inspect the mail processing practices and programs of federal agencies for purposes of recommending improvements. The bill also provides authority for the GSA to set goals for the establishment and maintenance of federal records management systems or techniques. | 2023-01-11T13:33:49Z | |
| 114-hres-866 | 114 | hres | 866 | Expressing support for designation of the month of September as "National Voting Rights Month". | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-13 | 2016-09-21 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5791-5792) | House | Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] | TX | D | V000131 | 4 | Supports the designation of National Voting Rights Month. | 2023-01-11T13:33:37Z | |
| 114-hr-5995 | 114 | hr | 5995 | GAO Civilian Task and Delivery Order Protest Authority Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-12 | 2016-12-14 | Became Public Law No: 114-260. | House | Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] | NC | R | M001187 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) GAO Civilian Task and Delivery Order Protest Authority Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill makes permanent the Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) authority to hear a contractor's protest regarding the issuance or proposed issuance of a civilian federal agency's task or delivery order contract for the procurement of services or property valued in excess of $10 million. (Under current law, the GAO's jurisdiction over protests relating to federal defense contracts is already permanent, but the protest authority for civilian federal agency contracts is scheduled to expire after September 30, 2016.) | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 114-s-3309 | 114 | s | 3309 | Voter Empowerment Act of 2015 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-12 | 2016-09-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 12 | Voter Empowerment Act of 2015 Voter Registration Modernization Act of 2015 Amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA) to require states to make available websites for online voter registration. Authorizes automated voter registration of certain individuals and establishes other initiatives to promote voter registration, such as same-day registration and voter registration of individuals under 18 years of age. Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration. Amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to establish requirements for states to promote access to voter registration and voting for individuals with disabilities, including a single office for providing related information. Directs the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to make grants for pilot programs enabling individuals with disabilities to register to vote and vote privately and independently at their own residences. Reauthorizes the program of grants to state and local governments to assure voting access for individuals with disabilities. Prohibits state or local election officials from preventing an individual from registering or voting in any federal election (voter caging), or from permitting a formal challenge under state law to an individual's registration status or eligibility to vote. Prohibits a person from knowingly and willfully attempting to or depriving or defrauding the residents of a state of the right to vote by the communication of election-related information that is known to be materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent. Increases the penalty for voter intimidation. Declares that the right of a U.S. citizen to vote in any federal election shall not be denied or abridged because of a criminal conviction unless he or she is serving a felony sentence in a correctional institution at the time of the election. Requires each state to notify an individual convicted of a criminal offense under state law, upon release from state custody or upon sentence to pro… | 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z | |
| 114-hr-5982 | 114 | hr | 5982 | Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-09 | 2016-11-28 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | I000056 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Congressional Review Act to allow Congress to consider a joint resolution to disapprove multiple regulations that federal agencies have submitted for congressional review within the last 60 legislative days of a session of Congress during the final year of a President's term. Congress may disapprove a group of such regulations together (i.e., "en bloc") instead of the current procedure of considering only one regulation at a time. | 2023-01-11T13:33:50Z | |
| 114-hr-5948 | 114 | hr | 5948 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, California, as the "Jonathan 'J.D.' De Guzman Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-07 | 2016-12-16 | Became Public Law No: 114-306. | House | Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] | CA | D | D000598 | 52 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 830 Kuhn Drive in Chula Vista, California, as the "Jonathan 'J.D.' De Guzman Post Office Building." | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 114-hr-5938 | 114 | hr | 5938 | To amend title 4, United States Code, to permit the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-06 | 2016-09-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 0 | This bill requires the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff upon the death of the Mayor of the District of Columbia, by order of the President, from the day of death until interment. | 2023-01-11T13:33:52Z | |
| 114-hres-842 | 114 | hres | 842 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist attacks launched against the United States on September 11, 2001, on the 15th anniversary of that date. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-06 | 2016-09-09 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] | CA | R | M001165 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes September 11 as a day of solemn commemoration. Extends deepest sympathies to the innocent victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and their families, friends, and loved ones. Honors the heroism and sacrifices of U.S. military and civilian personnel and their families in defense of their country. Credits the heroism of first responders, law enforcement personnel, state and local officials, volunteers, and others who aided the victims of the attacks. Thanks the leaders and citizens of nations who have assisted and continue to stand in solidarity with the United States against terrorism in the aftermath of the attacks. Commends the military and intelligence personnel involved in the removal of Osama bin Laden. Reasserts a commitment to opposing violent extremism against American interests and to providing the U.S. military, intelligence, and law enforcement communities with the resources and support to do so. Vows to continue to identify, intercept, and disrupt terrorists and their activities. Reaffirms that the American people will never forget the sacrifices made on September 11, 2001, or bow to terrorist demands. Declares that Congress stands adjourned out of respect to the victims of the attacks. | 2023-01-11T13:33:38Z | |
| 114-hres-846 | 114 | hres | 846 | Calling on Congress to enact a new preclearance formula for the Voting Rights Act and condemning voter suppression laws enacted by States and political subdivisions. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-09-06 | 2016-09-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. | House | Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | N000147 | 22 | Calls on Congress to enact a new preclearance formula for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, based on the Voting Rights Amendment Act and the Voting Rights Advancement Act. Condemns the use by states and political subdivisions of specified voter suppression laws and techniques. | 2023-01-11T13:33:38Z | |
| 114-hr-5920 | 114 | hr | 5920 | Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-21 | 2016-11-29 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 657. | House | Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] | MD | D | C000984 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act (Sec. 2) This bill extends federal contractor whistle-blower protections to employees of: (1) personal services contractors working on defense contracts (currently, the protections apply to employees of defense contractors, subcontractors, grantees, or subgrantees); and (2) personal services contractors or subgrantees working on federal civilian contracts (currently, the protections apply to employees of civilian contractors, subcontractors, or grantees). The civilian contractor protections, which are currently in effect as a pilot program, are made permanent. The bill extends the prohibition against reimbursement of legal fees incurred in defending against reprisal claims brought by whistle-blowers to defense and civilian subcontractors and personal services contractors. | 2023-01-11T13:33:18Z | |
| 114-hr-5922 | 114 | hr | 5922 | Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-21 | 2016-07-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL-8] | IL | D | D000622 | 2 | Saving Federal Dollars Through Better Use of Government Purchase and Travel Cards Act of 2016 This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to develop a strategy to expand the use of data analytics in managing government purchase and travel charge card programs for the purpose of: identifying questionable transactions and developing enhanced tools and methods for agency use in identifying questionable transactions and recovering improper payments; identifying potential opportunities for agencies to further leverage administrative process streamlining and cost reduction from purchase and travel card use; developing a set of purchase and travel card metrics and benchmarks for high risk activities to assist agency purchase and travel card management and oversight activities; and developing a plan to create a library of analytics tools and data sources for use by agencies. The OMB must issue guidance on improving information sharing by government agencies, including by: (1) requiring relevant officials to identify and communicate information about high-risk activities; (2) requiring appropriate agency officials to review the reports issued by charge card-issuing banks on questionable transaction activity and suspicious timing or amounts of cash withdrawals or advances; and (3) providing for the appropriate sharing of information related to potential questionable transactions, fraud schemes, and high risk activities with GSA's Office of Charge Card Management and appropriate federal officials. The GSA and the OMB must establish a purchase and travel charge card data management group to develop and share best practices. The GSA shall report on further potential savings opportunities for government agencies under the federal charge card programs. | 2023-01-11T13:33:18Z | |
| 114-hr-5779 | 114 | hr | 5779 | Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-09-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology. | House | Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] | PA | D | B001227 | 9 | Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2016 This bill requires the chief state election official of each state to establish and operate a system of automatic registration for the registration of eligible individuals to vote for elections for federal office in the state. The chief state election official shall ensure that all individuals who are eligible to be, but are not currently, registered to vote in federal elections in the state is promptly registered to vote, unless the individual declines registration by providing appropriate notice. Each contributing agency in a state, including the state motor vehicle authority, shall assist the state's chief election official in registering to vote all eligible individuals the agency serves. For each individual already listed in a contributing agency's records, and for whom the agency retains specified personal information, the agency shall promptly transmit that information to the appropriate state election official. No individual shall be prosecuted under any federal law, or adversely affected in any civil adjudication concerning immigration status or naturalization, or by an allegation in any legal proceeding that an individual who is not a U.S. citizen is removable or inadmissible: for notifying an election official of the individual's automatic registration; on the grounds that the individual is not an eligible voter and has been automatically registered to vote under this bill; or because the individual has been automatically registered to vote at the incorrect address. The bill allows correction of registration information at the polling place. Each state shall ensure that application for or any update to voter registration can be done online. The Election Assistance Commission shall make grants to each eligible state to assist it in implementing this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:33:23Z | |
| 114-hr-5792 | 114 | hr | 5792 | MOVE IT Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] | TX | R | H001073 | 8 | Modernizing Outdated and Vulnerable Equipment and Information Technology Act of 2016 or MOVE IT Act This bill prohibits a covered agency (specified agencies for which there are Chief Financial Officers) from storing or processing government information on a federal information system with any cloud service provider unless the provider has an authorization to operate a cloud computing service from the agency or the Joint Authorization Board. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) may waive the applicability of such prohibition to any national security system in the interest of national security and shall submit a statement justifying such waiver. The ODNI shall: (1) coordinate with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Office (FRAMPO) to establish mandatory guidelines for the submission of an application for such an authorization that shall streamline and accelerate the accreditation process; (2) host a public-private industry cloud commercial working group representing cloud service providers, which shall provide recommendations directly to FRAMPO's Program Management Office and Joint Authorization Board regarding their operations, processes improvements, and best practices; (3) establish key performance metrics for FRAMPO; (4) report on the effectiveness and efficiency of FRAMPO; and (5) assess cloud computing opportunities and issue policies and guidelines for the adoption of government-wide programs providing for a standardized approach to security assessment and operational authorization for cloud computing products and services. There is established in each such agency an information technology system modernization and working capital fund for necessary expenses: for the replacement of a legacy information technology system; for the transition to cloud computing and innovative platforms and technologies; to assist and support efforts to provide information technology capabilities that address evolving threats to information security; and for developmental, modernizatio… | 2023-01-11T13:33:23Z | |
| 114-hr-5793 | 114 | hr | 5793 | Citizenship Empowerment Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-13] | PA | D | B001296 | 0 | Citizenship Empowerment Act This bill amends the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to direct the chief election official of a state to distribute mail voter registration application forms to each person who becomes a U.S. citizen at a naturalization ceremony in that state at the ceremony's conclusion. The Department of Homeland Security shall implement procedures necessary to enable state chief election officers to carry out this requirement. | 2023-01-11T13:33:23Z | |
| 114-hr-5798 | 114 | hr | 5798 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the "Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-12-16 | Became Public Law No: 114-303. | House | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | S001145 | 17 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the "Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building." | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 114-hr-5819 | 114 | hr | 5819 | Vote By Mail Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] | OR | D | B000574 | 2 | Vote by Mail Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states to allow voting in federal elections to be by mail without additional conditions or requirements, except a deadline for returning the ballot. States must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election. The U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots mailed by a state expeditiously and free of postage. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 is amended to authorize automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities. | 2023-01-11T13:33:22Z | |
| 114-hr-5839 | 114 | hr | 5839 | Public Online Information Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3] | NY | D | I000057 | 1 | Public Online Information Act of 2016 This bill establishes a Public Online Information Advisory Committee to: (1) coordinate the government's efforts to make information from all three branches of government available on the Internet, and (2) issue nonbinding guidelines on how the government should make public information available. The government must make public records available on the Internet at no charge, except as imposed by federal law before this bill's enactment. The bill requires: (1) public records to be permanently available on the Internet; (2) current information technology to be applied to the formats and means through which records are made available; and (3) each agency to publish on the Internet a searchable, machine-processable list of all records it makes publicly available. The bill delineates the roles of the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Electronic Government, and the chief information officers of independent regulatory agencies. It allows exceptions to the Internet publication requirement, including a process for an agency's request for an exception to be granted if: (1) there is a clear and convincing reason for the record to not be made available on the Internet, and (2) the harm caused by disclosure significantly outweighs the public's interest in having the record available on the Internet. Inspectors general must periodically review agency compliance. Private individuals or organizations may file a complaint in federal court if an agency denies a request to place public records on the Internet. The bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) judicial and legislative agencies adopt or adapt the advisory committee's recommendations, and (2) the Government Publishing Office make all of its publications permanently available on the Internet in a multiplicity of formats. | 2023-01-11T13:33:21Z | |
| 114-hr-5873 | 114 | hr | 5873 | To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the "R.E. Thomason Federal Building and United States Courthouse". | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-12-08 | Became Public Law No: 114-252. | House | Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] | TX | D | O000170 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This bill designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the "R. E. Thomason Federal Building and United States Courthouse." | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 114-hr-5876 | 114 | hr | 5876 | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | 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. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] | IL | D | Q000023 | 8 | Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to establish and maintain a website that provides the public free electronic access to all congressionally mandated reports within 30 calendar days after submission to Congress. Each federal agency shall publish congressionally mandated reports on such website. A report submitted for publication may only be changed or removed, with the exception of technical changes, by the agency concerned with the express, written consent of the chairman of each congressional committee to which the report is submitted. Each agency: (1) must redact from such a report any information that may not be publicly released under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), (2) may withhold information otherwise required to be disclosed pursuant to this bill only if the agency reasonably foresees that disclosure would harm an interest protected by FOIA exemptions or if disclosure is prohibited by law, and (3) shall consider whether partial disclosure of information is possible whenever full disclosure is not and take reasonable steps necessary to segregate and release nonexempt information. | 2023-01-11T13:33:20Z | |
| 114-hr-5884 | 114 | hr | 5884 | Campaign Spending Integrity Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. | House | Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] | CA | D | R000599 | 0 | Campaign Spending Integrity Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a candidate for election to federal office from using amounts contributed to the candidate's campaign to make payments to vendors owned or controlled by the candidate. | 2023-01-11T13:33:20Z | |
| 114-hr-5889 | 114 | hr | 5889 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Chalan Kanoa VLG in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, as the "Segundo T. Sablan and CNMI Fallen Military Heroes Post Office Building". | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-12-16 | Became Public Law No: 114-305. | House | Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] | MP | D | S001177 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Chalan Kanoa VLG in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, as the "Segundo T. Sablan and CNMI Fallen Military Heroes Post Office Building." | 2023-04-24T20:39:47Z | |
| 114-hr-5908 | 114 | hr | 5908 | Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] | FL | R | Y000065 | 4 | Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2016 or FEAA This bill allows federal agencies, under Office of Personnel Management regulations, to remove certain employees from civil service or to reduce their grade or pay. An employee may appeal within 7 days to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), which must refer the case to an administrative judge to expedite a final decision within 45 days after the MSPB receives the appeal. If the administrative judge cannot reach a decision within 45 days, the removal or reduction becomes final. But the MSPB must explain to Congress why a decision was not issued. | 2023-01-11T13:33:19Z | |
| 114-hres-833 | 114 | hres | 833 | Recommending the designation of the first Wednesday of December as "Government Customer Service Day". | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] | TX | D | C001063 | 2 | Encourages: (1) the executive branch to find innovative ways to instill a culture of customer centered service, and (2) each agency to recognize employees who deliver outstanding levels of service to the public. | 2023-01-11T13:33:17Z | |
| 114-s-3213 | 114 | s | 3213 | Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] | OK | R | L000575 | 3 | Judgment Fund Transparency and Terrorism Financing Prevention Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to disclose details after payments are made from the Judgment Fund. (The Judgment Fund is a permanent and indefinite appropriation to pay judgments against the United States.) Unless the disclosure is prohibited by law or a court order, Treasury must disclose to the public on a website: the agency or entity whose actions gave rise to the claim or judgment, the plaintiff or claimant, the counsel for the plaintiff or claimant, the amount paid, a description of the facts that gave rise to the claim, and the agency that submitted the claim. If the payment is made to a foreign state, Treasury must also disclose: the method of payment; the currency denomination used for the payment; and the name and location of each financial institution owned or controlled by a foreign state or an agent of a foreign state through which the payment passed, from which the payment was withdrawn, or that is holding the payment. No payments from the fund may be made to a state sponsor of terrorism. | 2023-01-11T13:33:13Z | |
| 114-s-3214 | 114 | s | 3214 | Vote By Mail Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5165-5166) | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 1 | Vote by Mail Act of 2017 This bill amends the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states to allow voting in federal elections to be by mail without additional conditions or requirements, except a deadline for returning the ballot. States must mail ballots to individuals registered to vote in a federal election not later than two weeks before the election. The U.S. Postal Service must carry ballots mailed by a state expeditiously and free of postage. The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 is amended to authorize automatic voter registration of individuals through state motor vehicle authorities. | 2023-01-11T13:33:13Z | |
| 114-s-3250 | 114 | s | 3250 | Empowering Citizens Act | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 0 | Empowering Citizens Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to revise the public financing system for presidential primary and general elections occurring after January 1, 2018, and to establish a system of public financing of congressional elections. With respect to presidential primary elections, the bill: increases the amount of matching payments from a one-to-one to a six-to-one match for contributions by individuals of $200 or less; limits aggregate contributions to publicly-financed candidates to $1,000; establishes a $300 million limit on payments to publicly-financed candidates; requires primary candidates to certify that they have received matching contributions exceeding $25,000 (currently, $5,000) in each of 20 states, based on individual contributions not exceeding $200; prohibits a candidate and the candidate's authorized committee from accepting bundled contributions; requires publicly-financed candidates nominated for the office of President to apply for and accept payments under the general election financing system; and eliminates the expenditure limitation for candidates under the FECA. With respect to presidential general elections, the bill: revises eligibility requirements for public financing of general election candidates; prohibits general election candidates and their authorized committees from accepting bundled contributions; sets forth requirements for the use of qualified campaign contributions by candidates and their authorized committees; eliminates the expenditure limitation for candidates under the FECA; increases the amount of matching payments to from a one-to-one to a six-to-one match for contributions by individuals giving $200 or less; limits aggregate contributions to publicly-financed candidates to $1,000; establishes a $300 million limit on payments to publicly-financed candidates; and establishes an uniform date for the release of payments to candidates. The bill establishes a system for public… | 2023-01-11T13:33:12Z | |
| 114-s-3252 | 114 | s | 3252 | Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5168-5169) | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 3 | Automatic Voter Registration Act of 2016 This bill requires the chief state election official of each state to establish and operate a system of automatic registration for the registration of eligible individuals to vote for elections for federal office in the state. The chief state election official shall ensure that all individuals who are eligible to be, but are not currently, registered to vote in federal elections in the state is promptly registered to vote, unless the individual declines registration by providing appropriate notice. Each contributing agency in a state, including the state motor vehicle authority, shall assist the state's chief election official in registering to vote all eligible individuals the agency serves. For each individual already listed in a contributing agency's records, and for whom the agency retains specified personal information, the agency shall promptly transmit that information to the appropriate state election official. No individual shall be prosecuted under any federal law, or adversely affected in any civil adjudication concerning immigration status or naturalization, or by an allegation in any legal proceeding that an individual who is not a U.S. citizen is removable or inadmissible: for notifying an election official of the individual's automatic registration; on the grounds that the individual is not an eligible voter and has been automatically registered to vote under this bill; or because the individual has been automatically registered to vote at the incorrect address. The bill allows correction of registration information at the polling place. Each state shall ensure that application for or any update to voter registration can be done online. The Election Assistance Commission shall make grants to each eligible state to assist it in implementing this bill. | 2023-01-11T13:33:12Z | |
| 114-s-3263 | 114 | s | 3263 | Modernizing Outdated and Vulnerable Equipment and Information Technology Act of 2016 | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] | KS | R | M000934 | 3 | Modernizing Outdated and Vulnerable Equipment and Information Technology Act of 2016 or MOVE IT Act This bill prohibits a covered agency (specified agencies for which there are Chief Financial Officers) from storing or processing government information on a federal information system with any cloud service provider unless the provider has an authorization to operate a cloud computing service from the agency or the Joint Authorization Board. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) may waive the applicability of such prohibition to any national security system in the interest of national security and shall submit a statement justifying such waiver. The ODNI shall: (1) coordinate with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Office (FRAMPO) to establish mandatory guidelines for the submission of an application for such an authorization that shall streamline and accelerate the accreditation process; (2) host a public-private industry cloud commercial working group representing cloud service providers, which shall provide recommendations directly to FRAMPO's Program Management Office and Joint Authorization Board regarding their operations, processes improvements, and best practices; (3) establish key performance metrics for FRAMPO; (4) report on the effectiveness and efficiency of FRAMPO; and (5) assess cloud computing opportunities and issue policies and guidelines for the adoption of government-wide programs providing for a standardized approach to security assessment and operational authorization for cloud computing products and services. There is established in each such agency an information technology system modernization and working capital fund for necessary expenses: for the replacement of a legacy information technology system; for the transition to cloud computing and innovative platforms and technologies; to assist and support efforts to provide information technology capabilities that address evolving threats to information security; and for developmental, modernizatio… | 2023-01-11T13:33:11Z | |
| 114-sjres-37 | 114 | sjres | 37 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to the extent to which an employer may offer an inducement to an employee for the employee's spouse to provide information about the spouse's manifestation of disease or disorder in connection with an employer-sponsored wellness program. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 3 | This joint resolution disapproves the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to the extent to which an employer may offer an inducement to an employee for the employee's spouse to provide information about the spouse's manifestation of disease or disorder in connection with an employer-sponsored wellness program under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. Such rule shall have no effect. | 2023-01-11T13:33:10Z | |
| 114-sjres-38 | 114 | sjres | 38 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to the extent to which employers may use incentives to encourage employees to participate in wellness programs that ask the employees to respond to disability-related inquiries or undergo medical examinations. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 3 | This joint resolution disapproves the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to the extent to which employers may use incentives to encourage employees to participate in wellness programs that ask the employees to respond to disability-related inquiries or undergo medical examinations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Such rule shall have no effect. | 2023-01-11T13:33:10Z |
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