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End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act 2. Above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards (a) In general The first sentence of paragraph (20) of section 62(a) in connection with any action in connection with any civil action. (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to attorney fees and court costs paid during taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to any judgment or settlement occurring during such taxable years.

Summary: End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for attorney fees and court costs to include such fees and costs paid in connection with any legal action involving a civil claim (currently, limited to actions involving unlawful discrimination, the False Claims Act, and Medicare payments).
Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove a limitation on an individual's eligibility for medical assistance under the State Medicaid plan while the individual is in custody pending disposition of charges. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act 2. Removal of inmate limitation on benefits under medicaid (a) In general The subdivision (A) of section 1905(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(a) or while in custody pending disposition of charges patient in a medical institution (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to items and services furnished for periods beginning on or after such date.

Summary: Equity in Pretrial Medicaid Coverage Act This bill allows an otherwise eligible individual who is in custody pending disposition of charges (i.e., pretrial detainees) to receive Medicaid benefits.
Judicial Travel Accountability Act

To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require more detailed travel disclosure filings from judicial officers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Judicial Travel Accountability Act 2. Travel disclosure requirements Section 102(a)(2) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking (A) The identity (A)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), the identity (B) by adding at the end the following: (ii) In the case of a judicial officer, the identity of the source, a brief description, and the value of all gifts aggregating more than the minimal value as established by section 7342(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, or $250, whichever is greater, received from any source, other than a relative, during the preceding calendar year, except that any gift with a fair market value of $100 or less, as adjusted at the same time and by the same percentage as the minimal value is adjusted, need not be aggregated for purposes of this subparagraph. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (D) (i) In the case of a judicial officer required to file an annual financial disclosure statement containing information described in subparagraph (A)(ii) or (B), not later than 15 days after the date on which a trip required to be disclosed in the statement ends, the judicial officer shall file— (I) a detailed description of the meetings and events attended by the judicial officer, including the names of the other known attendees of the meeting or event; (II) the total transportation expenses, in dollars, for the judicial officer; (III) the total transportation expenses, in dollars, for any family member who accompanied the judicial officer; (IV) the total lodging expenses, in dollars, for the judicial officer; (V) the total lodging expenses, in dollars, for any family member who accompanied the judicial officer; (VI) the total meal expenses, in dollars, for the judicial officer; and (VII) the total meal expenses, in dollars, for any family member who accompanied the judicial officer. (ii) As soon as practicable after any information required to be filed by a judicial officer under clause (i) is filed, the information shall be made available on a public website. .

Summary: Judicial Travel Accountability Act This bill requires a judicial officer to annually disclose (1) the source, description, and value of certain gifts; (2) a detailed description of meetings and events attended, including the names of other known attendees; and (3) total expenses for transportation, lodging, and meals.
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. 1. Providing coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment under the Medicare program Section 1861(n) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(n) Such term also includes cranial prostheses furnished to an individual, but only where the dermatologist, oncologist, or attending physician of the individual certifies in writing the medical necessity of such prostheses as part of a proposed course of rehabilitative treatment.

Summary: This bill includes medically necessary cranial prostheses (e.g., wigs) as covered durable medical equipment under the Medicare program.
Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act

To amend title 49, United State Code, to require small hub airports to construct areas for nursing mothers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act 2. Mothers’ rooms Section 47107(w) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking In fiscal year 2021 the Secretary of Transportation The Secretary of Transportation (2) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking one men’s and one women’s at least one men’s and at least one women’s (3) by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the following: (A) Airport size (i) In general The requirements in paragraph (1) shall only apply to applications submitted by the airport sponsor of— (I) a medium or large hub airport in fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter; and (II) an applicable small hub airport in fiscal year 2023 and each fiscal year thereafter. (ii) Applicable small hub airport defined In clause (i)(II), the term applicable small hub airport (I) the 3-year period consisting of 2020, 2021, and 2022; or (II) any consecutive 3-year period beginning after 2020. ; (4) in paragraph (2)(B) by striking the date of enactment of this Act complies with the requirement in paragraph (1) October 5, 2018, complies with the requirement in paragraph (1)(A) (5) in paragraph (2)(C) by striking paragraph (1) paragraph (1)(A) June 10, 2020 Reported without amendment

Summary: Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act This bill requires small hub airports to maintain a lactation area for nursing mothers and a baby changing table in at least one men's and one women's restroom in each passenger terminal building of the airport. Currently, medium and large hub airports must comply with this requirement by FY2021. The bill requires small hub airports to be in compliance by FY2023.
A bill to prohibit the construction of certain elements of a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States in Federal wildlife and wilderness areas and on State land.

To prohibit the construction of certain elements of a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States in Federal wildlife and wilderness areas and on State land. 1. Prohibition on construction of certain elements of a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States in Federal wildlife and wilderness areas and on State land Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used to design or construct any levee wall, steel bollard fence, or other wall within or on the following: (1) A unit of the national wildlife refuge system. (2) A unit of the national wilderness preservation system. (3) A wildlife corridor, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (4) Land owned or under the jurisdiction of a State, unless an appropriate State authority approves the construction in accordance with State law on construction on State land.

Summary: This bill prohibits the use of any federal funds for the design or construction of any levee wall, steel-bollard fence, or other wall within or on a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; a unit of the National Wilderness Preservation System; a wildlife corridor, as determined by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; or land owned or under the jurisdiction of a state, unless an appropriate authority of that state approves the construction.
Community Outreach, Maintenance, and Preservation by Restricting Export Stations from Subverting Our Regulations Act

To prohibit the construction of natural gas compressor stations as part of a project that would lead to or facilitate natural gas exports. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Outreach, Maintenance, and Preservation by Restricting Export Stations from Subverting Our Regulations Act COMPRESSOR Act 2. Prohibition on construction of certain natural gas compressor stations The construction and placement in service of any natural gas compressor station not in service on the date of enactment of this Act shall be prohibited if the natural gas compressor station would be constructed as part of a project that, as determined by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, would— (1) lead to the export of natural gas; or (2) facilitate the export of natural gas.

Summary: Community Outreach, Maintenance, and Preservation by Restricting Export Stations from Subverting Our Regulations Act or the COMPRESSOR Act This bill prohibits the construction of any natural gas compressor station as part of a project that would lead to the export of natural gas or facilitate the export of natural gas.
Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act

To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the study of the Emancipation National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act 2. Emancipation National Historic Trail study Section 5(c) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(c) (47) Emancipation National Historic Trail The Emancipation National Historic Trail, extending approximately 51 miles from the Osterman Building and Reedy Chapel in Galveston, Texas, along Texas State Highway 3 and Interstate Highway 45 North, to Freedmen’s Town, then to Independence Heights and Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas, following the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from the major 19th century seaport town of Galveston to the burgeoning community of Freedmen’s Town, located in the 4th Ward of Houston, Texas. .

Summary: Emancipation National Historic Trail Study Act This bill requires the Emancipation National Historic Trail, which extends approximately 51 miles and follows the migration route taken by newly freed slaves and other persons of African descent from Galveston, Texas, to Houston, Texas, to be studied for designation as a national scenic trail.
Rural ACO Improvement Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benchmarking process for the Medicare Shared Savings Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural ACO Improvement Act 2. Exclusion of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries assigned to an ACO from aspects of other payment models in certain circumstances including determination of regional adjustments Section 1899(i)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395jjj(i)(3) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking subparagraph (B) subparagraphs (B) and (C) (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Exclusion of assigned beneficiaries in certain circumstances including determination of regional adjustments For performance periods beginning on or after July 1, 2019, in determining any shared savings for any ACO under a model described in this paragraph, the Secretary shall— (i) remove Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who are assigned to that ACO from the methodology for calculating regional expenditures used to establish, update, and adjust the benchmark expenditures; and (ii) otherwise ensure that no such ACO is in a less favorable financial position due to differences between the share of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries assigned to the ACO of all such beneficiaries in the counties an ACO operates in compared to the share of such beneficiaries assigned to other ACOs. .

Summary: Rural ACO Improvement Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to exclude certain components from a methodology used under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The program enables accountable care organizations (ACOs) to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management. Specifically, the bill requires the CMS to exclude an ACO's assigned Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries from certain regional adjustments to the ACO's benchmark for savings determinations, and to otherwise ensure that an ACO is not in a less favorable financial position due to its share of assigned beneficiaries in the region.
Honoring Veterans' Families Act of 2019

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, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Veterans’ Families Act of 2019 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-Department 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-Department 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 of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide inscriptions for deceased spouses and children on certain headstones furnished by the VA.
Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide that only citizens or nationals of the United States may operate trains within the United States that originate in Mexico. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act 2. Crew requirements for trains originating in Mexico (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 201 20169. Crew requirements for trains originating in Mexico Trains originating in Mexico may only be operated in the United States by crews comprised entirely of citizens or nationals of the United States. . (b) Rulemaking Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the amendment made by subsection (a). (c) Conforming amendment The chapter analysis for subchapter II of chapter 201 20169. Crew requirements for trains originating in Mexico. .

Summary: Protection of American Jobs in Cross-Border Rail Operations With Mexico Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation to issue regulations that restrict the operation of trains originating in Mexico within the United States to crews comprised entirely of U.S. citizens and nationals.
Scrutinizing White House Activities that Make Profits Act of 2019

To prohibit funding for heads of state meetings and multilateral summits at any Trump Organization-owned property. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Scrutinizing White House Activities that Make Profits Act of 2019 SWAMP Act 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The United States Government directing business to a property owned by the President of the United States constitutes a profound financial conflict of interest. (2) The delegates to the Constitutional Convention included the emoluments clause to the United States Constitution (Article I, Section 9, Clause 8) to guard against the corrupting influence of United States officeholders profiting from gifts from foreign governments. (3) Many experts agree that a plain reading of the emoluments clause prohibits the President from directing business from a foreign state to a property owned by him. 3. Prohibition on funding for heads of state meetings and multilateral summits (a) In general No funds appropriated or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2020 or any other fiscal year may be obligated or expended to host any head of state meeting or multilateral summit at a covered property. (b) Covered property defined For the purposes of the prohibition in subsection (a), the term covered property (1) Trump International Hotel, Washington DC; (2) Trump Tower, New York; (3) Trump National Doral Golf Resort; (4) Mar-a-Lago Club; and (5) any other property in which the President or his immediate family holds a majority ownership.

Summary: Scrutinizing White House Activities that Make Profits Act of 2019 or the SWAMP Act This bill prohibits expending funds to host any head-of-state meeting or multilateral summit at any property in which the President or his immediate family holds a majority ownership, including the Trump International Hotel in the District of Columbia and the Mar-a-Lago Club.
Trump's Heist Undermines the G7 Act

To prohibit the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds for certain agreements relating to the 46th G7 Summit, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trump’s Heist Undermines the G7 Act 2. Transmittal of documents (a) Transmission required Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to the Comptroller General of the United States and to the committees listed in subsection (b) copies of each document, record, memo, correspondence, or other communication that relates to the decision to host the 46th G7 Summit at the Trump National Doral Miami. (b) Committees listed The committees listed in this subsection are the following: (1) The Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (2) The Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 3. Prohibition on the use of funds for hosting the G7 summit at the Trump National Doral Miami (a) Prohibition No Federal funds may be obligated or expended to enter into any new contract, grant, or cooperative agreement for any purpose relating to the 46th G7 Summit at the Trump National Doral Miami. (b) Waiver The prohibition under subsection (a) may be waived if the Director of the Secret Service certifies to the committees listed in section 2(b) that an obligation or expenditure is necessary to carry out the duties of the Director under section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, or any other duty under law (including Presidential memorandum) to provide protection to a person. (c) G7 defined In this Act, the term G7 G7

Summary: Trump's Heist Undermines the G7 Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for any purpose relating to the 46th G7 Summit and the Trump National Doral Miami in Miami, Florida, unless the Secret Service certifies to Congress that such an expenditure is necessary to provide required protection to a person. (The G7 Summit is a meeting of the seven largest major advanced economies, as determined by the International Monetary Fund.) The President shall provide to the Government Accountability Office and Congress all documents and communications relating to the decision to host the summit at the Trump National Doral Miami.
A bill to disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals.

To disclose access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals. 1. Disclosure of access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (a) In general Title III of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( 52 U.S.C. 21081 303A. Disclosure of access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals (a) In general Each chief State election official shall disclose to the Commission the identity of any foreign national known by the chief State election official— (1) to have physically handled— (A) ballots used in an election for Federal office; or (B) voting machines; or (2) to have had unmonitored access to— (A) a storage facility or centralized vote tabulation location used to support the administration of an election for public office; or (B) election-related information or communications technology, including voter registration databases, voting machines, electronic mail and other communications systems (including electronic mail and other systems of vendors who have entered into contracts with election agencies to support the administration of elections, manage the election process, and report and display election results), and other systems used to manage the election process and to report and display election results on behalf of an election agency. (b) Timing The chief State election official shall make the disclosure under subsection (a) not later than 30 days after the date on which such official becomes aware of an activity described in such subsection. (c) Foreign national defined The term foreign national 52 U.S.C. 30121 . (b) Conforming amendment relating to enforcement Section 401 of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 21111 sections 301, 302, and 303 subtitle A of title III (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303 the following new item: Sec. 303A. Disclosure of access to election infrastructure by foreign nationals. .

Summary: This bill requires each chief state election official to disclose to the Election Assistance Commission the identity of any foreign national known by that official to have (1) physically handled either ballots used in an election for federal office or voting machines, (2) had unmonitored access to a storage facility or centralized voting-tabulation location used to support an election, or (3) had unmonitored access to election-related information or communications technology. It also requires the official to make the disclosure within 30 days of becoming aware of such activity.