Official Summary text/su_expand] Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2018, Part II This bill extends: (1) airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and programs at increased levels until October 7, 2018; (2) various expiring aviation authorities, including those under the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act and the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, through Get the Details
Official Summary text/su_expand] Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science Success Act of 2018 or the SUCCESS Act This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to study and report to Congress on the number of patents applied for and obtained: (1) by women and minorities, and (2) by small businesses owned by women and Get the Details
Official Summary text/su_expand] This bill extends the authority to promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the tribal transportation self-governance program. Became Public Law No: 115-235. 2018-08-14 Signed by President. 2018-08-14 Signed by President. 2018-08-14 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7639) 2018-07-25 Passed Senate without amendment by Get the Details
Official Summary text/su_expand] Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 Provides FY2019 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. Excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all considered in other appropriations bills. Provides appropriations to DOD for: Military Personnel; Operation and Maintenance; Procurement; Get the Details
Official Summary text/su_expand] 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 Get the Details
Official Summary text/su_expand] This bill delays by one year (to January 1, 2020) the Medicaid federal matching rate reduction that is scheduled to take effect for states that fail to require an electronic visit verification system for personal care services. The bill also excludes specified services from such verification system requirements, including inpatient hospital services and 24-hour residential group Get the Details
Official Summary text/su_expand] Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Provides FY2019 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and independent agencies such as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Provides appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, Get the Details
Official Summary text/su_expand] Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 This bill prohibits the U.S. Coast Guard from: (1) implementing the rule titled "Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements," and (2) proposing or issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking for a rule that would require the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards. These prohibitions Get the Details
Official Summary text/su_expand] This bill repeals a prohibition on creating or continuing a distillery in Indian country for manufacturing ardent spirits (distilled liquors). Became Public Law No: 115-304. 2018-12-11 Signed by President. 2018-12-11 Signed by President. 2018-12-11 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-363. 2018-11-14 Passed Senate without amendment by Get the Details
Official Summary text/su_expand] Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase, as of December 1, 2018, 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 Get the Details