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FAST NICS Act

To improve the national instant criminal background check system in order to search the National Data Exchange database when conducting criminal background checks. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FBI Access to Speedy Technology NICS Act FAST NICS Act 2. Requirement that the NICS system search the National Data Exchange database in conducting background checks Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 34 U.S.C. 40901(e)(1) (L) Search of National Data Exchange database The system established under this section shall search the database of the National Data Exchange in conducting a background check under this section. .

Summary: FBI Access to Speedy Technology NICS Act or the FAST NICS Act This bill modifies requirements governing the national instant criminal background check system (NICS). Specifically, it requires the NICS to query an additional database—the National Data Exchange—as part of a firearm-related background check.
Medicaid Reentry Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to allow for medical assistance under Medicaid for inmates during the 30-day period preceding release from a public institution. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Reentry Act 2. Allowing for medical assistance under Medicaid for inmates during 30-day period preceding release The subdivision (A) following paragraph (29) of section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) and except during the 30-day period preceding the date of release of such individual from such public institution medical institution

Summary: Medicaid Reentry Act This bill allows Medicaid payment for medical services furnished to an incarcerated individual during the 30-day period preceding the individual's release.
Local Water Protection Act

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize certain programs relating to nonpoint source management, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Water Protection Act 2. Nonpoint source management programs Section 319(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1329(j) subsections (h) and (i) not to exceed fiscal year 1991 subsections (h) and (i) $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024 April 8, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Local Water Protection Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 grants to states for (1) programs that manage and control pollution added from nonpoint sources to navigable waters, and (2) groundwater quality protection activities to advance state implementation of such programs. Water pollution from nonpoint sources is caused by precipitation picking up pollution as it moves over or through the ground.
No Drilling in Our Backyards Act

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to create a buffer in between oil and gas drilling operations and homes, businesses, schools, and other buildings that require special protection, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Drilling in Our Backyards Act 2. Buffer from oil and gas drilling operations The Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 (1) redesignating section 44 as section 45; and (2) inserting after section 44 the following: 45. Buffer from oil and gas drilling operations The Secretary of the Interior may not issue a permit for any oil and gas drilling operation that is located within 1,500 feet from a home, business, school, or other building that requires special protection, as determined by the Secretary. .

Summary: No Drilling in Our Backyards Act This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a permit for any oil and gas drilling operation that is located within 1,500 feet from a home, business, school, or other building that requires special protection.
Safe COAST Act

To provide that the production safety systems rule and the well control rule in section 250 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Coasts, Oceans, And Seaside Towns Act Safe COAST Act 2. Force and effect of production safety systems rule and the well control rule Subparts D, E, F, G, H, and Q of section 250 of title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2018), shall have the same force and effect of law as if such subparts had been enacted by an Act of Congress. 3. Study on BSEE offshore oil and gas operations inspection program The Secretary of the Interior shall contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to complete, not later than 21 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the study entitled Review and Update of Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program

Summary: Safe Coasts, Oceans, And Seaside Towns Act or the Safe COAST Act This bill addresses the safety of offshore oil and gas drilling. Specifically, the bill provides statutory authority for specified safety regulations that govern offshore oil and gas production in the Outer Continental Shelf and provide protections for human, marine, and coastal environments. In addition, the Department of the Interior must contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to complete the study titled "Review and Update of Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Inspection Program."
Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act

To designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a National Commemorative Site. 1. Quindaro townsite national commemorative site act (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act (b) Definition In this Act, the term Secretary (c) Designation The Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is hereby designated as the Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site. The Site shall not be considered a unit of the National Park System. (d) Administration Nothing in this section shall affect the administration of the Quindaro Townsite by Kansas City or the State of Kansas. (e) Cooperative agreements The Secretary, in consultation with the State of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, and affected subdivisions, may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private entities, for the purposes of protecting historic resources at Quindaro Townsite and providing educational and interpretive programs for the public. (f) Technical assistance The Secretary may provide technical assistance to any entity with which the Secretary has entered into a cooperative agreement under subsection (e). (g) Effect on private property, local land use, and land acquisition authority Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to— (1) interfere with private property rights, or any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the State or any political subdivision of the State; or (2) acquire land or interests in land through condemnation or otherwise.

Summary: Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act This bill designates the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, which is associated with the the Bleeding Kansas conflict of 1854-1861 and the Underground Railroad, as the Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site.
To designate the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility Expansion of the Department of Veterans Affairs Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as the "Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility".

To designate the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility Expansion of the Department of Veterans Affairs Alvin C. York Medical Center in Mur­frees­boro, Tennessee, as the Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility 1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Sergeant John Toombs of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, served in the Tennessee Army National Guard as a part of the highly distinguished 230th Signal Corps. (2) His six years in the National Guard included a deployment to Afghanistan, where Sergeant Toombs proudly served as a guard and escort for visiting dignitaries and reporters traveling into highly dangerous, war-ravaged areas in Afghanistan. (3) As a result of his service in Afghanistan, Sergeant Toombs developed symptoms of Post­trau­mat­ic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a disability he continued to suffer from after leaving the National Guard in 2014. (4) After two years of battling PTSD and failing to receive the necessary treatment, Sergeant Toombs tragically took his own life in November of 2016. (5) However, the life of Sergeant Toombs has impacted other veterans in Tennessee suffering from PTSD. Since this devastating tragedy, positive measures have been made to raise awareness and improve the overall treatment of veterans suffering from PTSD within the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. 2. Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility (a) Designation The Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility Expansion of the Department of Veterans Affairs Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Alvin C. York Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility

Summary: This bill designates the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility Expansion of the Department of Veterans Affairs Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as the Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility.
Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove an institutional bias by making permanent the protection for recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act 2. Making permanent the protection under Medicaid for recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment Section 1924(h)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–5(h)(1)(A) (at the option of the State) is described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(VI) before April 1, 2019, (at the option of the State) is described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(VI), or, beginning April 1, 2019, is eligible for medical assistance for home and community-based services provided under subsection (c), (d), or (i) of section 1915, under a waiver approved under section 1115, or who is eligible for such medical assistance by reason of being determined eligible under section 1902(a)(10)(C) or by reason of section 1902(f) or otherwise on the basis of a reduction of income based on costs incurred for medical or other remedial care, or who is eligible for medical assistance for home and community-based attendant services and supports under section 1915(k)

Summary: Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act This bill makes permanent certain provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services. Under current law, these provisions expire on March 31, 2019.
Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act

To amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act 2. Reauthorization of Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Section 10 of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6109 10. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2025. (b) Use of funds Of the amounts made available under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, not less than 75 percent shall be expended for projects carried out at a location outside of the United States. .

Summary: Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Act This bill reauthorizes the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act program through FY2025.
Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2019

To require the publication of the name of any person pardoned by the President, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2019 2. Publication of pardons Not later than 3 days after the date on which the President grants any reprieve or pardon for an offence against the United States, the Attorney General shall publish in the Federal Register and on the official website of the President the following: (1) The name of the person. (2) The date on which the reprieve or pardon was issued. (3) The full text of the reprieve or pardon.

Summary: Presidential Pardon Transparency Act of 2019 This bill requires certain information about presidential pardons and reprieves to be made public. Specifically, the President must publish the issue date, recipient, and full text of each pardon or reprieve granted.
LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act

To amend title 54, United States Code, to apply the same apportionment formula to territories and the District of Columbia as is applied to States with respect to amounts made available for State purposes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Chapter 2003 State (2) According to the Bureau of the Census, the estimated population of— (A) the District of Columbia currently exceeds the populations of two States; and (B) Puerto Rico currently exceeds the populations of 21 States. 3. Parity for territories and the District of Columbia Section 200305(b) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (5).

Summary: LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act This bill requires that the same apportionment formula be applied to specified U.S. territories (i.e., Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands) and the District of Columbia as is applied to states with respect to amounts made available for state purposes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the opportunity for responsible health savings to all American families. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019 2. Expandable health flexible spending arrangements (a) Expansion of annual maximum (1) In general Paragraph (1) of section 125(i) (A) by striking $2,500 $5,000, with an additional $500 per each additional employee dependent above two dependents (B) by inserting at the end the following: An additional employee dependent may not be taken into account under the preceding sentence for any taxable year if such additional employee dependent has been taken into account by another person under such sentence for such taxable year. (2) Adjustment for inflation Paragraph (2) of section 125(i) (A) by striking December 31, 2013 December 31, 2020 (B) by striking the dollar amount each of the dollar amounts (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking calendar year 2012 calendar year 2019 (b) Carryforward of unused benefits Section 125(i) (3) Carryforward of unused benefits (A) In general A plan or arrangement may permit a participant in a health flexible spending arrangement to elect to carry forward any aggregate unused balances in the participant’s accounts under such arrangement as of the close of any year to the succeeding year. Such carryforward shall be treated as having occurred within 30 days of the close of the year. (B) Limitation The amount which a participant may elect to carry forward under subparagraph (A) from any year shall be any aggregate unused balances in the participant’s account at the close of any year. (C) Exclusion from gross income No amount shall be included in gross income under this chapter by reason of any car­ry­for­ward under this paragraph. (D) Coordination limits The maximum amount which may be contributed to a health flexible spending arrangement for any year to which an unused amount is carried under this paragraph shall not be reduced by such unused amount. . (c) Conforming amendment Section 125(i) Limitation on health flexible spending arrangements Special rules for health flexible spending arrangements (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.

Summary: Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 2019 This bill modifies the tax exclusion for distributions from health flexible spending arrangements provided to employees under a cafeteria plan to (1) increase the annual limit on employee salary reduction contributions to $5,000, with an additional $500 for each additional employee dependent above two dependents that has not been taken into account by another person for the year; (2) revise the adjustment for inflation after 2020; and (3) allow a carryforward into the next year for unused amounts in such plans.
Federal Election Integrity Act of 2019

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit certain State election administration officials from actively participating in electoral campaigns. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Federal Election Integrity Act of 2019 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) chief State election administration officials have served on political campaigns for Federal candidates whose elections those officials will supervise; (2) such partisan activity by the chief State election administration official, an individual charged with certifying the validity of an election, represents a fundamental conflict of interest that may prevent the official from ensuring a fair and accurate election; (3) this conflict impedes the legal duty of chief State election administration officials to supervise Federal elections, undermines the integrity of Federal elections, and diminishes the people’s confidence in our electoral system by casting doubt on the results of Federal elections; (4) the Supreme Court has long recognized that Congress’s power to regulate Congressional elections under Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 of the Constitution is both plenary and powerful; and (5) the Supreme Court and numerous appellate courts have recognized that the broad power given to Congress over Congressional elections extends to Presidential elections. 3. Prohibition on campaign activities by chief State election administration officials (a) In General Title III of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30101 319A. Campaign activities by chief State election administration officials (a) Prohibition It shall be unlawful for a chief State election administration official to take an active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for Federal office over which such official has supervisory authority. (b) Chief State election administration official The term chief State election administration official (c) Active part in political management or in a political campaign The term active part in political management or in a political campaign (1) serving as a member of an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office; (2) the use of official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with or affecting the result of an election for Federal office; (3) the solicitation, acceptance, or receipt of a contribution from any person on behalf of a candidate for Federal office; and (4) any other act which would be prohibited under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 7323(b) of title 5, United States Code, if taken by an individual to whom such paragraph applies (other than any prohibition on running for public office). . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office held after December 2019.

Summary: Federal Election Integrity Act of 2019 This bill makes it unlawful for a chief state election administration official to take active part in political management or in a political campaign with respect to any election for federal office over which the official has supervisory authority.
Flu Vaccine Act

To conduct or support further comprehensive research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flu Vaccine Act 2. Research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine (a) In general The Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shall conduct or support comprehensive research for the creation of a universal influenza vaccine. (b) Authorization of appropriations To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024.

Summary: Flu Vaccine Act This bill requires the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct or support research regarding the development of a universal influenza vaccine.