This week, the House will consider five pieces of legislation, ranging from the arts to healthcare.
Bills under consideration this week include:
Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act (H.R. 4086): protects museums and foreign lenders from lawsuits by those claiming ownership of objects brought to the United States for temporary display. This would not apply to art seized by Nazi-controlled governments between 1933 and 1945.
H.R. 3992: would allow Israeli nationals with business investments in the US to come to the US through the E-2 visa program as long as Israel provides reciprocal treatment for US nationals coming into Israel.
H.R. 665: sets up a five-year program for the public auction of surplus government properties that have the highest value and sale potential. Proceeds would go towards reducing the deficit and grants to help nonprofit groups shelter the homeless.
H.R. 2087: removes restrictions on land transferred from the National Park Service to Accomack County, Virginia, to allow the county to develop a planned research and development park.
H.R. 5: repeals portions of the Affordable Care Act, including a section that created the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a panel charged with recommending cuts to Medicare if spending growth reaches a certain level. It also caps medical malpractice awards for pain and suffering at $250,000, imposes limits on lawyers’ contingency fees and creates a statute of limitations on filing malpractice lawsuits.