Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8]

An amendment to increase funding (by offset) for Justice Assistance Grants by $25,000,000.

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An amendment to prohibit any of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the Act from being used to apply part 1124 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, to any producer-handler that produces less the 9 million pounds of milk per month.

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An amendment numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) programs by $78.3 million. Amendment offsets the increase by reducing funds for salaries and expenses at the FBI by $50 million, reducing salaries and expenses at the Drug Enforcement Administration by $11.7 million, and by reducing funding for international broadcasting operations by $16.6 million.

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An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-734 to amend section 7 (federal share for fixed guideway stations) to create a 100% Federal share for park-and-ride lots that serve fixed route commuter bus routes of more than 20 miles in length.

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An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 110-678 to provide that local education agencies may use a grant for modernization, renovation, or repair of public school facilities to reduce class size.

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An amendment to add a new section pertaining to reducing the amount available for Departmental Management-Salaries and Expenses and increasing the amount made available for Office on Violence Against Women-Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs.

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An amendment to reduce the appropriation (by transfer) for Salaries and Expenses by $ 2,500,000.

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An amendment to reduce appropriation for the Office of the Secretary of Homeland Security by $1,000,000 and reduce appropriation for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management by $11,000,000.

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An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-192, as modified to give preference to organizations that are located in under represented states and regions, or are women-, service-disabled veterans- or minority-owned when awarding grants for Small Business Administration (SBA) outreach efforts authorized under Title III (rural development and outreach).

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An amendment numbered 114 printed in the Congressional Record to increase the appropriation for Violence Against Women by $2.5 million.

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An amendment numbered 8 printed in House Report 111-106 to allow funds to be used to install or upgrade technology to ensure schools are able to respond to emergencies such as acts of terrorism, campus violence, and natural disasters.

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An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 112-283 to require a GAO study on the ability of state and local law enforcement authorities to verify the validity of out-of-state concealed firearms permits.

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Amendment reduces funding for periodic census and programs by $110 million and increases funding for the COPS program (hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers) by a similar amount.

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Amendment increases funding for the United States Fire Administration by $1.838 million and reduces funding for the Secretary of Homeland Security's departmental operation and administrative account by $2.838 million.

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Amendment prohibits the use of funds to implement the executive order limiting the donation of surplus federal equipment to state and local law enforcement as part of the DOD's Excess Property Program.

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Amendment sought to request a GAO study on the economic impact of contract negotiations in order to evaluate the 2014-2015 West Coast ports slowdown and dispute.

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Amendment increases funding for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program by $100 million and reduces funding for the Census Bureau by a similar amount.

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To designate a peak in the State of Washington as "Mount Cleator".

United States · United States Congress · 20 December 2018

This bill designates the 7,630-foot peak in the Glacier Peak Wilderness in the state of Washington as "Mount Cleator."

Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2018

Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act This bill funds through FY2090 the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001. Additionally, the bill modifies the Victim Compensation Fund (VCF): to allow claims to be filed until October 2089, to require VCF policies and procedures to be reassessed at least once every five years (currently, at least once annually), to require claimants to be paid for the amount by which a claim was reduced on the basis of insufficient funding, to remove the cap on noneconomic damages in special circumstances, and to adjust the annual limit on economic loss compensation for inflation.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, as the "Eva G. Hewitt Post Office".

United States · United States Congress · 5 October 2018

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, as the "Eva G. Hewitt Post Office."

Supporting the designation of National Secure Your Load Day.

United States · United States Congress · 28 September 2018

Expresses support for the designation of a National Secure Your Load Day to honor the lives of those that have been impacted by unsecure loads and road debris.

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the life and work of Senator John S. McCain III in promoting the United States, human rights, and peace.

United States · United States Congress · 26 September 2018

Expresses the sense of Congress honoring Senator John McCain's legacy as one of the greatest patriots and statesmen in U.S. history.

Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2018

Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent several tax provisions that were enacted in 2017 and are scheduled to expire at the end of 2025. The bill makes permanent provisions that: reduce individual tax rates, modify the taxation of the unearned income of children, allow a deduction for qualified business income of pass-through entities, increase the standard deduction, increase and modify the child tax credit, increase the limitation for certain charitable contributions, allow additional contributions to ABLE accounts (tax-favored accounts designed to enable individuals with disabilities to save for and pay for disability-related expenses), allow certain members of the Armed Forces in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt to receive combat zone tax benefits, exclude from gross income discharges of student loan debt due to the death or disability of the student, repeal the deduction for personal exemptions, limit individual deductions for state and local taxes, limit the mortgage interest deduction, double the estate and gift tax exemption amount, increase the alternative minimum tax exemption amount for individuals, and repeal or limit several other deductions and exclusions. The bill also: extends through 2020 the reduction in the adjusted gross income threshold for the medical expense deduction, modifies the capital gains tax brackets, and modifies tax filing requirements for married taxpayers.

Family Savings Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2018

Family Savings Act of 2018 This bill modifies the requirements for employer-provided retirement plans and tax-favored savings accounts. With respect to employer-provided retirement plans, the bill modifies requirements regarding: multiple employer and pooled employer plans, nonelective contributions to 401(k) plans, loans, the portability of lifetime income investments, the treatment of custodial accounts upon termination of section 403(b) plans, retirement income accounts for church-controlled organizations, required minimum distributions, retirement plan contributions picked up by government employers for new or existing employees, elective deferrals by members of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces, and nondiscrimination rules. The bill modifies requirements for other tax-favored savings account to: treat taxable non-tuition fellowship and stipend payments as compensation for the purpose of an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), repeal the maximum age for traditional IRA contributions, allow individuals to establish tax-favored universal savings accounts, expand the purposes for which qualified tuition programs (commonly known as 529 plans) may be used, and allow certain penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans if a child is born or adopted.

American Innovation Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 10 September 2018

American Innovation Act of 2018 This bill consolidates and expands the existing tax deductions for start-up expenditures and organizational expenditures of taxpayers beginning an active trade or business. For the year in which an active trade or business begins, the bill allows a single deduction equal to the lesser of (1) the aggregate amount of start-up and organizational expenditures paid or incurred in connection with the active trade or business, or (2) $20,000, reduced (but not below zero) by the amount by which the aggregate amount exceeds $120,000. The $20,000 and $120,000 limits must be adjusted for inflation after 2019. The bill also allows a start-up business to use net operating loss carryforwards, net operating losses, and unused general business tax credits after an ownership change without being subject to certain limitations required under current law.

PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 3 August 2018

PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018 This bill amends the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to extend certain provisions related to the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a U.S. governmental initiative addressing the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. Specifically, the bill extends through FY2023 provisions that: require the Inspectors General of the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for Global Media, jointly with the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Agency for International Development, to coordinate and conduct oversight of PEPFAR programs; limit U.S. contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to 33% of funds contributed from all sources; require that certain fund contributions be withheld under specified circumstances; and require that at least half of the PEPFAR budget be allocated for specified HIV/AIDS treatment and care. The bill also extends through FY2024 annual reporting requirements relating to HIV/AIDS treatment providers and costs.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4301 Northeast 4th Street in Renton, Washington, as the "James Marshall 'Jimi' Hendrix Post Office Building".

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4301 Northeast 4th Street in Renton, Washington, as the "James Marshall 'Jimi' Hendrix Post Office Building."

Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 26 July 2018

Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2018 This bill alters provisions relating to Medicare secondary payer rules with respect to workers' compensation settlement arrangements. Among other things, the bill provides that a Medicare set-aside fulfills secondary payer obligations if the set-aside is included in the arrangement and meets certain other criteria.

Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 July 2018

Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act This bill establishes the National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund and requires 50% of all energy development revenues for FY2019-FY2023 to be deposited into such fund. Amounts deposited in the fund must not exceed $1.3 billion for any fiscal year and must be used for meeting high-priority deferred maintenance needs of the National Park Service.

Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 16 July 2018

Save Community Newspaper Act of 2018 This bill allows community newspapers to elect to apply certain alternative minimum funding standards for single-employer defined benefit pension plans that meet specified requirements. "A community newspaper" is a newspaper that primarily serves a metropolitan statistical area with a population of at least 100,000.

Efficient Drug Disposal Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 28 June 2018

Efficient Drug Disposal Act of 2018 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to exempt certain solid waste incinerators from performance standards, including emission requirements. Specifically, incinerators used by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to destroy contraband or household pharmaceuticals are exempt from these requirements.

Family Reunification Act

United States · United States Congress · 21 June 2018

Family Reunification Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ensure that each unaccompanied alien child removed by a federal official or employee from the custody of a parent or legal guardian at or near a port of entry or within 100 miles of the border be reunited with the parent or legal guardian at the earliest possible date unless: a state court terminates the rights of a parent or legal guardian, determines that it is in the child's best interests to be removed from the parent or legal guardian, or makes any similar determination that is authorized under state law; a state or county child welfare official determines that it is in the child's best interests to be removed from his or her parent or legal guardian because the child is in danger of abuse or neglect from the parent or legal guardian; or DHS requires continued separation because the child is a trafficking victim or is at significant risk of becoming a trafficking victim, there is a strong likelihood that the adult is not the child's parent or legal guardian, or the child is in danger of abuse or neglect from the parent or legal guardian.

GAAME Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 19 June 2018

Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act of 2018 or the GAAME Act of 2018 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to specify that Title I funds (which support the instructional needs of students from low-income families) may be used for arts and music programs.

Tribal Social Security Fairness Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 15 June 2018

Tribal Social Security Fairness Act of 2018 This bill directs the Social Security Administration, at the request of an Indian tribe, to enter into an agreement with the tribe for the purpose of extending Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits under Social Security to tribal council members. In addition, the bill allows tribal council members to receive Social Security credit for taxes paid prior to the establishment of the agreement, if the taxes were timely paid in good faith and not subsequently refunded.

Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act

United States · United States Congress · 13 June 2018

Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act This bill requires the Social Security Administration to provide a single point of contact for any individual requesting a new Social Security account number due to theft, breach, or fraudulent activity. The single point of contact must track the individual's case to completion and coordinate with other specialized units to resolve case issues as quickly as possible.

Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 May 2018

Preserving Welfare for Needs Not Weed Act This bill requires state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs to maintain policies preventing assistance under the TANF program from being used at an establishment that offers marijuana for sale.

STOP Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 2018

Securing the International Mail Against Opioids Act of 2018 This bill establishes requirements related to U.S. Postal Service (USPS) international mail shipments. Among other requirements, the bill requires USPS to gather advanced data on its shipments and share such information with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and assesses a fee on on overseas inbound express mail.

ROOT for Mainstreet Businesses Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 15 May 2018

Removing Onerous Obstacles in the Tax code for Mainstreet Businesses Act of 2018 or the ROOT for Mainstreet Businesses Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from personal holding company income certain rents and royalties that are derived in the active conduct of a trade or business and are not received from a related person.

Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 7 May 2018

Afghan Allies Protection Amendments Act of 2018 This bill amends the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to authorize, in addition to any unused visas in prior fiscal years, up to 4,000 visas in FY2019 for the Afghan special immigrant visa program. That program provides special immigrant visa status for Afghans (and certain family members) who are threatened because of their work as translators, interpreters, or support staff for the U.S. government or its Armed Forces in Afghanistan. The bill also requires that the period of employment for Afghans eligible for the special visa end by December 31, 2021, and that Afghans seeking special immigrant status must apply to the Chief of Mission in Afghanistan by that same date.

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4801 West Van Giesen Street in West Richland, Washington, as the "Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Building".

United States · United States Congress · 13 April 2018

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4801 West Van Giesen Street in West Richland, Washington, as the "Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Building."

Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 2018

Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Stephen Michael Gleason.

Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 20 March 2018

Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 and revises the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act.

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 13 March 2018

Sets forth the rule for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws.

Recognizing and supporting the efforts of the United Bid Committee to bring the 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup competition to Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

United States · United States Congress · 5 March 2018

Supports the efforts of the United Bid Committee to bring the 2026 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup competition to Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

BUILD Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2018

Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development Act of 2018 or the BUILD Act of 2018 This bill establishes the United States International Development Finance Corporation to facilitate the participation of private sector capital and skills in the economic development of countries with low- or lower-middle-income economies and countries transitioning from nonmarket to market economies in order to complement U.S. assistance and foreign policy objectives. The corporation may: (1) make loans or loan guarantees, (2) as a minority investor acquire equity or financial interests in entities, (3) provide insurance or reinsurance to private sector entities and qualifying sovereign entities, (4) provide technical assistance, (5) administer special projects, (6) establish enterprise funds, (7) issue obligations, and (8) charge service fees. The corporation shall terminate after seven years. The corporation shall not provide assistance to: (1) a country whose government has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism, or (2) a private sector entity that is engaged in monopolistic practices. The bill prescribes transitional provisions, including transferring to the corporation the functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (which is subsequently terminated) and specified elements of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 27 February 2018

Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill amends the Global Food Security Act of 2016 to revise policy objectives and to: (1) extend through FY2021 the program to carry out those portions of the global food security strategy that relate to the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, and (2) expand requirements for reporting by the President regarding strategy implementation. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended to extend through FY2021 the assistance program for international disaster relief and rehabilitation, including the set-aside for the emergency food security program.

To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program.

United States · United States Congress · 8 February 2018

This bill extends the Generalized System of Preferences (a U.S. trade preference program that provides duty-free access to imports on products from certain developing countries) through 2020. The Trade Act of 1974 is amended to modify the deadline for the review process for the competitive needs limitation. (The competitive need limitation terminates duty-free treatment with respect to articles from a beneficiary developing country if certain import limits are exceeded.) The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 is amended to extend through June 21, 2026, the authority for customs user fees for the processing of merchandise formally entered or released into the United States.

Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 7 February 2018

Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify procedures for determining the amount of mandatory restitution in child pornography cases. Additionally, the bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984: to direct courts to impose additional assessments on persons convicted of child pornography offenses; and to establish a Child Pornography Victims Reserve, within the Crime Victims Fund, where the additional assessments must be deposited.

Justice Served Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 19 January 2018

Justice Served Act of 2018 This bill amends the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to add, as a purpose area under the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, increasing the capacity of prosecutors to address the backlog of violent crime cases involving suspects identified through DNA evidence. The Department of Justice (DOJ) must allocate a specified percentage of grant funds for such purpose, subject to limitations. Additionally, of amounts made available over FY2019-FY2022 for a DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other forensic activities, DOJ must allocate at least 5% for grants to prosecute cold cases involving violent crime, where suspects have been identified through DNA evidence.

USA Act of 2018

United States · United States Congress · 16 January 2018

Uniting and Securing America Act of 2018 or the USA Act of 2018 This bill provides conditional permanent resident status for an alien meeting specified requirements, including having entered the United States when younger than 18 years old and residing in the United States since December 31, 2013. An individual may apply to have such conditional basis removed after meeting specified eligibility requirements. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an individual who was granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, unless such individual has engaged in disqualifying conduct. The bill repeals provisions that deny an unlawful alien eligibility for higher education benefits on the basis of residence within a state unless a U.S. citizen or national is eligible for such benefits without regard to whether such citizen or national is such a resident. DHS shall: (1) deploy the most practical and effective technology available in order to achieve situational awareness and operational control along the U.S. border; (2) submit to Congress a comprehensive southern border strategy to achieve border control; and (3) begin eradicating the carrizo cane plant and salt cedar along the Rio Grande River. DHS may construct new ports of entry along the northern and southern borders. The bill establishes Operation Stonegarden in DHS to provide border security grants to law enforcement agencies in border or maritime border states that are involved in U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations DHS shall establish a two-year grant program to improve emergency communications in the southern border region for individuals who are at risk of violence and lack cellular and LTE network service. The number of immigration judges is increased. The President shall designate a senior official to coordinate federal and international efforts to strengthen citizen security, the rule of law, and economic prosperity in Central America.