[House Calendars for March 16, 2017 - 115th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Numerical order of bills and resolutions which have been reported to
or considered by either or both Houses.
Note. Similar or identical bills, and bills having reference to each
other, are indicated by number in parentheses.
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No. Index Key and History of Bill
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HOUSE BILLS
H.R. 5 (H. Res. 33).-- To reform the process by which Federal
agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance
documents, to clarify the nature of judicial review of agency
interpretations, to ensure complete analysis of potential
impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes.
Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to Oversight and
Government Reform, and Small Business Jan. 3, 2017. Passed
House amended Jan. 11, 2017; Roll No. 45: 238-183. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 12, 2017.
H.R. 7 (H. Res. 55).-- To prohibit taxpayer funded abortions.
Referred to Energy and Commerce and in addition to Ways and
Means, and the Judiciary Jan. 13, 2017. Passed House Jan. 24,
2017; Roll No. 65: 238-183. Received in Senate and referred to
Finance Jan. 30, 2017.
H.R. 21 (H. Res. 5).-- To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United
States Code, to provide for en bloc consideration in
resolutions of disapproval for ``midnight rules'', and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary and in addition to
Rules Jan. 3, 2017. Passed House Jan. 4, 2017; Roll No. 8:
238-184. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs Jan. 5, 2017.
H.R. 26 (H. Res. 22).-- To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United
States Code, to provide that major rules of the executive
branch shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution
of approval is enacted into law. Referred to the Judiciary and
in addition to Rules, and the Budget Jan. 3, 2017. Passed
House amended Jan. 5, 2017; Roll No. 23: 237-187. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 6, 2017.
H.R. 27.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to retain a copy of any
reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the
Department in the permanent record of the employee. Referred
to Veterans' Affairs Jan. 3, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed
House Jan. 3, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Jan. 4, 2017.
H.R. 28.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to adopt and implement a
standard identification protocol for use in the tracking and
procurement of biological implants by the Department of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Jan. 3, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 3, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs Jan. 4, 2017.
H.R. 39.-- To amend title 5, United States Code, to codify the
Presidential Innovation Fellows Program, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 3,
2017. Considered under suspension of rules Jan. 10, 2017.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 11, 2017; Roll No. 34: 386-
17. Received in Senate Jan. 12, 2017. Passed Senate Jan. 17,
2017. Presented to the President Jan. 20, 2017. Approved Jan.
20, 2017. Public Law 115-1.
H.R. 46.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a
special resource study of Fort Ontario in the State of New
York. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 3, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 30, 2017. Received in Senate Jan.
31, 2017. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 7,
2017.
H.R. 58.-- To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit
a study on the circumstances which may impact the
effectiveness and availability of first responders before,
during, or after a terrorist threat or event, and for other
purposes. Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure and in
addition to Homeland Security Jan. 3, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Jan. 31, 2017. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 1,
2017.
H.R. 69.-- To reauthorize the Office of Special Counsel, to amend
title 5, United States Code, to provide modifications to
authorities relating to the Office of Special Counsel, and for
other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
Jan. 3, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 4, 2017.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 5, 2017.
H.R. 70.-- To amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to increase
the transparency of Federal advisory committees, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform and in
addition to Ways and Means Jan. 3, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 4, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 5, 2017.
H.R. 71.-- To provide taxpayers with an annual report disclosing
the cost and performance of Government programs and areas of
duplication among them, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 3, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 4, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 5, 2017.
H.R. 72.-- To ensure the Government Accountability Office has
adequate access to information. Referred to Oversight and
Government Reform Jan. 3, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 4, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 5, 2017. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate Jan. 17, 2017; Roll No. 28: 99-0.
Presented to the President Jan. 23, 2017. Approved Jan. 31,
2017. Public Law 115-3.
H.R. 73.-- To amend title 44, United States Code, to require
information on contributors to Presidential library
fundraising organizations, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 3, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 4, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan. 5, 2017.
H.R. 78 (H. Res. 40).-- To improve the consideration by the
Securities and Exchange Commission of the costs and benefits
of its regulations and orders. Referred to Financial Services
Jan. 3, 2017. Passed House amended Jan. 12, 2017; Roll No. 51:
243-184. Received in Senate and referred to Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs Jan. 17, 2017.
H.R. 79 (H. Res. 33).-- To clarify the definition of general
solicitation under Federal securities law. Referred to
Financial Services Jan. 3, 2017. Passed House Jan. 10, 2017;
Roll No. 31: 344-73. Received in Senate and referred to
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Jan. 11, 2017.
H.R. 88.-- To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military
Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish
Parker's Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the
National Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Jan. 3, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House
Feb. 27, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 28, 2017.
H.R. 132.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain land and appurtenances of the Arbuckle Project,
Oklahoma, to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 3, 2017.
Considered under suspension of rules Mar. 8, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House Mar. 15, 2017; Roll No. 159: 407-1.
H.R. 228.-- To amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related
Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the ability
of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and
related services from diverse Federal sources, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 3, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Feb. 27, 2017. Received in
Senate Feb. 28, 2017.
H.R. 238 (H. Res. 40).-- To reauthorize the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission, to better protect futures customers, to
provide end-users with market certainty, to make basic reforms
to ensure transparency and accountability at the Commission,
to help farmers, ranchers, and end-users manage risks, to help
keep consumer costs low, and for other purposes. Referred to
Agriculture and in addition to Financial Services Jan. 4,
2017. Passed House amended Jan. 12, 2017; Roll No. 54: 239-
182. Received in Senate and referred to Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry Jan. 17, 2017.
H.R. 239.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide
for innovative research and development, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 4, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Jan. 10, 2017. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 11, 2017.
H.R. 240.-- To encourage engagement between the Department of
Homeland Security and technology innovators, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 4, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Jan. 10, 2017. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 11, 2017.
H.R. 244.-- To encourage effective, voluntary private sector
investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and women who
have served in the United States military with annual
presidential awards to private sector employers recognizing
such efforts, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Jan. 4, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Feb. 13, 2017; Roll No. 86: 409-1. Received in Senate and
referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Feb. 14,
2017.
H.R. 255.-- To authorize the National Science Foundation to
support entrepreneurial programs for women. Referred to
Science, Space, and Technology Jan. 4, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 10, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 11, 2017. Reported
Feb. 1, 2017; no written report. Passed Senate Feb. 14, 2017.
Presented to the President Feb. 16, 2017. Approved Feb. 28,
2017. Public Law 115-6.
H.R. 267.-- To redesignate the Martin Luther King, Junior,
National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 4, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 15, 2017.
H.R. 274.-- To provide for reimbursement for the use of modern
travel services by Federal employees traveling on official
Government business, and for other purposes. Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Jan. 4, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Jan. 10, 2017. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Jan.
11, 2017.
H.R. 276.-- A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to
ensure reliable air service in American Samoa. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 4, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Jan. 31, 2017. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 288.-- To ensure that small business providers of broadband
Internet access service can devote resources to broadband
deployment rather than compliance with cumbersome regulatory
requirements. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 4, 2017.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 10, 2017. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Jan. 11, 2017.
H.R. 290.-- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for
greater transparency and efficiency in the procedures followed
by the Federal Communications Commission, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 4, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 23, 2017. Received in Senate and
referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 24,
2017.
H.R. 302.-- To provide protections for certain sports medicine
professionals who provide certain medical services in a
secondary State. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 5, 2017.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 9, 2017. Received in Senate
and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Jan.
10, 2017.
H.R. 304.-- To amend the Controlled Substances Act with regard to
the provision of emergency medical services. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to the Judiciary Jan. 5,
2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 9, 2017; Roll No. 25:
404-0. Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions Jan. 10, 2017.
H.R. 306.-- To amend the Energy Independence and Security Act of
2007 to promote energy efficiency via information and
computing technologies, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Commerce Jan. 5, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed
House Jan. 10, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Jan. 11, 2017.
H.R. 309.-- To amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more
effective implementation and coordination of clinical care for
people with a complex metabolic or autoimmune disease, a
disease resulting from insulin deficiency or insulin
resistance, or complications caused by such a disease, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 5, 2017.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 9, 2017. Received in Senate
and referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Jan.
10, 2017.
H.R. 315.-- To amend the Public Health Service Act to distribute
maternity care health professionals to health professional
shortage areas identified as in need of maternity care health
services. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 5, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 9, 2017; Roll No. 24: 405-0.
Received in Senate and referred to Health, Education, Labor,
and Pensions Jan. 10, 2017.
H.R. 321.-- To inspire women to enter the aerospace field,
including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics,
through mentorship and outreach. Referred to Science, Space,
and Technology Jan. 5, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 10, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Jan. 11, 2017. Reported Feb. 1,
2017; no written report. Passed Senate Feb. 14, 2017.
Presented to the President Feb. 16, 2017. Approved Feb. 28,
2017. Public Law 115-7.
H.R. 337.-- To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain
Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the
Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in
the Black Hills National Cemetery, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources and in addition to Veterans'
Affairs Jan. 5, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 6,
2017; Roll No. 80: 407-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7 (Legislative day of Feb.
6), 2017.
H.R. 339.-- To amend Public Law 94-241 with respect to the
Northern Mariana Islands. Referred to Natural Resources and in
addition to the Judiciary Jan. 5, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 30, 2017. Received in Senate Jan. 31, 2017.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 347.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide
for requirements relating to documentation for major
acquisition programs, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security Jan. 5, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 31, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 353.-- To improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration's weather research through a focused program of
investment on affordable and attainable advances in
observational, computing, and modeling capabilities to support
substantial improvement in weather forecasting and prediction
of high impact weather events, to expand commercial
opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for other
purposes. Referred to Science, Space, and Technology Jan. 6,
2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 9, 2017. Received in
Senate Jan. 10, 2017.
H.R. 366.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct
the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of
Homeland Security to make certain improvements in managing the
Department's vehicle fleet, and for other purposes. Referred
to Homeland Security Jan. 6, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed
House Jan. 31, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 372.-- To restore the application of the Federal antitrust
laws to the business of health insurance to protect
competition and consumers. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 9,
2017. Reported amended Mar. 15 (Legislative day of Mar. 13),
2017; Rept. 115-36.
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H.R. 374.-- To remove the sunset provision of section 203 of
Public Law 105-384, and for other purposes. Referred to
Natural Resources Jan. 9, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 30, 2017; Roll No. 66: 388-0. Received in Senate Jan. 31,
2017.
H.R. 375.-- 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''. Referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Jan. 9, 2017. Reported Mar. 7, 2017; Rept. 115-
23. House Calendar. Rules suspended. Passed House Mar. 7,
2017. Received in Senate Mar. 8, 2017.
H.R. 381.-- To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of
the Sierra National Forest as ``Sky Point''. Referred to
Natural Resources Jan. 9, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 30, 2017. Received in Senate Jan. 31, 2017. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 387.-- To amend title 18, United States Code, to update the
privacy protections for electronic communications information
that is stored by third-party service providers in order to
protect consumer privacy interests while meeting law
enforcement needs, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Jan. 9, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 6,
2017. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Feb. 7
(Legislative day of Feb. 6), 2017.
H.R. 393 (S. 84).-- To provide for an exception to a limitation
against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within
seven years of relief from active duty as a regular
commissioned officer of the Armed Forces. Referred to Armed
Services Jan. 10, 2017. Reported Feb. 16, 2017; Rept. 115-13.
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H.R. 423.-- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand and
clarify the prohibition on provision of misleading or
inaccurate caller identification information, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 10, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 23, 2017; Roll No. 60: 398-5.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 24, 2017.
H.R. 428 (H. Res. 99) (S. 90).-- to survey the gradient boundary
along the Red River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and
for other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 10,
2017. Passed House Feb. 14, 2017; Roll No. 92: 250-171.
Received in Senate Feb. 15, 2017. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Mar. 7, 2017.
H.R. 437.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to codify
authority under existing grant guidance authorizing use of
Urban Area Security Initiative and State Homeland Security
Grant Program funding for enhancing medical preparedness,
medical surge capacity, and mass prophylaxis capabilities.
Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 11, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 31, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 460.-- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure the
integrity of voice communications and to prevent unjust or
unreasonable discrimination among areas of the United States
in the delivery of such communications. Referred to Energy and
Commerce Jan. 11, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 23,
2017. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 24, 2017.
H.R. 494.-- To expand the boundary of Fort Frederica National
Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 12, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Feb. 6, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7 (Legislative day of Feb.
6), 2017.
H.R. 505.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
strengthen accountability for deployment of border security
technology at the Department of Homeland Security, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 12, 2017.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Jan. 31, 2017. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 511.-- To provide for consideration of the extension under
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of
No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security
or life safety alarms or surveillance systems, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 12, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 23, 2017. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2017.
H.R. 512.-- To title 38, United States Code, to permit veterans to
grant access to their records in the databases of the Veterans
Benefits Administration to certain designated congressional
employees, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Jan. 12, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House amended
Feb. 13, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans'
Affairs Feb. 14, 2017.
H.R. 518.-- To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to
exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices designed
to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or
organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination from
energy conservation standards for external power supplies, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 13,
2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 23, 2017. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24,
2017.
H.R. 526.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish in the Department of Homeland Security a board to
coordinate and integrate departmental intelligence,
activities, and policy related to counterterrorism, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 13, 2017.
Rules suspended. Passed House amended Jan. 31, 2017. Received
in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 538.-- To redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State
of Georgia and revise its boundary, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 13, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House amended Jan. 30, 2017; Roll No. 67: 396-8.
Received in Senate Jan. 31, 2017. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 549.-- To amend the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11
Commission Act of 2007 to clarify certain allowable uses of
funds for public transportation security assistance grants and
establish periods of performance for such grants, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 13, 2017.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 31, 2017. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 555.-- To direct the Federal Communications Commission to
amend its rules so as to prohibit the application to amateur
stations of certain private land use restrictions, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 13, 2017.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 23, 2017. Received in
Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and Transportation
Jan. 24, 2017.
H.R. 558.-- To adjust the boundary of the Kennesaw Mountain
National Battlefield Park to include the Wallis House and
Harriston Hill, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 13, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan.
30, 2017. Received in Senate Jan. 31, 2017. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 560.-- To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation
Area Improvement Act to provide access to certain vehicles
serving residents of municipalities adjacent to the Delaware
Water Gap National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 13, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 30, 2017. Received in Senate Jan. 31, 2017.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 7, 2017.
H.R. 582.-- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require
multi-line telephone systems to have a configuration that
permits users to directly initiate a call to 9-1-1 without
dialing any additional digit, code, prefix, or post-fix, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 17,
2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 23, 2017; Roll No.
61: 408-0. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Jan. 24, 2017.
H.R. 584.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance
preparedness and response capabilities for cyber attacks,
bolster the dissemination of homeland security information
related to cyber threats, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security Jan. 17, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 31, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 587.-- To amend the Federal Power Act to provide that any
inaction by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that
allows a rate change to go into effect shall be treated as an
order by the Commission for purposes of rehearing and court
review. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan. 17, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 23, 2017. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2017.
H.R. 588.-- To direct the Federal Communications Commission to
conduct a study on network resiliency during times of
emergency, and for other purposes. Referred to Transportation
and Infrastructure and in addition to Energy and Commerce Jan.
17, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 23, 2017.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 24, 2017.
H.R. 589.-- To establish Department of Energy policy for science
and energy research and development programs, and reform
National Laboratory management and technology transfer
programs, and for other purposes. Referred to Science, Space,
and Technology Jan. 20, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House
amended Jan. 24, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 30, 2017.
H.R. 590.-- To foster civilian research and development of
advanced nuclear energy technologies and enhance the licensing
and commercial deployment of such technologies. Referred to
Energy and Commerce and in addition to Science, Space, and
Technology Jan. 20, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan.
23, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Jan. 24, 2017. Committee discharged Feb.
10, 2017. Referred to Environment and Public Works Feb. 10,
2017.
H.R. 599.-- To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate
the reporting obligations of the Federal Communications
Commission in order to improve congressional oversight and
reduce reporting burdens. Referred to Energy and Commerce Jan.
23, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 23, 2017.
Received in Senate and referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 24, 2017.
H.R. 600.-- To promote Internet access in developing countries and
update foreign policy toward the Internet, and for other
purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs Jan. 23, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 24, 2017. Received in Senate and
referred to Foreign Relations Jan. 30, 2017.
H.R. 601.-- To enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact
of assistance provided under the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 to promote quality basic education in developing
countries, to better enable such countries to achieve
universal access to quality basic education and improved
learning outcomes, to eliminate duplication and waste, and for
other purposes. Referred to Foreign Affairs Jan. 23, 2017.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 24, 2017. Received in
Senate and referred to Foreign Relations Jan. 30, 2017.
H.R. 609.-- To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs health
care center in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania,
as the ``Abie Abraham VA Clinic''. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs Jan. 23, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 13,
2017. Received in Senate and referred to Veterans' Affairs
Feb. 14, 2017. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Feb. 17,
2017. Presented to the President Mar. 1, 2017. Approved Mar.
13, 2017. Public Law 115-9.
H.R. 612.-- To establish a grant program at the Department of
Homeland Security to promote cooperative research and
development between the United States and Israel on
cybersecurity. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 23, 2017.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 31, 2017. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 618.-- To authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a land
exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties, Colorado, and for
other purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2017.
Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 6, 2017. Received in Senate
and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7
(Legislative day of Feb. 6), 2017.
H.R. 642.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance
the partnership between the Department of Homeland Security
and the National Network of Fusion Centers, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 24, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House Jan. 31, 2017. Received in Senate and
referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 1,
2017.
H.R. 648.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to amend
the Definite Plan Report for the Seedskadee Project to enable
the use of the active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 15, 2017; Roll No. 160: 408-0.
H.R. 654.-- To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to carry out a plan for the purchase and
installation of an earthquake early warning system for the
Cascadia Subduction Zone, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Jan. 24, 2017. Reported
amended Mar. 9, 2017; Rept. 115-30.
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H.R. 655.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish the Securing the Cities program to enhance the
ability of the United States to detect and prevent terrorist
attacks and other high consequence events utilizing nuclear or
other radiological materials that pose a high risk to homeland
security in high-risk urban areas, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 24, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 31, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 665.-- To modernize and enhance airport perimeter and access
control security by requiring updated risk assessments and the
development of security strategies, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 24, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 31, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to
Commerce, Science and Transportation Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 666.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish the Insider Threat Program, and for other purposes.
Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 24, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Jan. 31, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 677.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
intelligence and information sharing functions of the Office
of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland
Security and to require dissemination of information analyzed
by the Department to entities with responsibilities relating
to homeland security, and for other purposes. Referred to
Homeland Security Jan. 24, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House
Jan. 31, 2017. Received in Senate and referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 678.-- To require an assessment of fusion center personnel
needs, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security
Jan. 24, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 31, 2017.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 687.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to
establish a process to review applications for certain grants
to purchase equipment or systems that do not meet or exceed
any applicable national voluntary consensus standards, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 24, 2017.
Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 31, 2017. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 688.-- To adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest,
Colorado, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 24, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 6,
2017. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 7 (Legislative day of Feb. 6), 2017.
H.R. 689.-- To insure adequate use and access to the existing
Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross
Wilderness in Eagle County, Colorado, and for other purposes.
Referred to Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Feb. 6, 2017; Roll No. 79: 409-1. Received in
Senate and referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7
(Legislative day of Feb. 6), 2017.
H.R. 690.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance
certain duties of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, and
for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 24,
2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 31, 2017. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 697.-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve
the management and administration of the security clearance
processes throughout the Department of Homeland Security, and
for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Jan. 24,
2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Jan. 31, 2017. Received in
Senate and referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Feb. 1, 2017.
H.R. 698.-- To require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn
Ranch and the White River National Forest in the State of
Colorado, and for other purposes. Referred to Natural
Resources Jan. 24, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 6,
2017. Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 7 (Legislative day of Feb. 6), 2017.
H.R. 699.-- To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
2009 to modify provisions relating to certain land exchanges
in the Mt. Hood Wilderness in the State of Oregon. Referred to
Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House
Feb. 27, 2017; Roll No. 100: 415-1. Received in Senate and
referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 28, 2017.
H.R. 720 (H. Res. 180).-- To amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure to improve attorney accountability, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 30, 2017.
Reported Feb. 24, 2017; Rept. 115-16. Union Calendar. Passed
House Mar. 10, 2017; Roll No. 158: 230-188. Received in Senate
and referred to the Judiciary Mar. 13, 2017.
H.R. 725 (H. Res. 175).-- To amend title 28, United States Code,
to prevent fraudulent joinder. Referred to the Judiciary Jan.
30, 2017. Reported Feb. 24, 2017; Rept. 115-17. Union
Calendar. Passed House Mar. 9, 2017; Roll No. 152: 224-194.
Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Mar. 13,
2017.
H.R. 863.-- To facilitate the addition of park administration at
the Coltsville National Historical Park, and for other
purposes. Referred to Natural Resources Feb. 3, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House Feb. 27, 2017; Roll No. 102: 369-42.
Received in Senate and referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 28, 2017.
H.R. 906.-- To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require
the public disclosure by trusts established under section
524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain
detailed information regarding the receipt and disposition of
claims for injuries based on exposure to asbestos, and for
other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb. 7, 2017.
Reported Feb. 24, 2017; Rept. 115-18.
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H.R. 974.-- To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in awarding a contract for
the procurement of goods or services, to give a preference to
offerors that employ veterans. Referred to Veterans' Affairs
Feb. 7, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 13, 2017;
Roll No. 87: 407-0. Received in Senate and referred to
Veterans' Affairs Feb. 14, 2017.
H.R. 985 (H. Res. 180).-- To amend the procedures used in Federal
court class actions and multidistrict litigation proceedings
to assure fairer, more efficient outcomes for claimants and
defendants, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Feb. 9, 2017. Reported Mar. 7, 2017; Rept. 115-25. Union
Calendar. Passed House amended Mar. 9, 2017; Roll No. 148:
220-201. Received in Senate and referred to the Judiciary Mar.
13, 2017.
H.R. 998 (H. Res. 150).-- To provide for the establishment of a
process for the review of rules and sets of rules, and for
other purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform
and in addition to the Judiciary Feb. 9, 2017. Reported from
Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 21, 2017; Rept. 115-14,
Pt. I. The Judiciary discharged Feb. 21, 2017. Union Calendar.
Considered Feb. 28, 2017. Passed House amended Mar. 1, 2017;
Roll No. 114: 240-185. Received in Senate and referred to
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 2, 2017.
H.R. 1004 (H. Res. 156).-- To amend chapter 3 of title 5, United
States Code, to require the publication of information
relating to pending agency regulatory actions, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 13,
2017. Reported Feb. 21, 2017; Rept. 115-15. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Mar. 2, 2017; Roll No. 126: 246-176.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 2, 2017.
H.R. 1009 (H. Res. 156).-- To amend title 44, United States Code,
to require the Administrator of the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs to review regulations, and for other
purposes. Referred to Oversight and Government Reform and in
addition to the Judiciary Feb. 13, 2017. Reported from
Oversight and Government Reform Feb. 27, 2017; Rept. 115-19,
Pt. I. The Judiciary discharged Feb. 27, 2017. Union Calendar.
Passed House amended Mar. 1, 2017; Roll No. 120: 241-184.
Received in Senate and referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Mar. 2, 2017.
H.R. 1033.-- To amend titles 5 and 28, United States Code, to
require the maintenance of databases on, awards of fees and
other expenses to prevailing parties in certain administrative
proceedings and court cases to which the United States is a
party, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Feb.
14, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Feb. 27, 2017.
Received in Senate Feb. 28, 2017.
H.R. 1117.-- To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans
regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the
response to an emergency or disaster. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Feb. 16, 2017. Reported
amended Mar. 9, 2017; Rept. 115-31.
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H.R. 1174.-- To provide a lactation room in public buildings.
Referred to Transportation and Infrastructure Feb. 16, 2017.
Reported Mar. 7, 2017; Rept. 115-24. Union Calendar. Rules
suspended. Passed House amended Mar. 7, 2017. Received in
Senate and referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 8,
2017.
H.R. 1181 (H. Res. 198).-- To amend title 38, United States Code,
to clarify the conditions under which certain persons may be
treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent for certain
purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs Feb. 16, 2017.
Reported Mar. 10, 2017; Rept. 115-33.
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H.R. 1214.-- To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to conduct a program to use simplified
procedures to issue public assistance for certain projects
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, and for other purposes. Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Feb. 24, 2017. Reported Mar.
9, 2017; Rept. 115-32.
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H.R. 1228.-- To provide for the appointment of members of the
Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to replace
members whose terms expire during 2017, and for other
purposes. Referred to House Administration Feb. 27, 2017.
Committee discharged. Passed House amended Mar. 15, 2017.
H.R. 1259 (H. Res. 198).-- To amend title 38, United States Code,
to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the
Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or
misconduct, and for other purposes. Referred to Veterans'
Affairs and in addition to Oversight and Government Reform
Feb. 28, 2017. Reported from Veterans' Affairs Mar. 10, 2017;
Rept. 115-34, Pt. I. Oversight and Government Reform
discharged Mar. 10, 2017.
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H.R. 1301 (H. Res. 174).-- Making appropriations for the
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2017, and for other purposes. Referred to Appropriations and
in addition to the Budget Mar. 2, 2017. Passed House Mar. 8,
2017; Roll No. 136: 371-48. Received in Senate Mar. 9, 2017.
H.R. 1309.-- To streamline the office and term of the
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security Mar. 2,
2017. Reported Mar. 15, 2017; Rept. 115-37.
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H.R. 1362.-- To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-
based outpatient clinic in Pago Pago, American Samoa, the
Faleomavaega Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin VA Clinic. Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Mar. 6, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House
Mar. 7, 2017; Roll No. 127: 411-2. Received in Senate and
referred to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 8, 2017. Passed Senate Mar.
15, 2017.
H.R. 1367 (H. Res. 198).-- To improve the authority of the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire and retain physicians
and other employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
for other purposes. Referred to Veterans' Affairs and in
addition to Oversight and Government Reform Mar. 6, 2017.
Reported from Veterans' Affairs Mar. 10, 2017; Rept. 115-35,
Pt. I. Oversight and Government Reform discharged Mar. 10,
2017.
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