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S.2155 – Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

 

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Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (Introduced 11/16/2017)
Committees: Senate – Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Action: 05/24/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-174.  (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes: There have been 7 roll call votes

Constitutional Authority Statement

 None posted on Congress.org

Summary

TITLE I–IMPROVING CONSUMER ACCESS TO MORTGAGE CREDIT

(Sec. 101) This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to allow a depository institution or credit union with assets below a specified threshold to forgo certain ability-to-pay requirements regarding residential mortgage loans. Specifically, those requirements are waived if a loan: (1) is originated by and retained by the institution, (2) complies with requirements regarding prepayment penalties and points and fees, and (3) does not have negative amortization or interest-only terms. Furthermore, for such requirements to be waived, the institution must consider and verify the debt, income, and financial resources of the consumer.

The bill also provides for circumstances in which such requirements shall be waived with respect to a loan that is transferred: (1) by reason of bankruptcy or failure of the originating institution, (2) to a similar institution, (3) in the event of a merger, or (4) to a wholly owned subsidiary of the institution.

(Sec. 102) Mortgage appraisal services donated by a fee appraiser to an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions are deemed to be customary and reasonable under TILA.

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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

 

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Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] (Introduced 06/19/2018)
Committees: House – Appropriations
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 115-765
Latest Action: Senate – 07/25/2018 Amendment SA 3543 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 25 – 74. Record Vote Number: 171.   (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes: There have been 32 roll call votes

Constitutional Authority Statement

[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [

www.gpo.gov

]
Mr. CALVERT:
H.R. 6147.
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant
to the following:
The principal constitutional authority for this legislation
is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of
the United States (the appropriation power), which states:
“No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in
Consequence of Appropriations made by Law. . . .” In
addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the
Constitution (the spending power) provides: “The Congress
shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for
the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.
. . .” Together, these specific constitutional provisions
establish the congressional power of the purse, granting
Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine
their purpose, amount, and period of availability, and to set
forth terms and conditions governing their use.
[Page H5285]

 

Summary

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

Provides FY2019 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies.

Provides appropriations to Interior for:

  • the Bureau of Land Management,
  • the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
  • the National Park Service,
  • the U.S. Geological Survey,
  • the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
  • the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement,
  • the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and
  • the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education.

Provides appropriations to Interior for Departmental Offices, including:

  • the Office of the Secretary,
  • Insular Affairs,
  • the Office of the Solicitor,
  • the Office of Inspector General, and
  • the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians.

Provides appropriations to Interior for Department-Wide Programs, including:

  • Wildland Fire Management,
  • the Central Hazardous Materials Fund,
  • the Natural Resources Damage Assessment Fund,
  • the Working Capital Fund,
  • the Office of Natural Resources Revenue, and
  • Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILT).

Provides appropriations to the EPA.

Provides appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service.

Provides appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services for:

  • the Indian Health Service,
  • the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and
  • the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.

Provides appropriations to other related agencies, including:

  • the Executive Office of the President for the Council on Environmental Quality and the Office of Environmental Quality;
  • the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board;
  • the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation;
  • the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development;
  • the Smithsonian Institution;
  • the National Gallery of Art;
  • the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts;
  • the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars;
  • the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, including the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities;
  • the Commission of Fine Arts;
  • the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation;
  • the National Capital Planning Commission;
  • the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum;
  • the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission;
  • the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission; and
  • the World War I Centennial Commission.

Congressman Ken Calvert

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H.R.5428 – Stand with UK against Russia Violations Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (Introduced 04/05/2018)
Committees: House – Foreign Affairs; Judiciary; Financial Services
Latest Action: House – 04/05/2018 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.  (All Actions)

Constitutional Authority Statement

[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 55 (Thursday, April 5, 2018)]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
By Mr. CASTRO of Texas:
H.R. 5428.
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant
to the following:
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
ARTICLE I, SECTION 8: POWERS OF CONGRESS CLAUSE 18
The Congress shall have power . . . To make all laws which
shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the
foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this
Constitution in the government of the United States, or in
any department or officer thereof.
[Page H3059]

About Constitutional Authority Statements

On January 5, 2011, the House of Representatives adopted an amendment to House Rule XII. Rule XII, clause 7(c) requires that, to be accepted for introduction by the House Clerk, all bills (H.R.) and joint resolutions (H.J.Res.) must provide a document stating “as specifically as practicable the power or powers granted to Congress in the Constitution to enact the bill or joint resolution.”

 

Summary

To impose sanctions on certain persons responsible for the March 12, 2018, attack on Sergei and Yulia Skripal, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

        SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Stand with UK against Russia Violations Act”.

        SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:

(1) On March 4, 2018, Sergei V. Skripal, and his daughter, Yulia Skripal, were found unconscious on a park bench in Salisbury, England.

(2) British Prime Minister Theresa May announced on March 12, 2018, that the poison used in the attack was Novichok, a military-grade nerve agent developed by Soviet scientists for use on North Atlantic Treaty Organization troops, and that Russia was responsible for the attack.

(3) On March 15, 2018, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany issued a joint statement holding the Government of Russia responsible for the poisoning and characterizing the attack as “an assault on UK sovereignty”.

        SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that—

(1) The attempts of the Government of Russia to commit murders on British soil are unconscionable and violate international law.

(2) The United States stands in strong solidarity with the British government and its people as they respond to this violation.

Congressman Joaquin Castro

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