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FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2019

To authorize the revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2019 2. Revocation or denial of passports to individuals affiliated with foreign terrorist organizations The Act entitled An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes 22 U.S.C. 211a Passport Act of 1926 4. Authority to deny or revoke passport (a) Ineligibility (1) Issuance Except as provided under subsection (b), the Secretary of State may refuse to issue a passport to any individual whom the Secretary has determined has aided, assisted, abetted, or otherwise helped an organization the Secretary has designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189 (2) Revocation The Secretary of State may revoke a passport previously issued to any individual described in paragraph (1). (b) Right of review Any individual who, in accordance with this section, is denied issuance of a passport by the Secretary of State, or whose passport is revoked by the Secretary, may request a hearing before the Secretary not later than 60 days after receiving notice of such denial or revocation. (c) Report (1) In general If the Secretary of State refuses to issue or revokes a passport pursuant to subsection (a), or if, subsequent to a hearing pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary issues or cancels a revocation of a passport that was the subject of such a hearing, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 days after such refusal or revocation, or such issuance or cancellation, submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on such refusal, revocation, issuance, or cancellation, as the case may be. (2) Form The report submitted under paragraph (1) may be submitted in classified or unclassified form. (d) Definition In this section, the term passport .

Summary: FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of State to revoke or refuse to issue a passport for an individual who has aided an organization that the State Department has designated as a foreign terrorist organization. Any such individual may request a hearing with the State Department upon being notified of such an action.
Alice Paul Voter Protection Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interfering with voter registration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alice Paul Voter Protection Act 2. Prohibiting hindering, interfering with, or preventing voter registration (a) In general Chapter 29 612. Hindering, interfering with, or preventing registering to vote (a) Prohibition It shall be unlawful for any person, whether acting under color of law or otherwise, to corruptly hinder, interfere with, or prevent another person from registering to vote or to corruptly hinder, interfere with, or prevent another person from aiding another person in registering to vote. (b) Attempt Any person who attempts to commit any offense described in subsection (a) shall be subject to the same penalties as those prescribed for the offense that the person attempted to commit. (c) Penalty Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 29 612. Hindering, interfering with, or preventing registering to vote. . (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to elections held on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, except that no person may be found to have violated section 612 of title 18, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), on the basis of any act occurring prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Establishment of best practices (a) Best practices Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Election Assistance Commission shall develop and publish recommendations for best practices for States to use to deter and prevent violations of section 612 of title 18, United States Code (as added by section 2), and section 12 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20511 State (b) Inclusion in voter information requirements Section 302(b)(2) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21082(b)(2) (1) by striking and (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (G) information relating to the prohibitions of section 612 of title 18, United States Code, and section 12 of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 ( 52 U.S.C. 20511 .

Summary: Alice Paul Voter Protection Act This bill establishes a new criminal offense for conduct (or attempted conduct) to corruptly hinder, interfere with, or prevent another person from registering to vote or helping someone register to vote. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of not more than five years, or both. The Election Assistance Commission must develop best practices for states to deter and prevent unlawful interference with voter registration.
REFER Act of 2019

To protect States and individuals in States that have laws which permit the use of cannabis, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2019 REFER Act of 2019 2. Limitation on the use of funds None of the funds made available by any Act of Congress to any department or agency of the United States may be used to— (1) prevent a State or unit of local government from implementing or maintaining its State law or regulation that authorizes the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of cannabis; (2) detain, prosecute, sentence, or initiate civil proceedings against an individual, business or property, that is involved in the cultivation, distribution, possession, dispensation, or use of cannabis, in accordance with the law or regulation of the State or unit of local government in which the individual is located; or (3) penalize a financial institution solely because the institution provides financial services to an entity that is a manufacturer, producer, or a person that participates in any business or organized activity that involves handling cannabis or cannabis products, or any related activity, and engages in such activity pursuant to a law or regulation established by a State or a unit of local government in which the financial institution is located. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) The term financial institution (2) The term State

Summary: Restraining Excessive Federal Enforcement & Regulations of Cannabis Act of 2019 or the REFER Act of 2019 This bill limits restrictions on and penalties for certain cannabis-related activities that are authorized by state or local law (i.e., state-authorized). Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of funds made available by Congress to a federal department or agency to restrict the state-authorized use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of cannabis; to detain, prosecute, sentence, or initiate civil proceedings against an individual, business, or property involved in state-authorized cannabis-related activities; or to penalize a financial institution for providing financial services to a business engaged in state-authorized cannabis-related activities.
Keep Community Service Local Act

To prohibit the Corporation for National and Community Service from removing State offices of the Corporation from States without Congressional approval. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Community Service Local Act 2. Congressional approval for closure of State CNCS offices under certain circumstances Section 196A(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12651h (c) Limitation on closure of State offices The Corporation may not close a State office required under subsection (a), where such closure results in there being no office in such State, unless permitted or directed to do so by an Act of Congress. .

Summary: Keep Community Service Local Act This bill prohibits the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) from closing CNCS state offices if the closure results in a state not having a CNCS office, unless permitted or directed by an act of Congress.
U.S.-Israel Cooperation Expansion Act

To support security and law enforcement training and cooperation between the United States and Israel. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S.-Israel Cooperation Expansion Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) On May 9, 2018, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted an amendment stating that it was the policy of the United States to support bilateral cooperation between United States and Israeli law enforcement personnel. (2) The United States has a long history of cooperation with Israel. (3) The sharing of distinct experiences can promote security against terrorism, peaceful resolutions to community disputes, and the protection of spaces for civil society. (4) Congress has supported bilateral cooperation with Israel to combat the threat of illicit cross-border tunneling and the associated trafficking in arms, persons, and militants and to combat threats from unmanned aerial systems. (5) The United States supports law enforcement training, cooperation, and education globally. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States supports the inclusion of Israel in the International Law Enforcement Academy in Europe; and (2) the Secretary of State should support projects in the Middle East through the International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement program. 4. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to support bilateral training between United States and Israeli law enforcement personnel for the purpose of sharing of best practices relating to anti-terrorism, community policing, and managing mass casualties.

Summary: U.S.-Israel Cooperation Expansion Act This bill states that it is U.S. policy to support bilateral training between U.S. and Israeli law enforcement for sharing best practices related to anti-terrorism, community policing, and managing mass casualties.
Protecting Defense Dollars Act

To direct the Secretary of Defense to submit periodic reports on the cost of presidential travel, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Defense Dollars Act 2. Reports on cost of presidential travel (a) Report required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the Air Force, shall submit to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report detailing the direct and indirect costs to the Department of Defense in support of presidential travel. Each such report shall include costs incurred for travel to a property owned or operated by the individual serving as President or an immediate family member of such individual. (b) Immediate family member defined In this section, the term immediate family member

Summary: Protecting Defense Dollars Act This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to periodically report to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives DOD's costs in support of presidential travel. Each such report shall include costs incurred for travel to a property owned or operated by the individual serving as President or an immediate family member of such individual.
Taxpayers DIME Act of 2019

To limit the use of Federal funds for the use of the travel expenses of senior Federal officials in contravention of certain regulations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayers Don’t Incur Meaningless Expenses Act of 2019 Taxpayers DIME Act of 2019 2. Prohibition on use of funds for certain Federal employee travel in contravention of certain regulations (a) In general Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, no Federal funds appropriated or otherwise made available in any fiscal year may be used for the travel expenses of any senior Federal official in contravention of sections 301–10.260 through 301–10.266 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (b) Quarterly report on travel (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and every 90 days thereafter, the head of each Federal agency shall submit a report to the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate detailing travel on Government aircraft by any senior Federal official employed at the applicable agency. (2) Application Any report required under paragraph (1) shall not include any classified travel, and nothing in this Act shall be construed to supersede, alter, or otherwise affect the application of section 101–37.408 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (c) Travel regulation report Not later than one year after enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall submit a report to Congress detailing suggestions on strengthening Federal travel regulations. On the date such report is so submitted, the Director shall publish such report on the Office’s public website. (d) Definition of senior Federal official In this Act, the term senior Federal official

Summary: Taxpayers Don't Incur Meaningless Expenses Act of 2019 or the Taxpayers DIME Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for travel expenses of senior federal officials in violation of specified federal travel regulations.
CLEAN Act

To enact House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, (establishing the Office of Congressional Ethics) into permanent law. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now Act CLEAN Act 2. Enacting House Resolution 895 into permanent law House Resolution 895, One Hundred Tenth Congress, is hereby enacted into permanent law, except that— (1) the Office of Congressional Ethics shall be treated as a standing committee of the House for purposes of section 202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4301(i) (2) references to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall be construed as references to the Committee on Ethics; (3) the second sentence of section 1(b)(6)(A) shall not apply; (4) members subject to section 1(b)(6)(B) may be reappointed for a second additional term; (5) any individual who is the subject of a preliminary review or second-phase review by the board shall be informed of the right to be represented by counsel and invoking that right should not be held negatively against them; and (6) the Office may not take any action that would deny any person any right or protection provided under the Constitution of the United States.

Summary: Clean Legislating and Ethical Accountability Now Act or the CLEAN Act This bill makes the Office of Congressional Ethics a permanent office within the House of Representatives by providing statutory authority for the office. (Under current law, the office operates under a House resolution and must be reauthorized during each Congress as a part of the House rules.)
No Flights Act

To require the Speaker of the House of Representatives to convene a session of the House on each day in which a Government shutdown is in effect, to prohibit the use of funds for the official travel of Members of the House of Representatives during any period in which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Outbound Flights for Lawmakers If Government Halts to a Stop Act No Flights Act 2. Requiring Speaker to convene session of House during shutdown (a) Requirement On each day on which a Government shutdown is in effect, including weekends and legal public holidays, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall convene a session of the House. (b) Exercise of rulemaking authority This section is enacted by Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules of the House of Representatives, and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the House of Representatives to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of the House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the House. 3. Prohibiting Member official travel during shutdown (a) Prohibition Except as provided in subsection (b), no appropriated funds, including official funds of the House of Representatives or funds available under any Federal law, rule, or regulation, may be used to pay for the costs of official travel by a Member of the House of Representatives during any period in which a Government shutdown is in effect. (b) Exception for travel by Member to Washington Metropolitan Area Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to travel by a Member of the House of Representatives to the Washington Metropolitan Area. (c) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Member of the House of Representatives (2) the term Washington Metropolitan Area 4. Determination of Government shutdown For purposes of this Act, a Government shutdown shall be considered to be in effect if there is a lapse in appropriations for any Federal agency or department as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution.

Summary: No Outbound Flights for Lawmakers If Government Halts to a Stop Act or the No Flights Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives to convene a session of the House on each day during a government shutdown, including weekends and legal public holidays. Additionally, the bill prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for travel by a Member of Congress during any government shutdown, except for travel by a Member to the District of Columbia metropolitan area.
Improving Transparency in TANF through Data Act

To amend title IV–A of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Transparency in TANF through Data Act 2. Aligning and improving data reporting (a) Require states To report full-Population data Section 411(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1) (1) by striking subparagraph (B); (2) by striking (1) General reporting requirement.— (3) by— (A) redesignating— (i) subparagraph (A) as paragraph (1); (ii) clauses (i) through (xvii) of subparagraph (A) as subparagraphs (A) through (Q), respectively; (iii) subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (ii) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively; (iv) subclauses (I) through (VII) of clause (xi) as clauses (i) through (vii), respectively; and (v) subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (xvi) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively; and (B) moving each such redesignated provision 2 ems to the left. (b) Reporting of participation in work or work preparation activities Section 411(a)(1) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 611(a)(1) (K) The work eligibility status of each individual in the family, and— (i) in the case of each work-eligible individual in the family— (I) the number of hours (including zero hours) per month of participation in— (aa) work activities (as defined in section 407(d)); and (bb) any other activity required by the State to remove a barrier to employment.; and (ii) in the case of each individual in the family who is not a work-eligible individual, the reason for that status. (L) For each work-eligible individual and each adult in the family who did not participate in work activities (as so defined) during a month, the reason for the lack of participation. . (c) Reporting To determine information on employment and earnings outcomes Section 411(c) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 611(c) (c) Reporting To determine information on employment and earnings outcomes The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall determine the information that is necessary to compute the employment and earnings outcomes and the statistical adjustment model for the employment and earnings outcomes required under section 407, and each eligible State shall collect and report that information to the Secretary. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.

Summary: Improving Transparency in TANF through Data Act This bill revises state reporting requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Family (TANF) program. It eliminates the option for states to use certain sampling methods in their reporting and requires states to report additional information related to the work eligibility status and participation in work activities for individuals participating in TANF programs. The Department of Health and Human Services must also determine reporting requirements related to employment and earnings outcomes in consultation with the Department of Labor.
Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2019

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to penalize aliens who overstay their visas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2019 2. Visa overstays criminalized (a) In general The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after section 274D the following: 274E. Visa overstays (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), any alien who remains in the United States for any period of time after the date on which any visa or status under which the alien is lawfully present has expired shall— (1) for the first commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned no more than 6 months, or both; and (2) for a subsequent commission of any such offense, be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both. (b) Exception If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines on an individual case-by-case basis that, because of reasons of a medical necessity, public safety, or national security, the alien violated subsection (a), the alien shall not be subject to the penalties under subsection (a). (c) Limitation on reentry (1) First offenders Any alien convicted of a violation of subsection (a)(1)— (A) may not be admitted to the United States for a period of 5 years, beginning on the date of the conviction; and (B) may not be granted a visa for a period of 10 years, beginning on the date of the conviction. (2) Subsequent offenses Any alien convicted of a violation of subsection (a)(2)— (A) may not be admitted to the United States; and (B) may not be granted a visa. (d) Disclosure of penalties In the case of any application or petition by or on behalf of an alien for admission to the United States, the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the alien with notice of the penalties under this section and section 275 on receipt of the application or petition, and again at the time of admission. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 274D the following: 274E. Visa overstays. .

Summary: Visa Overstay Enforcement Act of 2019 This bill imposes various penalties on aliens who overstay a visa or lawful immigration status. An alien who overstays shall be fined or imprisoned for up to six months, or both. Such an individual may not be admitted into the United States for 5 years, and may not be granted a visa for 10 years. For subsequent offenses, the alien shall be fined or imprisoned for up to two years, or both, and shall not be admitted into the United States or granted a visa. The Department of Homeland Security shall make case-by-case exceptions for aliens who overstay due to medical necessity, public safety, or national security reasons.