[House Calendars for May 23, 2017 - 115th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
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No. Index Key and History of Bill
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SENATE BILLS
S. 19.-- To provide opportunities for broadband investment, and
for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 3, 2017. Reported amended Mar. 21, 2017;
Rept. 115-4.
S. 35.-- 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 Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 5, 2017.
Reported amended May 3, 2017; Rept. 115-35.
S. 63.-- To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on
Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act. Referred
to Indian Affairs Jan. 9, 2017. Reported Feb. 17 (Legislative
day of Feb. 16), 2017; Rept. 115-3.
S. 84 (H. Res. 48) (H.R. 393).-- 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 Jan. 12, 2017; no
written report. Received in House and held at desk Jan. 12,
2017. Passed House Jan. 13, 2017; Roll No. 59: 268-151.
Presented to the President Jan. 20, 2017. Approved Jan. 20,
2017. Public Law 115-2.
S. 89.-- To amend title 46, United States Code, to exempt old
vessels that only operate within inland waterways from the
fire-retardant materials requirement if the owners of such
vessels make annual structural alterations to at least 10
percent of the areas of the vessels that are not constructed
of fire-retardant materials and for other purposes. Referred
to Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 10, 2017.
Reported Mar. 21, 2017; Rept. 115-5. Passed Senate Apr. 3,
2017; Roll No. 102: 85-12. Received in House and held at desk
Apr. 4, 2017.
S. 90 (H.R. 428).-- To survey the gradient boundary along the Red
River in the States of Oklahoma and Texas, and for other
purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 10, 2017. Committee
discharged Feb. 28, 2017. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 28, 2017.
S. 91 (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 Indian Affairs Jan. 10,
2017. Reported Apr. 6 (Legislative day of Apr. 4), 2017; Rept.
115-26.
S. 96 (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 Commerce, Science and Transportation Jan. 11, 2017.
Reported Mar. 21, 2017; Rept. 115-6.
S. 99.-- To require the Secretary of the Interior to study the
suitability and feasibility of designating the President James
K. Polk Home in Columbia, Tennessee, as a unit of the National
Park System, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Jan. 11, 2017. Reported May 3, 2017; Rept.
115-36.
S. 102 (H.R. 588).-- To direct the Federal Communications
Commission to commence proceedings related to the resiliency
of critical communications networks during times of emergency,
and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 11, 2017. Reported amended Apr. 5
(Legislative day of Apr. 4), 2017; Rept. 115-24.
S. 110.-- To require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program to
provide a digital information platform capable of efficiently
integrating coastal data with decision-support tools,
training, and best practices and to support collection of
priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve local,
State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal
region, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Jan. 12, 2017. Reported Mar. 30, 2017;
Rept. 115-14.
S. 129.-- To reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College
Program Act, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Jan. 12, 2017. Reported Mar. 30,
2017; Rept. 115-15.
S. 131.-- To provide for the exchange of certain National Forest
System land and non-Federal land in the State of Alaska, and
for other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Jan. 12, 2017. Reported amended May 16, 2017; no written
report.
S. 133.-- To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System,
and for other purposes. Referred to Intelligence Jan. 12,
2017. Reported Jan. 20, 2017; Rept. 115-2.
S. 139 (H.R. 510).-- To implement the use of Rapid DNA instruments
to inform decisions about pretrial release or detention and
their conditions, to solve and prevent violent crimes and
other crimes, to exonerate the innocent, to prevent DNA
analysis backlogs, and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Jan. 12, 2017. Reported May 11, 2017; no written
report. Passed Senate May 16, 2017. Received in House and held
at desk May 16, 2017.
S. 140.-- To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights
Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in
the WMAT Settlement Fund. Referred to Indian Affairs Jan. 12,
2017. Reported Mar. 21, 2017; Rept. 115-7. Passed Senate May
8, 2017. Received in House and referred to Natural Resources
May 11, 2017.
S. 141.-- To improve understanding and forecasting of space
weather events, and for other purposes. Referred to Commerce,
Science and Transportation Jan. 12, 2017. Reported amended
Mar. 30, 2017; Rept. 115-21. Passed Senate amended May 2,
2017. Received in House and referred to Science, Space, and
Technology and in addition to Armed Services, Transportation
and Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence May 3,
2017.
S. 168.-- To amend and enhance certain maritime programs of the
Department of Transportation. Referred to Commerce, Science
and Transportation Jan. 17, 2017. Reported Mar. 30, 2017;
Rept. 115-16.
S. 174.-- 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 Commerce, Science and
Transportation Jan. 17, 2017. Reported May 11, 2017; Rept.
115-61.
S. 178.-- To prevent elder abuse and exploitation and improve the
justice system's response to victims in elder abuse and
exploitation cases. Referred to the Judiciary Jan. 20, 2017.
Reported Mar. 23, 2017; Rept. 115-9.
S. 188.-- To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of
painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal
Government. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Jan. 23, 2017. Reported Apr. 24, 2017; Rept. 115-28.
S. 189.-- To modify the boundary of the Fort Scott National
Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 23, 2017.
Reported amended May 3, 2017; Rept. 115-37.
S. 218.-- To restrict the inclusion of social security account
numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government,
and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Jan. 24, 2017. Reported amended May 15,
2017; Rept. 115-62.
S. 225 (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 Energy and Natural Resources Jan. 24, 2017.
Reported May 9, 2017; Rept. 115-52.
S. 249.-- To provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara may lease for
99 years certain restricted land, and for other purposes.
Referred to Indian Affairs Feb. 1, 2017. Reported Mar. 22,
2017; Rept. 115-8. Passed Senate May 8, 2017. Received in
House and referred to Natural Resources May 11, 2017.
S. 254.-- To amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to
provide flexibility and reauthorization to ensure the survival
and continuing vitality of Native American languages. Referred
to Indian Affairs Feb. 1, 2017. Reported Apr. 4, 2017; Rept.
115-23.
S. 269.-- To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the
Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the
Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham,
Alaska, and for other purposes. Referred to Indian Affairs
Feb. 1, 2017. Reported Mar. 27, 2017; Rept. 115-11.
S. 274.-- To nullify the effect of the recent executive order that
temporarily restricted individuals from certain countries from
entering the United States. Ordered placed on the calendar
Feb. 2, 2017.
S. 280 (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 Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 2, 2017. Reported May 9, 2017; Rept.
115-45.
S. 285 (H.R. 689).-- To ensure 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 Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 2,
2017. Reported May 9, 2017; Rept. 115-53.
S. 287.-- To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage
available for inclusion in, the Florissant Fossil Beds
National Monument. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources
Feb. 2, 2017. Reported May 3, 2017; Rept. 115-38.
S. 289 (H.R. 688).-- To adjust the boundary of the Arapaho
National Forest, Colorado, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 2, 2017. Reported May 9,
2017; Rept. 115-54.
S. 302.-- To enhance tribal road safety, and for other purposes.
Referred to Indian Affairs Feb. 3, 2017. Reported Apr. 6
(Legislative day of Apr. 4), 2017; Rept. 115-27.
S. 305.-- To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the
display of the flag of the United States on National Vietnam
War Veterans Day. Passed Senate Feb. 3, 2017. Received in
House and referred to the Judiciary Feb. 6, 2017. Committee
discharged. Passed House Mar. 21, 2017. Presented to the
President Mar. 23, 2017. Approved Mar. 28, 2017. Public Law
115-15.
S. 317.-- 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
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Feb. 6, 2017.
Reported amended May 1, 2017; Rept. 115-34.
S. 327.-- To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to
provide a safe harbor related to certain investment fund
research reports, and for other purposes. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Feb. 7 (Legislative day of Feb. 6),
2017. Reported amended Mar. 13, 2017; no written report.
S. 331.-- To remove the use restrictions on certain land
transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 7
(Legislative day of Feb. 6), 2017. Reported May 3, 2017; Rept.
115-39.
S. 371.-- To make technical changes and other improvements to the
Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017.
Referred to Foreign Relations Feb. 14, 2017. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate amended May 1, 2017. Received in
House and referred to Foreign Affairs May 2, 2017.
S. 385.-- To promote energy savings in residential buildings and
industry, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy and
Natural Resources Feb. 15, 2017. Reported May 10, 2017; Rept.
115-60.
S. 392 (H.R. 1242).-- To establish the 400 Years of African-
American History Commission, and for other purposes. Referred
to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 15, 2017. Reported May
16, 2017; Rept. 115-63.
S. 416.-- Referred to Small Business and Entrepreneurship Feb. 16,
2017. Committee discharged Mar. 7, 2017. Referred to Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs Mar. 7, 2017.
S. 419.-- To require adequate reporting on the Public Safety
Officers' Benefits program, and for other purposes. Referred
to the Judiciary Feb. 16, 2017. Reported Mar. 9, 2017; no
written report. Passed Senate amended May 16, 2017. Rules
suspended. Passed House May 17, 2017.
S. 432.-- To designate the Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio
Wilderness Areas in the State of New Mexico, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Feb. 16,
2017. Reported May 3, 2017; Rept. 115-40.
S. 442.-- To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, and for other purposes. Passed
Senate Feb. 17, 2017. Received in House and referred to
Science, Space, and Technology Feb. 27, 2017. Rules suspended.
Passed House Mar. 7, 2017. Presented to the President Mar. 9,
2017. Approved Mar. 21, 2017. Public Law 115-10.
S. 444.-- To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to expand
the investor limitation for qualifying venture capital funds
under an exemption from the definition of an investment
company. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Feb.
27, 2017. Reported Mar. 13, 2017; no written report.
S. 462.-- To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to
refund or credit certain excess payments made to the
Commission. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Feb. 28, 2017. Reported Mar. 13, 2017; no written report.
S. 466.-- A bill to clarify the description of certain Federal
land under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River
Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to include additional land in
the Kaibab National Forest. Referred to Energy and Natural
Resources Feb. 28, 2017. Reported May 3, 2017; Rept. 115-41.
S. 484 (H.R. 1366).-- To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940
to terminate an exemption for companies located in Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any other possession of the
United States. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Mar. 1, 2017. Reported amended Mar. 13, 2017; no written
report.
S. 488.-- To increase the threshold for disclosures required by
the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to
compensatory benefit plans, and for other purposes. Referred
to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Mar. 1, 2017. Reported
Mar. 13, 2017; no written report.
S. 496.-- To repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway
Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled
``Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning
Area Reform''. Referred to Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Mar. 2, 2017. Committee discharged. Passed Senate Mar. 8,
2017. Received in House and referred to Transportation and
Infrastructure Mar. 9, 2017. Considered under suspension of
rules Apr. 25, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 27,
2017; Roll No. 231: 417-3. Presented to the President May 2,
2017. Approved May 12, 2017. Public Law 115-33.
S. 500 (H.R. 1238).-- To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002
to make the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for
Health Affairs responsible for coordinating the efforts of the
Department of Homeland Security related to food, agriculture,
and veterinary defense against terrorism, and for other
purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Mar. 2, 2017. Reported Apr. 24, 2017; Rept. 115-29.
S. 501.-- To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate
certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County,
Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 2, 2017.
Reported May 3, 2017; Rept. 115-42.
S. 502.-- To modify the boundary of Voyageurs National Park in the
State of Minnesota, and for other purposes. Referred to Energy
and Natural Resources Mar. 2, 2017. Reported May 16, 2017;
Rept. 115-64.
S. 508.-- To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in
the State of Oregon, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 2, 2017. Reported May 16,
2017; Rept. 115-65.
S. 513.-- To designate the Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead
Special Management Area in the State of Oregon. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 2, 2017. Reported May 16,
2017; Rept. 115-66.
S. 518.-- To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to
provide for technical assistance for small treatment works.
Referred to Environment and Public Works Mar. 2, 2017.
Reported amended May 17, 2017; Rept. 115-71.
S. 544 (H.R. 369).-- To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and
Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for
the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes. Referred
to Veterans' Affairs Mar. 7, 2017. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate Apr. 3, 2017. Received in House and held at desk
Apr. 3, 2017. Rules suspended. Passed House Apr. 5, 2017.
Presented to the President Apr. 7, 2017. Approved Apr. 19,
2017. Public Law 115-26.
S. 576.-- To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain
protections against prohibited personnel practices, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Mar. 8, 2017. Reported Apr. 24, 2017; Rept. 115-30.
S. 582.-- To reauthorize the Office of Special Counsel, and for
other purposes. Referred to Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Mar. 8, 2017. Reported amended May 18, 2017; Rept.
115-74.
S. 583 (H.R. 1428).-- To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant
funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers, and
for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary Mar. 8, 2017.
Reported May 11, 2017; no written report. Passed Senate May
16, 2017. Received in House and passed May 17, 2017.
S. 585.-- To provide greater whistleblower protections for Federal
employees, increased awareness of Federal whistleblower
protections, and increased accountability and required
discipline for Federal supervisors who retaliate against
whistleblowers, and for other purposes. Referred to Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Mar. 8, 2017. Reported
amended May 4, 2017; Rept. 115-44.
S. 590.-- To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to maintain or
replace certain facilities and structures for commercial
recreation services at Smith Gulch in Idaho, and for other
purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 9,
2017. Reported May 16, 2017; Rept. 115-67.
S. 617.-- To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate
certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in
the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild
and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes. Referred to
Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 14, 2017. Reported May 9,
2017; Rept. 115-55.
S. 644 (H.R. 1715).-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior
to conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House,
located in Jackson, Mississippi, and for other purposes.
Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar. 15, 2017.
Reported amended May 9, 2017; Rept. 115-46.
S. 652.-- To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a
program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment
regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and
young children. Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions Mar. 15, 2017. Reported amended May 1, 2017; no
written report.
S. 675.-- To amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to
Long Island Sound restoration and stewardship. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Mar. 21, 2017. Reported May 17,
2017; Rept. 115-72.
S. 729.-- To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire
approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California, for
inclusion in the John Muir National Historic Site, and for
other purposes. Referred to Energy and Natural Resources Mar.
27, 2017. Reported May 9, 2017; Rept. 115-47.
S. 826.-- To reauthorize the Partners for Fish and Wildlife
Program and certain wildlife conservation funds, to establish
prize competitions relating to the prevention of wildlife
poaching and trafficking, wildlife conservation, the
management of invasive species, and the protection of
endangered species, and for other purposes. Referred to
Environment and Public Works Apr. 4, 2017. Reported amended
May 17, 2017; Rept. 115-73.
S. 831.-- To designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg,
Pennsylvania, as the ``Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post
Office Building''. Referred to Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Apr. 5 (Legislative day of Apr. 4), 2017.
Reported May 17, 2017; no written report.
S. 849.-- To support programs for mosquito-borne and other vector-
borne disease surveillance and control. Referred to Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 5 (Legislative day of Apr.
4), 2017. Reported amended May 1, 2017; no written report.
S. 861.-- To provide for the compensation of Federal employees
affected by lapses in appropriations. Ordered placed on the
calendar Apr. 7, 2017.
S. 867.-- To provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to
protect the mental health and well-being of law enforcement
officers, and for other purposes. Referred to the Judiciary
Apr. 6 (Legislative day of Apr. 4), 2017. Committee
discharged. Passed Senate May 16, 2017. Received in House and
referred to the Judiciary May 17, 2017.
S. 916.-- To amend the Controlled Substances Act with regard to
the provision of emergency medical services. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 24, 2017. Reported
amended May 1, 2017; no written report.
S. 920.-- To establish a National Clinical Care Commission.
Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 24,
2017. Reported May 1, 2017; no written report.
S. 934.-- To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to
revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription
drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar
biological products, and for other purposes. Referred to
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Apr. 25, 2017. Reported
amended May 11, 2017; no written report.
S. 1028.-- To provide for the establishment and maintenance of a
National Family Caregiving Strategy, and for other purposes.
Referred to Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions May 3,
2017. Reported May 11, 2017; no written report.
S. 1083.-- To amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code,
to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems
Protection Board lacks a quorum. Referred to Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs May 10, 2017. Committee discharged.
Passed Senate May 11, 2017. Received in House and referred to
Oversight and Government Reform May 16, 2017.
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