Tuesday, November 7, 2017
The House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. First votes expected: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Last votes expected: 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
11 Suspensions
1) H.R. 3911 - Risk-Based Credit Examination Act (PDF)
Sponsor: Rep. Ann Wagner (R-MO) | Financial Services Committee
Topline Summary: This bill makes the criteria required in annual reporting by Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations (NRSROs) risk-based.
2) H.R. 2148 - Clarifying Commercial Real Estate Loans, as amended (PDF)
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-NC) | Financial Services Committee
Topline Summary: This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify capital requirements for certain acquisition, development, or construction loans classified as high-volatility commercial real estate (HVCRE), including which types of loans should and should not be classified as HVCRE loans.
3) H.R. 918 - Veteran Urgent Access to Mental Healthcare Act, as amended (PDF)
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) | Veterans Affairs Committee
Topline Summary: This bill would provide mental health care to certain former service members who would otherwise be ineligible for such care because they were discharged from military service under conditions that were other than honorable (OTH).
4) H.R. 1133 - Veterans Transplant Coverage Act of 2017, as amended (PDF)
Sponsor: Rep. John Carter (R-TX) | Veterans Affairs Committee
Topline Summary: This bill would amend the Choice program to authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide for any care and/or services a live donor may require to carry out a transplant procedure at a medical facility in the community for an eligible veteran notwithstanding that the live donor may not be eligible for VA care.
5) H.R. 1900 - National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act (PDF)
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) | Veterans Affairs Committee
Topline Summary: This bill would designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum under construction in Columbus, Ohio, as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum.
6) H.R. 2123 - VETS Act of 2017 (PDF)
Sponsor: Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) | Veterans Affairs Committee
Topline Summary: This bill would authorize a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) licensed health care professional to practice telemedicine at any location in any state, regardless of where the professional or patient is located.
7) H.R. 2601 - VICTOR Act of 2017, as amended (PDF)
Sponsor: Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) | Veterans Affairs Committee
Topline Summary: This bill would increase access to care in community transplant centers through the Choice program by requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to consider medical necessity and unusual/excessive travel burdens before requiring veterans in need of transplant care to travel to VA transplant centers.
8) H.R. 3634 - SERVE Act of 2017 (PDF)
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) | Veterans Affairs Committee
Topline Summary: This bill would require the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide proof to a veteran that they will be receiving housing payments from the VA under the Post-9/11 GI Bill as a source of income so that the veteran can provide this proof to a landlord when applying to rent a home.
9) H.R. 3705 - Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017, as amended (PDF)
Sponsor: Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) | Veterans Affairs Committee
Topline Summary: This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) work with Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) to develop new notification letter that, in plain language, clearly explain why such alleged debt was created, and the steps the veteran can take to dispute or mitigate the debt.
10) H.R. 3949 - VALOR Act, as amended (PDF)
Sponsor: Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) | Veterans Affairs Committee
Topline Summary: This bill would ease the approval process for on-the-job training and apprenticeship programs under the GI Bill.
11) H.R. 4173 - Veterans Crisis Line Study Act of 2017, as amended (PDF)
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) | Veterans Affairs Committee
Topline Summary: This bill would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the outcomes and the efficacy of the Veterans Crisis Line based on an analysis of national suicide data and data collected from the Veterans Crisis Line.
1 Rule Bill
1) H.R. 3441 - Save Local Business Act (PDF)
Sponsor: Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-AL) | Education and the Workforce Committee
Topline Summary: This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to clarify that two or more employers may be considered a “joint employer” only if they have “actual, direct, and immediate” control over employees’ essential terms and conditions of employment.