Rep. Guinta, Frank C. [R-NH-1]

An amendment numbered 166 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to enter into, after the date of the enactment of this Act, a Government contract that requires a project labor agreement.

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Amendment prohibits funds available to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to enforce or administer any guidance with respect to indirect auto lending.

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An amendment to increase funding for Land Acquisition by 16 million offset by various reductions in other accounts.

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Amendment increases funding for drug courts by $5 million.

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At the end of subtitle D of title I of division A, add the following: SEC. 1431. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY ON COST OF COMPLIANCE. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that describes the cost to the Federal Highway Administration of compliance with Federal statutes and regulations as a percentage of the overall spending by such Administration.

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An amendment to reduce and then increase funding for NOAA Operations, Research, and Facilities by $70 million.

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Amendment adds treatment and recovery programs to the list of allowable uses in bill.

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An amendment to prohibit use of funds for BRAC.

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Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016

United States · United States Congress · 2 December 2016

Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow the United States to prosecute certain U.S. employees who engage in conduct in Canada that would constitute a federal criminal offense if the conduct had occurred in the United States. This bill applies to a Department of Homeland Security or Department of Justice employee, contractor, or employee of a contractor who is stationed in Canada pursuant to a border security initiative.

Protect the Flag Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 December 2016

Protect the Flag Act This bill makes an institution of higher education ineligible for federal funds if it has an official policy that prohibits or limits the display of the U.S. flag.

Supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week during the period of October 23 through October 31, 2016.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 2016

Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week. Encourages: (1) children, teens, and other individuals to choose to live drug-free lives, and (2) people to promote drug-free communities and to participate in drug prevention activities.

Expressing support for designation of the first Friday of October as "Manufacturing Day".

United States · United States Congress · 15 September 2016

Declares that Congress supports the designation of Manufacturing Day.

Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016

United States · United States Congress · 12 July 2016

Nonessential Government Printing Reduction Act of 2016 This bill requires the Government Publishing Office (GPO) to make the Federal Register available to any congressional office only in an electronic format, unless: (1) an office requests a printed copy of a specific issue and reimburses the GPO for printing and distributing costs, or (2) an office enters into a subscription agreement to receive a printed copy of all issues for a year and pays the GPO in advance for printing and distributing costs.

Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

United States · United States Congress · 7 July 2016

Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or political subdivision that has a statute, policy, or practice in effect that prohibits or restricts: (1) information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of release request. A state or political subdivision that complies with a detainer is deemed to be an agent of the Department of Homeland Security and is authorized to take actions to comply with the detainer. The bill limits the liability of a state or political subdivision, or an officer or employee of such state or political subdivision, for actions in compliance with the detainer.

Expressing support for the designation of September 2016 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

United States · United States Congress · 7 July 2016

Expresses support for the designation of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.

To provide an exception to certain mandatory minimum sentence requirements for a person employed outside the United States by a Federal agency, who uses, carries, or possesses the firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence committed while on-duty with a firearm issued by the agency.

United States · United States Congress · 7 July 2016

This bill amends the federal criminal code to exclude from certain minimum sentencing requirements a federal employee outside the United States who, while on-duty, uses, carries, or possesses an agency-issued firearm in a crime of violence.

Providing for a joint session of Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive branch.

United States · United States Congress · 5 July 2016

Requires both chambers of Congress to assemble annually in the Hall of the House of Representatives to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General on the Government Accountability Office's audited financial statement of the accounts and associated activities of the executive branch, together with an analysis of the financial position and condition of the federal government.

No Hero Left Untreated Act

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2016

No Hero Left Untreated Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a one-year pilot program to provide access to magnetic EEG/EKG-guided resonance therapy technology to larger populations of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury, military sexual trauma, chronic pain, or opiate addiction. The VA shall carry out the program at up to five VA facilities, including the proposed Center for Innovation.

Agency Accountability Act of 2016

United States · United States Congress · 16 June 2016

Agency Accountability Act of 2016 This bill requires any agency that receives a fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement to deposit the amount in the general fund of the Treasury. The funds may not be used unless the funding is provided in advance in an appropriations bill. Any amounts deposited during the fiscal year in which this bill is enacted may not be obligated during the fiscal year and must be used for deficit reduction. The bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require offsetting receipts and collections to be treated as revenue. (Offsetting receipts and collections are funds collected by agencies from other government accounts or from the public in businesslike or market-oriented transactions. Under current law, the collections are treated as negative budget authority and outlays rather than revenue and may be used to offset spending for budget enforcement purposes.) The requirements of the bill do not apply to the U.S. Postal Service or the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director of the USPTO must submit annually to Congress a report describing any fee, fine, penalty, or proceeds from a settlement collected by the USPTO during the previous year.

Credit Union Examination Reform Act of 2016

United States · United States Congress · 9 June 2016

Credit Union Examination Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Credit Union Act to permit an examination to be carried out only once every 18 months of a federal credit union or an insured credit union that: has total assets of less than $1 billion; is well capitalized (or adequately capitalized, in the case of an insured credit union); was found in its most recent examination to be well managed, with a composite rating (under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System) of 1, in the case of a credit union that has total assets of more than $200 million, or 1 or 2, in the case of a credit union that has total assets of $200 million or less; and is not currently subject to a formal enforcement proceeding or order by the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). Such limitation shall not apply if the NCUA determines that such a credit union: (1) should be examined more often because of safety and soundness concerns, or (2) has violated the law. The NCUA shall issue a report on how this bill affects its budget.

STOP OD Act of 2016

United States · United States Congress · 9 June 2016

Stem the Tide of Overdose Prevalence from Opiate Drugs Act of 2016 or as the STOP OD Act of 2016 This bill permits the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants: (1) to expand educational efforts to prevent abuse of opioids, which are drugs with effects similar to opium, such as heroin; (2) to promote treatment of persons who abuse opioids; and (3) to promote understanding of addiction. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may award grants to: (1) support first responders carrying and administering naloxone, which is a prescription drug used to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose; (2) establish processes for referral to treatment for opioid abuse; and (3) reimburse for testing for fentanyl in opioid overdoses and reporting the results to the CDC. This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to impose a fee on persons convicted of drug offenses. Collected amounts are made available for the HHS grants in this bill. Specified agencies must submit to the Office of E-Government and Information Technology of the Office of Management and Budget an inventory of agency data centers and a strategy to consolidate and optimize the data centers. The bill revises reporting requirements for the Department of Defense (DOD) regarding data centers. DOD and the Director of National Intelligence may waive this bill's data center requirements for any national security system. The bill sets forth requirements for the Office of E-Government and Information Technology, including that the office must publish a goal for cost savings and optimization. The bill's provisions regarding data centers are repealed at the start of FY2021.

Saint-Gaudens National Park for the Arts Redesignation Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 2016

Saint-Gaudens National Park for the Arts Redesignation Act This bill redesignates the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, in New Hampshire, as the "Saint-Gaudens National Park for the Arts."

PADME Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 May 2016

Patient Access to Durable Medical Equipment Act of 2016 or the PADME Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to establish a bid ceiling for durable medical equipment (such as wheelchairs) under Medicare's competitive acquisition program, through which rates are set according to a bidding process rather than by an established fee schedule. Specifically, the bid ceiling for such an item shall not be less than the fee schedule amount that would otherwise be determined. Under current law, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must use payment information from competitive acquisition programs to make payment adjustments for areas outside of such programs. The bill requires CMS, in making these adjustments, to account for stakeholder input. In addition, CMS must account for a comparison of competitive acquisition areas and other areas with respect to the following factors: average travel distance and cost associated with furnishing items and services, barriers to access, average delivery time, average volume of items and services furnished by suppliers, and number of suppliers. In addition, CMS shall delay by 15 months the full implementation of new Medicare payment rates for durable medical equipment. On a monthly basis, CMS must publish on its website the results of the monitoring of health outcomes and Medicare beneficiaries' access to durable medical equipment.

Technologies for Energy Security Act

United States · United States Congress · 6 May 2016

Technologies for Energy Security Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify the tax credits for residential energy efficient property and investments in energy property. The bill modifies the tax credit for residential energy efficient property to extend through 2021 the credits for expenditures for fuel cell property, small wind energy property, and geothermal heat pump property. For each extended credit, the bill phases out the current credit rate of 30% of expenditures by reducing it to 26% or 22%, depending on the date that the property is placed in service. The bill extends the tax credit for investments in energy property for the following property with construction that begins before January 1, 2022: fiber-optic solar energy property, fuel cell property, microturbine property, combined heat and power system property, small wind energy property, and thermal energy property. The bill phases out the current credit rate of 30% for investments in fuel cell property, small wind energy property, and fiber-optic solar energy property by reducing it to 26% or 22%, depending on the date that the property is placed in service.