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No Work, No Pay Act of 2019

To prohibit the pay of Members of Congress during periods in which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Work, No Pay Act of 2019 2. Prohibiting pay of Members of Congress in response to government shutdown (a) Prohibition of Pay If on any day during a pay period a Government shutdown is in effect, the payroll administrator of each House of Congress shall exclude from the payments otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay period for the compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in that House of Congress an amount equal to the product of— (1) an amount equal to one day’s worth of pay under the annual rate of pay applicable to the Member under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 (2) the number of 24-hour periods during which the Government shutdown is in effect which occur during the pay period. (b) Role of Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the Houses of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll administrators to carry out this section. (c) Payroll administrator defined In this section, the payroll administrator (1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this section; and (2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to carry out this section. (d) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to days occurring during the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress and each succeeding Congress. 3. 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. 4. Member of Congress defined In this Act, the term Member of Congress 2 U.S.C. 4501

Summary: No Work, No Pay Act of 2019 This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown, beginning with the 117th Congress.
Office of Rural Telecommunications Act

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Office of Rural Telecommunications, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Office of Rural Telecommunications Act 2. Office of Rural Telecommunications (a) Establishment Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall establish an Office of Rural Telecommunications. (b) Duties The Office shall have the following duties: (1) Coordinate efforts with the Rural Utilities Service of the Department of Agriculture and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to ensure the mutual and complementary success of the Commission’s initiatives and the programs overseen by these other agencies. (2) Coordinate with the Universal Service Administrative Company to maintain updated information regarding Connect America Fund programs that deploy rural broadband. (3) Coordinate with other agencies to remove barriers to broadband deployment. (4) Assess and publish the impact of the actions of the Commission on rural consumers before the actions are voted upon or taken. (5) Measure broadband adoption rates in rural areas. (6) Coordinate with other bureaus and offices of the Commission and other agencies to ensure consistency and updating of broadband mapping in rural areas. (7) Not less frequently than annually, report to Congress on the efforts of the Office to promote and sustain quality and affordable rural communications, including voice and broadband. (8) Dedicate a representative to address stakeholder questions and concerns. (c) No additional reporting requirements Nothing in this section shall create any additional reporting requirement for a broadband provider. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency (2) Broadband The term broadband (A) a mass-market retail service by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all internet endpoints, including any capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the communications service, but excluding dial-up internet access service; and (B) any service that the Commission finds to be providing a functional equivalent of the service described in subparagraph (A). (3) Commission The term Commission (4) Office The term Office (5) Rural area The term rural area (A) a city, town, or incorporated area that has a population of more than 20,000 inhabitants; or (B) an urbanized area contiguous and adjacent to a city or town that has a population of more than 50,000 inhabitants.

Summary: Office of Rural Telecommunications Act This bill establishes the Office of Rural Telecommunications to help coordinate federal efforts and resources to develop rural telecommunications systems and to measure broadband adoption rates in rural areas.
Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty in the income tax rate brackets. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2019 2. Elimination of marriage penalty in income tax rate brackets (a) In general Section 1 (k) Elimination of marriage penalty In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2018— (1) in lieu of the table which would otherwise apply under subsection (a) or (j)(2)(A) for such taxable year, the table which applies under subsection (c) or (j)(2)(C), respectively, shall apply determined by substituting for each dollar amount contained therein a dollar amount which is twice such dollar amount (as otherwise in effect for such taxable year), (2) subsection (c) shall be applied without regard to the phrase who is not a married individual (as defined in section 7703) (3) subsections (d) and (j)(2)(D) shall not apply. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

Summary: Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2019 This bill addresses the tax effect commonly known as the marriage penalty by modifying the tax brackets and income thresholds that married individuals use to calculate their tax liability.
Prevent Release Of Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2019

To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue a final rule adding as a class all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412(b) 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Release Of Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2019 PROTECT Act of 2019 2. Listing of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances as hazardous air pollutants (a) Listing Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue a final rule adding as a class all perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants under section 112(b) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412(b) (b) Sources categories Not later than 365 days after the final rule is issued pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall revise the list under section 112(c)(1) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7412(c)(1)

Summary: Prevent Release Of Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act of 2019 or the PROTECT Act of 2019 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to (1) issue a final rule adding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom to the list of hazardous air pollutants, and (2) revise the list of air pollution sources within 365 days after issuing the rule to include categories and subcategories of major sources and area sources of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an American World War II Heritage City 1. American World War II (a) Designation In order to recognize and ensure the continued preservation and importance of the history of the United States involvement in World War II, each calendar year the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary American World War II Heritage City (b) Application for designation The Secretary shall— (1) establish and publicize the process by which a city may apply for designation as an American World War II Heritage City based on the criteria in subsection (c); and (2) encourage cities to apply for designation as an American World War II Heritage City. (c) Criteria for designation The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution or the President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, shall make each designation under subsection (a) based on the following criteria: (1) Contributions by a city and its environs to the World War II home-front war effort, including contributions related to— (A) defense manufacturing, such as ships, aircraft, uniforms, and equipment; (B) production of foodstuffs and consumer items for Armed Forces and home consumption; (C) war bond drives; (D) adaptations to wartime survival; (E) volunteer participation; (F) civil defense preparedness; (G) personnel serving in the Armed Forces, their achievements, and facilities for their rest and recreation; or (H) the presence of Armed Forces camps, bases, airfields, harbors, repair facilities, and other installations within or in its environs. (2) Achievements by a city and its environs to preserve the heritage and legacy of the city’s contributions to the war effort and to preserve World War II history, including— (A) the identification, preservation, restoration, and interpretation of World War II-related structures, facilities and sites; (B) establishment of museums, parks, and markers; (C) establishment of memorials to area men who lost their lives in service; (D) organizing groups of veterans and home-front workers and their recognition; (E) presentation of cultural events such as dances, plays, and lectures; (F) public relations outreach through the print and electronic media, and books; and (G) recognition and ceremonies remembering wartime event anniversaries.

Summary: This bill allows the Department of the Interior to designate annually at least one city in a state or U.S. territory as an American World War II Heritage City in order to recognize, and ensure the continued preservation and importance of, the history of the involvement of the United States in World War II.
Group Term Life Insurance Increase Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Group Term Life Insurance Increase Act 2. Increase in limitation on exclusion for employer-provided group term life insurance purchased for employees (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 79(a) $50,000 $375,000 (b) Inflation adjustment Section 79 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Inflation adjustment (1) In general In the case of any taxable year beginning after 2019, the $375,000 amount under subsection (a)(1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting 2018 2016 (2) Rounding If any amount as adjusted under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10,000. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

Summary: Group Term Life Insurance Increase Act This bill increases the limit on the amount of employer-provided group term life insurance that an employee may exclude from gross income for income tax purposes. Currently, an employee may exclude from gross income up to $50,000 of the cost of such insurance plus any amount paid by the employee for the purchase of such insurance. The bill increases the $50,000 limit to $375,000, and adjusts such increased limit for inflation in taxable years beginning after 2019.
Prioritizing Our Workers Act

To amend title 11, United States Code, to include certain pension as administrative expenses in bankruptcy, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prioritizing Our Workers Act 2. Allowance of administrative expenses (a) In general Section 503(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (8)(B), by striking and (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) notwithstanding section 507(a)(5), all unfunded vested benefits in a defined benefit pension plan; and (11) withdrawal liability determined under part 1 of subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1381 . (b) Conforming amendment Section 507(a)(5) is amended by inserting except as provided in section 503(b)(10), Fifth,

Summary: Prioritizing Our Workers Act This bill includes as allowable administrative expenses in bankruptcy the unfunded vested benefits in a defined pension plan and certain pension withdrawal liabilities. Claims for administrative expenses are entitled to priority in bankruptcy proceedings.
Homeland Security Assessment of Terrorists Use of Ghost Guns Act

To direct the Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and disseminate a threat assessment regarding terrorist use of ghost guns, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeland Security Assessment of Terrorists 2. Threat assessment on terrorist use of ghost guns (a) In general The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall, in coordination with appropriate Federal partners, annually develop and disseminate a terrorism threat assessment regarding the availability of ghost guns in furtherance of an act of terrorism, including the provision of material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization. Consistent with the protection of classified and confidential unclassified information, the Under Secretary shall share the threat assessment developed under this section with State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officials, including officials who operate within State, local, and regional fusion centers through the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative established in accordance with section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 124h (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Foreign terrorist organization The term foreign terrorist organization 8 U.S.C. 1189 (2) Ghost gun The term ghost gun (3) Frame or receiver The term frame or receiver May 28, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Homeland Security Assessment of Terrorists Use of Ghost Guns Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to annually disseminate a terrorism threat assessment regarding ghost guns (i.e., guns without serial numbers) .
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for production of refined coal.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the credit for production of refined coal. 1. Extension of refined coal production tax credit (a) In general Section 45(e)(8) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking 10-year period 12-year period (2) in subparagraph (D)(ii)(II), by striking 10-year period 12-year period (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to coal produced and sold after December 31, 2018.

Summary: This bill extends the tax credit for the production of refined coal by allowing eligible taxpayers to claim the credit for an additional two years.
Search and Rescue Dog Protection Act

To require search and rescue dogs to be treated in the same manner as seeing-eye dogs in the event of a federally declared disaster, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Search and Rescue Dog Protection Act 2. Search and rescue dogs In the case of any major disaster or emergency declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 42 U.S.C. 12101

Summary: Search and Rescue Dog Protection Act This bill requires search and rescue dogs to be treated in the same manner as service animals in the event of a federally declared major disaster or emergency.
SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitation on the deduction for State and local taxes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019 2. Increase in limitation on deduction for State and local taxes (a) In general Section 164(b)(6)(B) $10,000 ($5,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return) an amount equal to the basic standard deduction in effect with respect to the taxpayer for the taxable year under paragraph (2) of section 63(c) (determined after the application of paragraph (7) and without regard to paragraphs (5) and (6) of such section) (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

Summary: SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019 This bill raises the cap on tax deductions for state and local taxes for taxable years 2018 through 2025. The bill increases the current $10,000 limit to make it equal to the standard deduction the applies for the taxpayer based on filing status.. (For 2019, the standard deduction is $12,200 for single taxpayers and married individuals filing separately, $24,400 for married couples filing jointly, and $18,350 for heads of households).
Return to Work Awareness Act of 2019

To assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Return to Work Awareness Act of 2019 2. Assisting survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation Network, may disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and the families of such survivors, as well as among private employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers to— (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work; (2) improve survivor’s employability and demonstrate to employers the most effective ways to capitalize on the value and talent that these survivors add to the workplace; and (3) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.

Summary: Return to Work Awareness Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Job Accommodation Network to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers to (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's employability and demonstrate to employers ways to capitalize on the value and talent that survivors add to the workplace, and (3) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.
Cash Always Should be Honored Act

To make it unlawful for any physical retail establishment to refuse to accept cash as payment, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited to as the CASH Act Cash Always Should be Honored Act 2. Required acceptance of legal tender (a) In general It shall be unlawful for any physical retail establishment to refuse to accept legal tender as payment for any products or services offered for sale by such physical retail establishment. (b) Online transactions For any physical retail establishment that also offers products and services for sale through an internet-based platform, subsection (a) shall not apply to a transaction conducted through such platform if the individual making a payment in such transaction is not physically present in the physical retail establishment at the time of the transaction. (c) Telephone transactions For any physical retail establishment that also offers products and services for sale by way of the telephone, subsection (a) shall not apply to a transaction conducted by way of the telephone if the individual making a payment in such transaction is not physically present in the physical retail establishment at the time of the transaction. (d) Enforcement by Federal Trade Commission (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices A violation of subsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B) (2) Powers of Commission The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce subsection (a) in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 41 (3) Rulemaking The Federal Trade Commission may promulgate regulations under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, to implement this section. (e) Definitions For the purposes of this section: (1) Legal tender The term legal tender (2) Physical retail establishment The term physical retail establishment

Summary: CASH Act or the Cash Always Should be Honored Act This bill makes it unlawful for a physical retail establishment to refuse to accept any U.S. coin or currency for the products or services it offers for sale.
Study of Office of Rural Affairs, within the Small Business Administration

To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to submit a report on the Office of Rural Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Study of Office of Rural Affairs, within the Small Business Administration 2. Report on the Office of Rural Affairs Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall submit to Congress a report analyzing the cost and potential benefits of creating a successor office to the Office of Rural Affairs, in accordance with the requirements under section 26 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 653 (1) the dates on which the prior Office of Rural Affairs was created and dismantled; (2) the rationale justifying the decision to dismantle the Office; (3) a list of the year’s funds that were appropriated to the Office; and (4) the cost and potential benefits to establishing an Associate Administrator for a successor office to the Office of Rural Affairs.

Summary: Study of Office of Rural Affairs, within the Small Business Administration This bill requires the Small Business Administration to report on the costs and potential benefits of establishing a successor to the Office of Rural Affairs.