| 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 |
| HCR176 | Intro
Sine Die | Honoring in praise and remembrance the extraordinary life, steady leadership, and remarkable, 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Foreign Affairs Committee |
| HCR175 | Intro
Sine Die | Expressing the sense of Congress that Congress and the President should prioritize the reduction and elimination, over a reasonable period of time, of the overall trade deficit of the United States. Expresses the sense of Congress that Congress and t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SR626 | Intro
Sine Die | A resolution recognizing the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Recognizes the 75th anniversary of the establishment of MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Commends t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6627-6628; text as passed Senate: CR S6622) |
| SR624 | Intro
Sine Die | A resolution supporting the goals, activities, and ideals of World Prematurity Month. Recognizes November 2016 as World Prematurity Month. Expresses support for efforts to: (1) reduce the impact of preterm births by improving maternal health, and (2)...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
To Senate Judiciary 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. |
| HCR165 | Engross
Sine Die | Expressing the sense of Congress and reaffirming longstanding United States policy in support of a direct bilaterally negotiated settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and opposition to United Nations Security Council resolutions imposing a s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-30
Received in the Senate. |
| 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 |
| SR621 | Intro
Sine Die | A resolution designating November 2016 as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Designates November 2016 as National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. Encourages individuals to increase their understanding and awareness of care at the end of l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SR620 | Intro
Sine Die | A resolution reaffirming the United States-Argentina partnership and recognizing Argentina's economic reforms. Declares that the Senate: upholds its commitment to the partnership between the United States and Argentina and reaffirms that Argentina is...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
To Senate Foreign Relations Committee |
| SCR56 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 h...
[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 |
| SR623 | Intro
Sine Die | A resolution recognizing the vital role the Civil Air Patrol has played, and continues to play, in supporting the homeland security and national defense of the United States. Applauds the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) for 75 years of continuous service. Rec...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6576; text as passed Senate: CR S6553) |
| SR622 | Intro
Sine Die | A resolution expressing support for the goals of National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month by promoting national awareness of adoption and the children awaiting families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6576; text as passed Senate: CR S6552-6553) |
| HR936 | Intro
Sine Die | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that all students should have access to the digital tools necessary to further their education and compete in the 21st century economy. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that all ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
To House Education And The Workforce Committee |
| HB6399 | Intro
Sine Die | Fixing Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| HR935 | Intro
Sine Die | Expressing the sense of the House that Congress should recognize the benefits of charitable giving and express support for the designation of #GivingTuesday. Recognizes that the United States needs a strong and vibrant charitable and philanthropic se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
To House Ways And Means Committee |
| SR607 | Intro
Sine Die | A resolution recognizing the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency on its 20th anniversary. Congratulates the men and women of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency on the occasion of the agency's 20th anniversary. Honors the professional men...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| SR611 | Intro
Sine Die | A resolution supporting the designation of October 8, 2016, as "40 Years of Women Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy Day". Expresses support for the designation of October 8, 2016, as 40 Years of Women Cadets at the United States Air Force...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-29
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. |
| 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. |
| HB6007 | Pass | To amend title 49, United States Code, to include consideration of certain impacts on commercial space launch and reentry activities in a navigable airspace analysis, and for other purposes. (Sec. 1) This bill directs the Department of Transportation...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-28
Became Public Law No: 114-248. (TXT | PDF) |
| HB4511 | Pass | Gold Star Families Voices Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Veterans' Oral History Project Act to require the veterans oral history program to include the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-28
Became Public Law No: 114-246. (TXT | PDF) |
| HB845 | Pass | National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to publish a national strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in trail maintenance. The strategy shall: augme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-28
Became Public Law No: 114-245. (TXT | PDF) |
| HB5711 | Engross
Sine Die | No U.S. Financing for Iran Act TITLE I--IRAN FINANCING PROHIBITION (Sec. 101) This bill prohibits the Department of the Treasury from authorizing U.S. financial institution transactions in connection with the export or re-export of commercial passeng...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-28
To Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee |
| HB5982 | Engross
Sine Die | 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...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-28
To Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee |
| SB3099 | Intro
Sine Die | Access for Sportfishing Act of 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-28
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 692. |
| SB2206 | Intro
Sine Die | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Act This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop policies on the prevention of and response to sexual harassment or a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-28
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 688. |
| SB2817 | Intro
Sine Die | Space Weather Research and Forecasting Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to: coordinate the development and implementation of federal government activities to improve the nation's ability to prepare, av...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-28
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 689. |
| SB3059 | Intro
Sine Die | Marine Mammal Research and Response Act of 2016
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-28
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 690. |
| HB5392 | Pass | No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop a quality assurance document for carrying out the toll-free Veterans Crisis Line (VCL), which shall: (1) outline perfo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-28
Became Public Law No: 114-247. (TXT | PDF) |
| HB2387 | Intro
Sine Die | Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to declare that any allotment application pending before the Department of the Interior on December 18, 1971, that was closed by the Department pu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-22
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 653. |
| HB6344 | Intro
Sine Die | To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Mohave County, Arizona, to qualified entities and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of the Interior to sell at fair market value specified rights, title, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-22
To House Subcommittee on Federal Lands |
| HB5259 | Intro
Sine Die | Certainty for States and Tribes Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to reestablish the Royalty Policy Committee, which should include members representing states and Indian tribes who produce minerals on federal or tribal land. In ad...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-22
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 654. |
| HB6321 | Intro
Sine Die | Coordinated Ocean Monitoring and Research Act
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2016-11-18
To House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans |
