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Community Broadband Act of 2017 [S.742]
Community Broadband Act of 2017 This bill bars state, local, or tribal governments from prohibiting or inhibiting such government entities or their affiliates from serving as "public providers" of telecommunications services or advanced telecommunications capabilities to any person or any public or private entity. The bill prohibits such government and government-affiliated providers of public telecommunications services from favoring themselves over competing providers in the application of regulations, ordinances, public rights-of-way, or permitting
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Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act [S.771]
Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act This bill amends provisions of various laws relating to prescription-drug pricing and affordability. Specifically, the bill: expands reporting requirements for drug manufacturers and establishes corresponding civil penalties for noncompliance; adds reporting requirements for certain nonprofit patient-assistance programs; requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to Congress on the impact of patient-assistance programs on prescription-drug pricing and expenditures; requires
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Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act [S.767]
Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act This bill nullifies the Executive Order entitled "Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth" that was signed on March 28, 2017. No federal funds may be used to implement or enforce the order. This bill may not be construed to impair any authority granted to the President. The bill takes effect on March 28, 2017.
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Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act [S.763]
Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to: (1) assess, and implement a risk-based security strategy to address, the vulnerabilities of and risks to surface transportation and maritime transportation systems; (2) develop a management oversight strategy that identifies the parties responsible for implementing the security strategy; and (3) submit a report that describes a risk-based budget and resource allocation plan for surface transportation sectors that reflects the
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Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 [S.784]
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2017, the rates of veterans' disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children. Each such increase shall be the same percentage as the increase in benefits provided under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act, on the
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Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2017 [S.793]
Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2017 This bill makes it illegal to possess, buy, sell, or transport shark fins or any product containing shark fins, except for certain dogfish fins. A person may possess a shark fin that was lawfully taken consistent with a license or permit under certain circumstances. Penalties are imposed for violations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The maximum civil penalty for each violation shall be $100,000, or the fair market value of the shark fins involved, whichever is greater.
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PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017 Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2017 [S.782]
PROTECT Our Children Act of 2017 Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the PROTECT our Children Act of 2008 to reauthorize through FY2022 the National Strategy for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction.
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College for All Act of 2017 [S.806]
College for All Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to establish a grant program to eliminate tuition and required fees: (1) for all students at community colleges and two-year tribal colleges and universities, and (2) for working- and middle-class students at four-year public institutions of higher education (IHEs). Additionally, the bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the HEA to: reauthorize the Federal TRIO Programs, the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (i.e., GEAR UP),
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A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. [S.820]
A bill to designate a portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilderness. This bill amends the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to designate approximately 1,559,538 acres of land within Alaska in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System.
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Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2017 [S.815]
Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2017