| SB3386 | Engross
Sine Die | Silver Star Service Banner Day Act (Sec. 3) This bill designates May 1 as Silver Star Service Banner Day.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-01
Held at the desk. |
| HB6186 | Engross
Sine Die | Follow the Rules Act (Sec. 2) This bill extends the prohibition 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 wo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-01
Received in the Senate. |
| HB6393 | Engross
Sine Die | Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes FY2017 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities of: the Office of the Director of National ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-01
Received in the Senate. |
| HB6316 | Intro
Sine Die | VET Bonus Act Veterans Earned Their Bonus Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-01
To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel |
| HB6320 | Intro
Sine Die | Give Veterans Home Loan Choices Act of 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-01
To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel |
| HB6319 | Intro
Sine Die | National Guard Pay Integrity Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-01
To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel |
| SB2201 | Intro
Sine Die | Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2016 This bill places primary responsibility on the Department of State for coordinating a whole-of-government effort to expand U.S. efforts in trade capacity building. "Trade facilitation" shall mean U.S. bilate...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-01
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 694. |
| HB6410 | Intro
Sine Die | To prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-01
To House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans |
| HB2992 | Engross
Sine Die | Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal to the U.S...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-01
Received in the Senate. |
| HB6312 | Intro
Sine Die | ALLOW Act Alternatives to Licensing that Lower Obstacles to Work Act of 2016 This bill declares, for purposes of establishing an individual's authorization to engage in an occupation on a military installation located on federally-owned land, that th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-12-01
To House Subcommittee on Military Personnel |
| HB4757 | Engross
Sine Die | To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for headstones, markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal of Honor and are buried in private cemeteries....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Received in the Senate. |
| HB5422 | Engross
Sine Die | To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 to eliminate the provision that specifies that Department of Health and Hum...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Received in the Senate. |
| HB5458 | Engross
Sine Die | Veterans TRICARE Choice Act of 2016 This bill allows, as of January 1, 2017, an individual who is eligible to be a covered beneficiary entitled to health care benefits under the TRICARE program (a Department of Defense [DOD] managed health care progr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Received in the Senate. |
| HB5160 | Engross
Sine Die | To amend title 40, United States Code, to include as part of the buildings and grounds of the National Gallery of Art any buildings and other areas within the boundaries of any real estate or other property interests acquired by the National Gallery ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Received in the Senate. |
| HB3286 | Engross
Sine Die | HIRE Vets Act Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Labor to establish a HIRE Vets Medallion Program to solicit voluntary information from employers for pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Received in the Senate. |
| HB3683 | Intro
Sine Die | African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish within the National Park Service (NPS) a U.S. Civil Rights Network that encompasses: (1) all NPS units and programs that relate to the Af...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| HB5129 | Intro
Sine Die | GO Act Guides and Outfitters Act This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances in which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may: (1) issue special recreation permits for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| HB5600 | Engross
Sine Die | No Hero Left Untreated Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy technology to larger populations of veterans suffering from pos...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Received in the Senate. |
| HB5843 | Engross
Sine Die | United States-Israel Cybersecurity Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a grant program to support cybersecurity research and development, and the demonstration and com...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Received in the Senate. |
| HB5166 | Engross
Sine Die | WINGMAN Act Working to Integrate Networks Guaranteeing Member Access Now Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide an accredited, permanent congressional employee with read-only remote access to the electronic Veterans ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Received in the Senate. |
| HB6135 | Engross
Sine Die | 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". This bill designates the federal building and U.S. courthous...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Received in the Senate. |
| HB799 | Intro
Sine Die | North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act Amends the National Trails System Act to extend the North Country National Scenic Trail into Vermont.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| SB3438 | Engross
Sine Die | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project in Reno, Nevada. This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project that consists of seismic, life ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Veterans' Affairs Committee |
| HB6405 | Intro
Sine Die | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for one year the exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until January 1, 2018, the exclusion fr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SB3485 | Intro
Sine Die | Stalling Mass Damaging Hacking Act of 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| HB6408 | Intro
Sine Die | Building Efficiently Act of 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SB3487 | Intro
Sine Die | Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To Senate Finance Committee |
| HB6412 | Intro
Sine Die | Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee |
| HB6403 | Intro
Sine Die | CORE Act Creating Opportunities for Rural Economies Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require at least 5% of the new markets tax credit limitation to be allocated to community development entities in connection with certain investment...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6413 | Intro
Sine Die | Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate: (1) the $1 billion per incident limitation on expenditures from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for cleanup of oil spills, (2) the $500 mill...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6407 | Intro
Sine Die | VA Management Alignment Act of 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity |
| SB3486 | Intro
Sine Die | Presidential Innovation Fellows Program Act of 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee |
| HB6411 | Intro
Sine Die | Clean Water Protection Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee |
| SB3488 | Intro
Sine Die | SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017 [sic] 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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To Senate Rules And Administration Committee |
| HB6406 | Intro
Sine Die | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the exclusion from gross income of discharge of qualified principal residence indebtedness. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend until January 1, 2019, the exclusion f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6409 | Intro
Sine Die | SuperPAC Elimination Act of 2017 [sic] 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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Administration Committee |
| HB6414 | Intro
Sine Die | Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee |
| HB6404 | Intro
Sine Die | Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act of 2016 This bill establishes circumstances under which an occupational therapist may conduct the initial assessment visit for an individual who is eligible for home health services under Medicare. Specifically, a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Energy And Commerce Committee |
| SB461 | Engross
Sine Die | Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2016 Authorizes the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to enter into agreements with certain persons for the CBP to provide customs, agricultural processing, border security, or inspection-r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Held at the desk. |
| HB5920 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 d...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 657. |
| SB2325 | Engross
Sine Die | Digital Coast Act This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a constituent-driven Digital Coast program. (This program currently exists under NOAA to provide data, tools, and training that communities u...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
Held at the desk. |
| HB6397 | Intro
Sine Die | Protection of Military Airfields from Wind Turbine Encroachment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make new wind facilities located near certain military installations ineligible for the tax credits for: (1) electricity produced from r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SB3483 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 legis...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
To Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee |
| SB3484 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
To Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee |
| HB6398 | Intro
Sine Die | To amend the Small Business Act to provide for the inclusion of unmarried women in the criteria for awarding a grant to a women's business center. This bill amends the Small Business Act to revise the Small Business Administration's criteria for awar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
To House Small Business Committee |
| HB6395 | Intro
Sine Die | ROSIE Act Realizing Opportunity for Spouses in Employment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the spouses of active duty members of the Armed Forces from being counted as employees to determine if an employer is an applicable lar...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6402 | Intro
Sine Die | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to avoid duplicative annual reporting, and for other purposes.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HB6396 | Intro
Sine Die | Retirement Security for American Workers Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HB6399 | Intro
Sine Die | Fixing Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SB827 | Intro
Sine Die | Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require intermediate providers that offer the capability to transmit voice communications and signaling information from one destinat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-28
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687. |
