Tuesday, January 10, 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: 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

1 Rule Bill

1) H.R. 79 - HALOS Act (PDF)

Sponsor: Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) | Financial Services Committee

Topline Summary:This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 to clarify that certain startup companies are able to give presentations about their company and host certain types of events, like a “demo day,” without violating certain SEC investment solicitation bans.

9 Suspensions 

1) H.R. 306 - Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (PDF)

Sponsor: Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) | Energy and Commerce Committee

Topline Summary:This bill requires several federal agencies to coordinate to develop an implementation strategy for the maintenance, purchase, and use of energy-efficient and energy saving information technologies in an attempt to reduce energy consumption at federal government data centers.

2) H.R. 288 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act  (PDF)

Sponsor: Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) | Energy and Commerce Committee

Topline Summary:This bill extends the temporary exemption granted to small businesses by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from enhanced disclosure requirements for Internet service providers (ISPs) in the Open Internet Order by five years.

3) H.R. 321 - Inspiring the Next Space Pioneers, Innovators, Researchers, and Explorers (INSPIRE) Women Act (PDF)

Sponsor: Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA) | Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Topline Summary:This bill requires NASA to develop a plan for facilitating and supporting retired astronauts, scientists, engineers, and innovators to engage with K-12 female STEM students in an attempt to inspire young women to consider participating in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and to pursue careers in aerospace.

4) H.R. 255 - Promoting Women in Entrepreneurship Act (PDF)

Sponsor: Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) | Science, Space, and Technology Committee

Topline Summary:This bill authorizes the National Science Foundation (NSF) to encourage its existing entrepreneurial programs to recruit and support women to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and into the commercial world.

5) H.R. 239 - Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2017 (PDF)

Sponsor: Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) | Homeland Security Committee

Topline Summary:This bill requires the Under Secretary for Science and Technology (S&T) to support cybersecurity research, development, testing, evaluation and transition and to coordinate those activities with other Federal agencies, industry, and academia.

6) H.R. 240 - Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act of 2017 (PDF)

Sponsor: Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) | Homeland Security Committee

Topline Summary:This bill directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to engage with innovative and emerging technology developers and firms to address homeland security needs.

7) H.R. 274 - Modernizing Government Travel Act (PDF)

Sponsor: Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) | Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Topline Summary:This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to implement regulations allowing federal employees to use alternative transportation options such as Uber, Lyft, and bike-share for official travel.

8) H.R. 39 - TALENT Act of 2017 (PDF)

Sponsor: Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) | Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Topline Summary:This bill codifies the Presidential Innovation Fellows (PIF) program.