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Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act

To amend chapter 44 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act 2. Firearm prohibitions applicable with respect to certain high-risk individuals (a) Sales or other dispositions Section 922(d) of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence— (1) by striking or (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (10) in the most recent 10-year period, has been convicted in any court of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16); (11) has not attained 25 years of age, and has been adjudicated by any court as having committed an offense that would have been a crime of violence (as defined in section 16) if committed by an adult; (12) in any period of 3 consecutive years in the most recent 10-year period, has been convicted in any court, on 2 separate occasions, of an offense that has, as an element, the possession or distribution of, or the intent to possess or distribute, alcohol or a controlled substance (as so defined); or (13) has been convicted in any court of stalking. . (b) Possession, shipment, transportation, or receipt Section 922(g) of such title is amended— (1) by striking or (2) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (9) and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) who, in the most recent 10-year period, has been convicted in any court of a crime of violence (as defined in section 16); (11) who has not attained 25 years of age and has been adjudicated by any court as having committed an offense that would have been a crime of violence (as defined in section 16) if committed by an adult; (12) who, in any period of 3 consecutive years in the most recent 10-year period, has been convicted in any court, on 2 separate occasions, of an offense that has, as an element, the possession or distribution of, or the intent to possess or distribute, alcohol or a controlled substance (as so defined); or (13) who has been convicted in any court of stalking, .

Summary: Keeping Guns from High-Risk Individuals Act This bill expands the categories of persons who are prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm or ammunition. Specifically, it adds the following new categories of prohibited persons: persons convicted of a crime of violence in the most recent 10-year period; persons under age 25 who have been adjudicated as having committed an offense that would have been a crime of violence if committed by an adult; persons convicted, during a consecutive 3-year period in the most recent 10-year period, of two separate offenses involving drug or alcohol possession or distribution; and persons convicted of stalking.
Shutdown Fairness Act of 2019

To clarify that individuals excepted from furlough and paid unemployment compensation on the basis of Federal service during any lapse in appropriations occurring in fiscal year 2019 are deemed eligible for such compensation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shutdown Fairness Act of 2019 2. Clarification related to eligibility for unemployment compensation (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, beginning on December 22, 2018, any individual who is paid unemployment compensation by a State, on the basis of the individual’s Federal service (as defined in section 8501 or 8521 of title 5, United States Code), for a week during fiscal year 2019 during any part of which a lapse in appropriations is in effect with respect to which the individual is excepted from furlough shall be deemed to be totally separated from Federal service and eligible for unemployment compensation benefits under subchapter I of chapter 85 (b) Effective date This section shall apply with respect to weeks beginning on or after December 22, 2018.

Summary: Shutdown Fairness Act of 2019 This bill states that with respect to a lapse in appropriations beginning on December 22, 2018, an individual who is excepted from furlough (i.e., required to work without pay during the lapse in appropriations) and paid unemployment compensation on the basis of federal service is deemed eligible for that unemployment compensation.
To prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense.

To prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense. 1. Prohibition on Central Intelligence Agency operation of unmanned aerial vehicle strikes and transfer of authority to the Department of Defense (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no officer or employee of, or contractor or detailee to, the Central Intelligence Agency shall use an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action. (b) Transfer to Department of Defense Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall transfer to the Department of Defense all authority to use an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action.

Summary: This bill prohibits the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action. The President shall transfer to the Department of Defense all authority to use such a vehicle to conduct such a strike or lethal action.
Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019

To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the eastern judicial district of Arkansas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019 2. Realignment of the Eastern District of Arkansas Section 83(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: Eastern District (a) The Eastern District comprises three divisions. (1) The Central Division comprises the counties of Cleburne, Cleveland, Conway, Dallas, Drew, Faulkner, Grant, Jefferson, Lincoln, Lonoke, Perry, Pope, Prairie, Pulaski, Saline, Stone, Van Buren, White, and Yell. Court for the Central Division shall be held at Little Rock. (2) The Delta Division comprises the counties of Arkansas, Chicot, Crittenden, Desha, Lee, Monroe, Phillips, and St. Francis. Court for the Delta Division shall be held at Helena. (3) The Northern Division comprises the counties of Clay, Craighead, Cross, Fulton, Greene, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Lawrence, Mississippi, Poinsett, Randolph, Sharp, and Woodruff. Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Jonesboro. . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. October 22, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Divisional Realignment for the Eastern District of Arkansas Act of 2019 This bill consolidates the five existing divisions in the Eastern District of Arkansas into three divisions.
Honoring Veterans' Families Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide inscriptions for spouses and children on certain headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Veterans’ Families Act 2. Provision of inscriptions for spouses and children on certain headstones and markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) (1) In the case of an individual for whom the Secretary has furnished a headstone or marker for the unmarked grave of the individual in a non-VA cemetery under subsection (a) or for whom the Secretary has furnished a headstone or marker under subsection (d), the Secretary may, if feasible and upon request, replace the headstone or marker to add an inscription for the surviving spouse or eligible dependent child of such individual following the death of the surviving spouse or eligible dependent child. (2) If the spouse or eligible dependent child of an individual referred to in paragraph (1) predeceases the individual, the Secretary may, if feasible and upon request, include an inscription for the spouse or dependent child on the headstone or marker furnished for the individual under subsection (a) or (d). (3) In this section, the term non-VA cemetery (A) a veterans' cemetery owned by a State; or (B) a State, local, tribal, or private cemetery. . (b) Effective date Subsection (i) of section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an individual who dies on or after October 1, 2018.

Summary: Honoring Veterans' Families Act This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide inscriptions for deceased spouses and children on certain headstones furnished by the VA.
VA Employee Fairness Act of 2019

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Employee Fairness Act of 2019 2. Modification of authorities on collective bargaining of employees of the Veterans Health Administration Section 7422 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); and (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (b).

Summary: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions excluding any matter or question concerning professional conduct or competence; peer review; or the establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation from the applicability of collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration employees.
Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act of 2019

To amend the Arms Export Control Act to prohibit the removal of certain items under category I, II, or III of the United States Munitions List. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act of 2019 2. Prohibition on removal of certain items under categories I II III Section 38(f)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2778(f)(1) (1) by striking (f)(1) The President (f)(1)(A) The President (2) in the third sentence, by striking The President Subject to subparagraph (B), the President (3) by adding at the end the following: (B) (i) The President may not remove any item described in clause (ii) from the United States Munitions List. (ii) The items described in this clause are items included in category I, II, or III of the United States Munitions List, as in effect on August 31, 2017. .

Summary: Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the President from removing various items from the U.S. Munitions List, which lists weapons and related equipment that are subject to export controls. Items that the President may not remove from the list include combat shotguns, silencers, flame throwers, electric armor, and various types of ammunition and weapons components.
Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2019

To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2019 2. Advance appropriations for certain Indian Health Service accounts (a) In general Section 825 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1680o (1) by inserting (a) There are authorized (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) For each fiscal year, beginning with the first fiscal year that starts during the year after the year in which this subsection is enacted, discretionary new budget authority provided for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service shall include advance discretionary new budget authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after the budget year. (c) The Secretary shall include in documents submitted to Congress in support of the President’s budget submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year to which subsection (b) applies detailed estimates of the funds necessary for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted. . (b) Submission of budget request Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (40) information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the following accounts of the Indian Health Service: (A) Indian Health Services. (B) Indian Health Facilities. .

Summary: Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2019 This bill authorizes advance appropriations for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service. The advance appropriations provide new budget authority that first becomes available in the first fiscal year after the budget year. The bill requires the President's budget request to include information on estimates for the advance appropriations.
To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to repeal the authority relating to reprogramming during national emergencies.

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to repeal the authority relating to reprogramming during national emergencies. 1. Repeal of reprogramming authority Section 923 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2293

Summary: This bill repeals the authority of the President to divert certain resources of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during national emergencies. Specifically, the bill repeals the President's authority to (1) terminate or defer civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that are not essential to the national defense; and (2) apply the resources of the Corps' civil works program to civil works, military construction, and civil defense projects that are essential to the national defense.
To adjust the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

To adjust the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes. 1. Fort frederica national monument, georgia, boundary adjustment (a) Maximum acreage The first section of the Act of May 26, 1936 ( 16 U.S.C. 433g two hundred and fifty acres 305 acres (b) Boundary expansion (1) In general The boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument in the State of Georgia is modified to include the land generally depicted as Proposed Acquisition Areas Fort Frederica National Monument Proposed Boundary Expansion (2) Availability of map The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (3) Acquisition of land The Secretary of the Interior may acquire the land and interests in land described in paragraph (1) by donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds from willing sellers only. (4) No use of condemnation or eminent domain The Secretary may not acquire by condemnation or eminent domain any land or interests in land under this section or for the purposes of this section.

Summary: This bill expands the boundary of the Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island, Georgia, and increases the maximum number of acres that may be included in the monument from 250 to 305 acres.
To make technical corrections to the Guam World War II Claims Fund.

To make technical corrections to the Guam World War II Claims Fund. 1. Appropriation of funds for Guam World War II Claims Fund For purposes of carrying out sections 1704 and 1705 of title XVII of division A of Public Law 114–328

Summary: This bill provides appropriations for the Guam World War II Claims Fund. The fund is used to pay claims of the victims and survivors of the attack and occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces during World War II and the liberation of Guam by U.S. military forces.
SALT Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on the deduction for State and local taxes and restore the 39.6 percent individual income tax rate bracket. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Attack on Local Taxpayers Act of 2019 SALT Act 2. Repeal of dollar limitation on deduction for State and local taxes (a) In general Section 164(b)(6) January 1, 2026 , foreign real property taxes (other than such taxes paid or accrued in carrying on a trade or business or an activity described in section 212) shall not be taken into account under subsection (a)(1). (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018. 3. Restoration of 39.6 percent rate bracket for individuals (a) In general (1) Married filing jointly and surviving spouses The table contained in section 1(j)(2)(A) Over $400,000 Over $400,000 but not over $470,700 $91,379, plus 35% of the excess over $400,000. Over $470,700 $116,124, plus 39.6% of the excess over $470,700. . (2) Heads of household The table contained in section 1(j)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking Over $200,000 Over $200,000 but not over $418,400 $44,298, plus 35% of the excess over $200,000. Over $418,400 $120,738, plus 39.6% of the excess over $418,400. . (3) Unmarried individuals The table contained in section 1(j)(2)(C) of such Code is amended by striking Over $200,000 Over $200,000 but not over $418,400 $45,689.50, plus 35% of the excess over $200,000. Over $418,400 $122,129.50, plus 39.6% of the excess over $418,400. . (4) Married filing separately The table contained in section 1(j)(2)(D) of such Code is amended by striking Over $200,000 Over $200,000 but not over $235,350 $45,689.50, plus 35% of the excess over $200,000. Over $235,350 $58,062.50, plus 39.6% of the excess over $235,350. . (b) Inflation adjustments to 39.6 percent rate (1) In general Section 1(j)(3)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting (January 1, 2020, in the case of so much of the tables as relates to amounts to which the 39.6 percent rate applies) January 1, 2019 (2) Adjustment rules Section 1(j)(3)(B) of such Code is amended— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting (December 31, 2019, in the case of so much of the tables as relates to amounts to which the 39.6 percent rate applies) December 31, 2018 (B) in clause (i), by inserting except as provided in clause (iv) subsection (f)(3) shall (C) by striking and , and (iv) in the case of so much of the tables as relates to amounts to which the 39.6 percent rate applies, subsection (f)(3) shall be applied by substituting calendar year 2018 calendar year 2016 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.

Summary: Stop the Attack on Local Taxpayers Act of 2019 or the SALT Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to (1) repeal the $10,000 limitation on individual income tax deductions for certain state and local taxes, and (2) increase the top individual income tax rate to 39.6% (currently 37%).
No CODELs During Shutdowns Act

To prohibit the use of funds during a lapse in appropriations to support congressional delegations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No CODELs During Shutdowns Act 2. Prohibition (a) Prohibition An executive agency may not expend any funds for the purpose of supporting official travel undertaken by more than one Member of Congress during any period in which there is a lapse in appropriations for any instrumentality of the Federal Government. (b) Exception An executive agency may expend funds for the purpose described under subsection (a) if the President, in consultation with the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Majority leader of the Senate, waives the prohibition under such subsection for such purpose. (c) Executive agency defined The term executive agency

Summary: No CODELs During Shutdowns Act This bill prohibits executive agencies from using funds to support official travel undertaken by more than one Member of Congress during a lapse in appropriations for the federal government. The bill allows the President to waive the restriction.
BLAST Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust Act BLAST Act 2. Prohibiting former Members and officers of Congress from lobbying Congress (a) Prohibition Section 207(e)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) Members and elected officers of Congress Any person who is a Senator, a Member of the House of Representatives, or an elected officer of the Senate or the House of Representatives and who, after that person leaves office, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance before any Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress or any employee of any other legislative office of the Congress, on behalf of any other person (except the United States) in connection with any matter on which such former Senator, Member, or elected official seeks action by a Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress, in his or her official capacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 207(e)(2) of such title is amended— (1) in the heading, by striking Officers and staff Staff (2) by striking an elected officer of the Senate, or (3) by striking leaves office or employment leaves employment (4) by striking former elected officer or (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to an individual who leaves office on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Banning Lobbying and Safeguarding Trust Act or the BLAST Act This bill revises the post-employment lobbying ban on former Members and elected officers of Congress. Specifically, it imposes a permanent ban on lobbying contacts by a former Member of the U.S. Senate (currently, a two-year ban), a former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (currently, a one-year ban), or a former elected officer of the House or Senate (currently, a one-year ban).
Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act

To amend Public Law 115–97 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act 2. Repeal of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas program Section 20001 of Public Law 115–97 16 U.S.C. 3143 June 27, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the Bureau of Land Management from administering an oil and gas leasing, development, production, and transportation program in and from the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. (Sec. 3) The bill establishes permanent fees that the Department of the Interior must collect from the operators of offshore oil and gas facilities subject to inspection under current law, including inspection fees for offshore platform facilities and drilling rigs. All fees collected must be deposited into the Ocean Energy Safety Fund established by this bill. Interior may use the funds to administer the inspection program, to the extent that the funds are provided in advance in an appropriations bill.