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Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2019

To end the use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act 2. Possession or use of body-gripping trap prohibited The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 ( 16 U.S.C. 668dd 6. Possession or use of body-gripping trap prohibited (a) In general No person may possess or use a body-gripping trap in the System. (b) Enforcement provisions Notwithstanding section 4(f), a person who possesses or uses a body-gripping trap in the System shall be subject to the following: (1) In the case of a first offense, a civil fine of not more than $500 imposed by the Secretary for each body-gripping trap possessed or used. (2) In the case of a subsequent offense— (A) a civil fine of not more than $1,000 imposed by the Secretary for each body-gripping trap possessed or used; (B) imprisonment for not more than 180 days; or (C) both a civil fine and imprisonment in accordance with subparagraphs (A) and (B). (c) Forfeiture of body-Gripping trap Any body-gripping trap that is possessed or used in violation of this section, and any wildlife captured by the use of such trap, including the pelt or raw fur of such wildlife, shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States in accordance with the provisions of chapter 46 (d) Payment of court costs and other associated expenses A person found to be in violation of subsection (a) shall pay all associated court costs. (e) Regulations Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out this section. (f) Body-Gripping trap defined In this section, the term body-gripping trap (1) except as provided in paragraph (3), means any device that is intended to kill or capture wildlife by physically restraining any part of the animal; (2) includes any— (A) steel-jaw, padded, or other modified leghold trap; (B) kill-type trap; (C) snare trap; or (D) modified version of any such trap; and (3) does not include any— (A) cage or box trap; or (B) suitcase-type live beaver trap. .

Summary: Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act of 2019 This bill prohibits the use or possession of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System. The bill imposes on persons who possess or use such traps in the system (1) for a first offense, a civil fine of up to $500 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used; and (2) for subsequent offenses, a civil fine of up to $1,000 for each body-gripping trap possessed or used, imprisonment for up to 180 days, or both such a civil fine and imprisonment. The bill makes any body-gripping traps that are possessed or used in violation of this bill, and any wildlife captured by the use of such traps, including the pelts and raw fur, subject to civil forfeiture. Persons found to be in violation of such prohibition shall pay all associated court costs.
Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019

To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to declassify any and all information relating to whether the Government of Saudi Arabia assisted a citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019 2. Declassification of any and all information relating to actions by Government of Saudi Arabia to assist persons in departing United States who were awaiting trial or sentencing in United States Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall declassify any and all information related to whether the Government of Saudi Arabia materially assisted or facilitated any citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing from the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United States.

Summary: Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019 This bill directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to declassify information relating to whether Saudi Arabia assisted a citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting a trial or sentencing for a criminal offense.
Ban Corporate PACs Act

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to limit the authority of corporations to establish and operate separate segregated funds utilized for political purposes, including the establishment or operation of a political committee, to nonprofit corporations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ban Corporate PACs Act 2. Limiting authority of corporations to establish or operate separate segregated funds for political purposes to nonprofit corporations (a) Limitation (1) In general Section 316(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(2)(C) a corporation a nonprofit corporation (2) Definition Section 316(b) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30118(b) (8) For purposes of this section, the term nonprofit corporation section 501(c) . (b) Permitting solicitation of contributions only from executive and administrative personnel Section 316(b) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30118(b) (1) in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by striking its stockholders and their families and (2) in paragraph (4)(B)— (A) by striking a corporation a nonprofit corporation (B) by striking any stockholder, executive or administrative personnel, any executive or administrative personnel (C) by striking stockholders, executive or administrative personnel, executive or administrative personnel (3) in paragraph (4)(D)— (A) by striking stockholders and (B) by striking such stockholders or personnel such personnel (C) by striking such stockholders and personnel such personnel (4) in paragraph (5), by striking stockholders and (c) Treatment of government contractors Section 317(b) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30119(b) (1) by striking any corporation any nonprofit corporation (2) by striking a corporation a nonprofit corporation 3. Effective date; transition for existing funds and committees (a) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Transition for existing funds and committees In the case of a separate segregate fund established and operating under section 316(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30118(b)(2)(C)

Summary: Ban Corporate PACs Act This bill prohibits for-profit corporations from establishing a separate segregated political fund. Existing funds must terminate and disburse their entire balance not later than one year after the enactment of this bill.
Nonprofits Support Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain rules related to the determination of unrelated business taxable income. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nonprofits Support Act 2. Repeal of requirement that unrelated business taxable income be computed separately for each trade or business activity (a) In general Section 512(a) (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 13702 of Public Law 115–97 3. Repeal of increase of unrelated business taxable income by certain disallowed fringe benefits (a) In general Section 512(a) (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 13703 of Public Law 115–97

Summary: Nonprofits Support Act This bill modifies the requirements for determining the unrelated business taxable income of tax-exempt organizations. The bill repeals provisions that (1) require organizations with more than one unrelated trade or business to compute unrelated business taxable income separately for each trade or business; and (2) increase unrelated business taxable income by the amount of expenses paid or incurred by an organization for certain fringe benefits for which a tax deduction is not allowed, including benefits relating to transportation, parking, or an on-premises athletic facility.
Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act

To require reimbursement for costs associated with Presidential travel, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act 2. Reimbursement required Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a person whom the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, if that person travels domestically or internationally in furtherance of the business interests of an entity owned by or controlled by the President of the United States, or from which the President of the United States receives any financial benefit, that person shall reimburse to the Treasury— (1) amount expended by the United States Secret Service for the provision of such protection; and (2) any amount expended for other costs incurred by the Government pertaining to that travel.

Summary: Stop Padding Presidential Pockets Act This bill requires anyone who receives Secret Service protection and travels in furtherance of the business interests or to the financial benefit of the President to reimburse the Treasury for costs incurred by the government pertaining to that travel, including for the provision of Secret Service protection.
Military Care Package Program Act

To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that care packages mailed to a member of the Armed Forces by any family member shall be carried at no cost to the family member, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Care Package Program Act 2. No-cost mailing of care packages to members of the Armed Forces (a) In general Chapter 34 section 3401 3402. Mailing privileges of family members of members of the Armed Forces of the United States (a) A military care package shall be carried at no cost to the sender if the package— (1) is mailed to an individual who is a member of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation; (2) is mailed by a family member of such individual; and (3) is addressed to a postal facility located at an Armed Forces installation. (b) The Department of Defense shall reimburse the Postal Service for carrying out this section consistent, to the greatest extent practicable, with the requirements of the second sentence of subsection (c) and subsection (e) of section 3401. (c) This section shall be administered under such conditions, and under such regulations, as the Postal Service and the Secretary of Defense jointly may prescribe. (d) In this section— (1) the term contingency operation (2) the term family member . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3401 the following new item: 3402. Mailing privileges of family members of members of the Armed Forces of the United States. .

Summary: Military Care Package Program Act This bill provides for free postage for a military care package mailed by a family member to a member of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation and addressed to a postal facility located at an Armed Forces installation. The Department of Defense shall reimburse the U.S. Postal Service for carrying out this bill.
To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes.

To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes. 1. Limitation on discounted purchase options Section 585 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Any bargain-price option to purchase at less than fair market value contained in any lease agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2019, pursuant to this section may be exercised only to the extent specifically provided for in subsequent appropriation Acts or other Acts of Congress. .

Summary: This bill modifies the authority of the General Services Administration to enter into building leases to accommodate federal agencies. Specifically, it allows any bargain-price option to purchase at less than fair market value contained in an agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2019, to be exercised only to the extent specifically provided for in subsequent Acts of Congress.
Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard requiring motor vehicles to be equipped with an ignition interlock device that prevents a vehicle from being operated if the operator is intoxicated. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act 2. Ignition interlock devices (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard under chapter 301 (1) determines the blood alcohol concentration of the operator of the vehicle; and (2) if the blood alcohol concentration determined by the device is equal to or greater than the blood alcohol concentration specified in section 163(a) of title 23, United States Code, prevents the vehicle from being operated. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms motor vehicle motor vehicle safety standard

Summary: Abbas Stop Drunk Driving Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard that requires a motor vehicle to be equipped with an ignition interlock device that (1) determines the blood alcohol concentration of the operator of the vehicle, and (2) prevents the operation of the vehicle if the operator is legally intoxicated.
Green Energy for Federal Buildings Act

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to update the Federal purchase requirement to ensure the use of 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Green Energy for Federal Buildings Act 2. Federal purchase requirement Section 203 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15852 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Not less than 7.5 percent in fiscal years 2013 through 2019. ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (4) Not less than 35 percent in fiscal years 2030 through 2039. (5) Not less than 75 percent in fiscal years 2040 through 2049. (6) Not less than 100 percent in fiscal year 2050 and each fiscal year thereafter. ; and (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: (c) Feasibility In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall seek to ensure that, to the maximum extent economically feasible and technically practicable, the Federal Government consumes renewable energy produced— (1) on-site at a Federal facility; (2) on Federal lands; or (3) on Indian land as defined in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 ( 25 U.S.C. 3501 .

Summary: Green Energy for Federal Buildings Act This bill requires the federal government to increase the amount of renewable energy it consumes to 35% of its total electricity share by 2030, 75% by 2040, and 100% by 2050. In carrying out the requirement, the Department of Energy must seek to ensure that the federal government consumes renewable energy produced on-site at federal facilities, on federal lands, or on Native American lands.
Worker's Choice Act of 2019

To amend the National Labor Relations Act to repeal exclusive representation, to remove any requirement that individual employees join or pay dues or fees to labor organizations, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Worker’s Choice Act of 2019 2. Amendments to the National Labor Relations Act (a) Employee rights Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 157 except to authorized in section 8(a)(3) (b) Unfair labor practice for employer Paragraph (3) of section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(a) : Provided retaining membership (c) Unfair labor practice for labor organization Section 8(b) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 158(b) (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting interfere with, restrain (B) by inserting (except that an employee can resign at any time effective immediately) membership therein (2) in paragraph (2), by striking or to discriminate retaining membership (3) in paragraph (5)— (A) by striking covered by an agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3) (B) by striking becoming a member of being represented by (C) by striking the period after circumstances to defray the costs of collective bargaining under section 8(d) all the circumstances (D) by striking In making such the employees affected (d) Employee representation Section 9 of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159 (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) (1) A representative designated or selected for the purposes of collective bargaining by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the employees in a unit appropriate for such purposes shall be the only collective representative of employees in such unit for the purposes of collective bargaining in respect to rates of pay, wages, hours of employment, or other conditions of employment for employees who elect to work under the terms and conditions of a collective-bargaining agreement negotiated by such collective representative. (2) A collective representative may represent only those employees who have affirmatively designated or selected such representation. Any employee designation or selection under this subsection shall be in writing, shall state in prominent type that such designation or selection is revocable at any time, shall be signed by the employee and delivered to both the employer and the collective representative, and shall provide in prominent type that no financial obligation can be imposed on account of the collective representation of the employee after the date of any revocation of collective representation. (3) The terms and conditions of employment set out in any collective-bargaining agreement negotiated by a collective representative designated or selected under this subsection shall apply only to those employees who affirmatively elect in writing to accept such terms and conditions of employment: Provided Provided further ; and (2) by striking subsection (e).

Summary: Worker's Choice Act of 2019 This bill eliminates the exclusive representation of workers by labor organizations and any requirement that workers join labor organizations or pay dues to them.
State And Local Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the deduction for certain State, local, and foreign taxes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State And Local Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2019 2. Repeal of limitation on deduction for certain State, local, and foreign taxes (a) In general Section 164(b) (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

Summary: State And Local Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2019 This bill repeals the limitation on individual tax deductions for certain state and local taxes. (For tax years 2018-2025, the deduction for certain state and local taxes is currently limited to $10,000 per year for individuals or $5,000 for married individuals filing a separate return.)
GEO Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include geothermal energy in the 30 percent energy credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act of 2019 GEO Act of 2019 2. Inclusion of geothermal in 30 percent energy credit (a) In general Section 48(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) paragraph (3)(A)(i) clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) (b) Phaseout Section 48(a) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Phaseout for geothermal (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), in the case of any energy property described in paragraph (3)(A)(iii) the construction of which begins before January 1, 2027, the energy percentage determined under paragraph (2) shall be equal to— (i) in the case of any property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2026, 26 percent, and (ii) in the case of any property the construction of which begins after December 31, 2025, and before January 1, 2027, 22 percent. (B) Placed in service deadline In the case of any energy property described in paragraph (3)(A)(iii) the construction of which begins before January 1, 2027, and which is not placed in service before January 1, 2029, the energy percentage determined under paragraph (2) shall be equal to 10 percent. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to periods after December 31, 2019, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990.

Summary: Geothermal Energy Opportunity Act of 2019 or the GEO Act of 2019 This bill provides for a 30% energy tax credit for geothermal resources, subject to a phased reduction in the credit in 2025 and 2026.