US Legislation | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
HB527	Intro Sine Die	Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act of 2017 This bill addresses the October 2, 2015, finding of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that the greater sage grouse is not an endangered or threatened species. Until September 30, 2027, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Natural Resources Committee
HB536	Intro Sine Die	Protection From Obamacare Mandates and Congressional Equity Act This bill withholds the salaries of Members of a house of Congress that has not agreed to a budget resolution for FY2018 by April 15, 2017, as required by the Congressional Budget Act of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Administration Committee
HJR26	Intro Sine Die	No Congressional Consent for President Donald J. Trump To Accept Foreign Emoluments of Any Kind Whatsoever This joint resolution declares that: the President, as holder of a federal office, is subject to the strict scrutiny of the Emoluments Clause o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E68)
HB565	Intro Sine Die	Save Christians from Genocide Act This bill recognizes that Christians and Yazidis in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, and Libya are targets of genocide. The Department of Homeland Security shall provide for expedited visa processing and shall ensure tha... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security
HB531	Intro Sine Die	S-Corp Access to Crowdfunding Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of S corporations, to exclude from the 100 shareholder limitation for such corporations individuals who acquired shares in an S corporation thr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Ways And Means Committee
HB478	Intro Sine Die	IRGC Terrorist Sanctions Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: (1) designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity, (2) impose sanctions against the IRGC, and (3) report to Congress on the results of such san... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H534)
HB525	Intro Sine Die	Cuba Agricultural Exports Act This bill amends the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 to exempt from prohibitions against U.S. assistance to Cuba: (1) any exports under the market access program, the export credit guarantee pro... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Foreign Affairs Committee
HR48	Intro Sine Die	Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 3) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 20... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB176	Intro Sine Die	New IDEA Act New Illegal Deduction Elimination Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny a tax deduction for wages and benefits paid to or on behalf of an unauthorized alien. The bill also extends to six years the period for assessing an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security
HB540	Intro Sine Die	Presidential Tax Disclosure Act of 2017 7 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 Re... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
HB51	Intro Sine Die	Funding for Student Scholarships for the 1890s Land-Grant African-American Colleges and Universities Act This bill amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish and provide funding for a grant prog... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Committee
HB150	Intro Sine Die	PROTECT Act of 2017 Providing Rewards for Outstanding Tips to Expose Crimes in Technology Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish and publicize a cybercrime reward program for individuals who provide information leading t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
HB528	Intro Sine Die	Stop Act This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit an individual holding federal office from soliciting funds directly from any person: (1) for or on behalf of any political committee, or (2) for or on the behalf of any p... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Administration Committee
HB568	Intro Sine Die	FAIR Act Financial Accountability in Reporting Act t This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require an individual who filed a financial disclosure report as a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, or Member of Congr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
HB545	Intro Sine Die	United States Commission on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Act of 2017 This bill establishes the United States Commission on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to investigate and address any practices on the p... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Energy And Commerce Committee
HB516	Intro Sine Die	Tax Benefit for Homeownership Clarification Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the limitation on the mortgage interest deduction for the acquisition indebtedness of certain taxpayers. (Acquisition indebtedness is indebtedness th... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Ways And Means Committee
HB250	Intro Sine Die	Judicial Administration and Improvement Act of 2016 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) a new Ninth Circuit, to be composed of California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands; and... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet
HB524	Intro Sine Die	End Trafficking of the Terminated Unborn Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the use of tissue from an induced abortion for research conducted or supported by the National Institutes of Health on the transplantation... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Energy And Commerce Committee
SCR3	Engross Sine Die	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026. Establishes the congressional budget for the f... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB557	Intro Sine Die	FCC "ABCs" Act of 2017 This bill amends Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in the case of a proposed or final rule (including a proposed or final amendment to an existing rule) that may have an economica... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Energy And Commerce Committee
HCR9	Intro Sine Die	Expressing the sense of Congress that a day should be designated as "National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day". Expresses the sense of Congress that a National Voting Rights Act Mobilization Day should be designated to: (1) remind all Americans of... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
HB521	Intro Sine Die	Protection from Insurance Exchange Monopolies Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage any individual residing in a county with fewer than two health insurance issuers... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Ways And Means Committee
HR52	Intro Sine Die	Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives. Elects specified Members to the following House Committees: (1) Agriculture; (2) the Budget; (3) Foreign Affairs; (4) Natural Resources; (5) Oversight and Government Ref... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB177	Intro Sine Die	To bar Supreme Court decisions in certain Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act cases from citation. This bill bars the Supreme Court from citing for the purpose of precedence [sic] in all future cases the following Supreme Court decisions conce... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice
HB579	Intro Sine Die	Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue commemorative coins that emblemize the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali. Surcharges received from the sale of these coins shall be paid to: (1) the... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Financial Services Committee
HB197	Intro Sine Die	To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho. This bill requires the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the district of Idaho. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet
HB564	Intro Sine Die	Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt traditional large and premium cigars from regulation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and fr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Energy And Commerce Committee
HB563	Intro Sine Die	Unaffordable Care Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage an individual who: (1) resides in a location with fewer than two qualified health plans offered through an e... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Ways And Means Committee
HB562	Intro Sine Die	Obamacare Regressive Tax Relief Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the penalties for individuals who fail to maintain the minimum essential health insurance coverage required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Ways And Means Committee
HB533	Intro Sine Die	Corporate Rate Equality and Trade Empowerment Jobs Act of 2017 Create Jobs Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to lower the rate of tax on the taxable income of corporations to the greater of: (1) 10%, or (2) the rate that is 5% below the ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Ways And Means Committee
HB517	Intro Sine Die	Ensure Fair Prices in Title Insurance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to exempt affiliated business arrangements from the prohibitions against kickbacks and unearned fees so long as no fee, kickback, or ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Financial Services Committee
HB567	Intro Sine Die	RIGGED Act Relatives in Government Getting Employment Dishonorably Act This bill amends federal civil service law to revise the restrictions on the employment of relatives to: (1) make such restrictions applicable to the White House Office and the Ex... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Oversight And Government Reform Committee
HB575	Intro Sine Die	Cosmetic Modernization Amendments of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to set forth provisions governing the regulation of cosmetics by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including requiring the registration of manuf... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Energy And Commerce Committee
HB566	Intro Sine Die	Terror-Free Skies Act This bill requires the President to report to specified congressional committees every 180 days on the Iranian government's use of commercial aircraft and related services for illicit military or other activities during the past... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Foreign Affairs Committee
HB163	Intro Sine Die	Gun Manufacturers Accountability Act This bill amends the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act to repeal provisions that prohibit state or federal civil actions or administrative proceedings from being brought against firearm or ammunition manuf... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice
HB173	Intro Sine Die	Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal, beginning with taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, the excise tax on employer-sponsored health care coverage for which there is an ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Subcommittee on Health
HB551	Intro Sine Die	Care for All Act of 2017 This bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to allow catastrophic plans to be offered as qualified health plans to any individual in the individual or group market. (Qualified health plans are sold on heal... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Energy And Commerce Committee
HB207	Intro Sine Die	To resolve title issues involving real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Grant Program. The bill vests title to real property and equipment acquired using funds provided under the Alaska Kiln Drying Gra... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Conservation and Forestry Committee
HB543	Intro Sine Die	Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Americans Act This bill amend title XI (General Provisions) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, in approving Medicaid demonstration projects, to: prioritize projects tha... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Energy And Commerce Committee
HB187	Intro Sine Die	Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a visa waiver program for the United States Virgin Islands for individuals who are a national of a country that is a member or an associate membe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security
HB196	Intro Sine Die	Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judgeship and Reorganization Act of 2017 This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into: (1) the Ninth Circuit, composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands; and (2) the Twe... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-13 To House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet
HB82	Intro Sine Die	Criminal Alien Deportation Enforcement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit financial assistance to a foreign country that refuses or unreasonably delays the acceptance of an alien who: (1) is a citizen, subject... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-12 To House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security
HB41	Intro Sine Die	POWERS Act of 2017 Preventing Overreach Within the Executive Rulemaking System Act of 2017 This bill prohibits publication or service of a rule for 60 days following the date of the publication of the notice of proposed rulemaking for such rule. If, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-12 To House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law
SR14	Intro Sine Die	A resolution commending the Clemson University Tigers football team for winning the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship. Commends the Clemson University Tigers for winning the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-12 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S320)
HB135	Intro Sine Die	Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to provide criminal penalties for intentional failures to provide required notices regarding security breaches of computerized data that there is reason to believe res... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-12 To House Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law
SB107	Intro Sine Die	Safeguard Israel Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the U.S. government from making any voluntary or assessed contributions to the United Nations (U.N.) or any U.N. organization until the President certifies to Congress that Security Council Resolution ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-12 To Senate Foreign Relations Committee
SR13	Intro Sine Die	A resolution recognizing the historical importance of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) Associate Justice Clarence Thomas is a historically significant African-American who has made an im... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-12 To Senate Judiciary Committee
HB482	Intro Sine Die	Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2017 This bill nullifies: the final Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule entitled "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" and any successor rule substantially similar to it, and the notice re... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-12 To House Financial Services Committee
SB136	Intro Sine Die	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act This bill modifies the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park in Georgia to include approximately eight acres identified as Wallis House and Harriston Hill. The ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-12 To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
SB145	Intro Sine Die	National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act This bill addresses the mine permitting process. Under the bill, projects that provide minerals vital to job creation, energy infrastructure, American economic competitiveness, and national secu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2017-01-12 To Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee