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Title: Free Press Act of 2019
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Free Press Act of 2019
This bill requires the President or his designee, at least twice a week, to brief members of the press assigned to report on the White House on the official business of the President.
Each briefing shall be video recorded and transmitted to the public.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2641 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2641

 To require the President, or a designee of the President, to provide 
    frequent press briefings covering the official business of the 
               President to the White House press corps.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2019

  Mr. Himes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the President, or a designee of the President, to provide 
    frequent press briefings covering the official business of the 
               President to the White House press corps.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Free Press Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. WHITE HOUSE PRESS CORPS.

    (a) Required Briefing.--Not less than 2 times per week, the 
President, or a designee of the President, shall brief the members of 
the press assigned to report on the White House on the official 
business of the President.
    (b) Transmission to the Public.--Each brief described under 
subsection (a) shall be recorded by video and transmitted to the 
public.
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Title: Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay Equity Act
This bill provides hazardous duty incentive pay to members of an Armed Forces reserve component or the National Guard who perform a parachute jump as an essential part of their military duty. Currently, only active duty members are entitled to hazardous duty incentive pay for performing such duties.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5887 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5887

   To amend title 37, United States Code, to standardize payment of 
 hazardous duty incentive pay for members of the reserve components of 
               the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2020

Mr. Kim (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, 
  Mr. Ryan, and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 37, United States Code, to standardize payment of 
 hazardous duty incentive pay for members of the reserve components of 
               the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Guard and Reserve Hazard Duty Pay 
Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. STANDARDIZATION OF PAYMENT OF HAZARDOUS DUTY INCENTIVE PAY FOR 
              MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 301 of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``under section 204 of this title 
                or compensation under section 206 of this title'' after 
                ``member of a uniformed service who is entitled to 
                basic pay''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or (c)'' and inserting ``, (c), 
                or (e)'';
            (2) in subsection (e), by striking ``who is entitled to 
        basic pay''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (f).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on October 1, 2020, and shall apply with respect to duty 
performed in any month beginning on or after that date.
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Title: Rural Transportation Improvement Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Rural Transportation Improvement Act
This bill authorizes funding through FY2025 from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund to provide formula grants for rural areas.
Additionally, the bill increases the percentage of funds available from 2% to 3% for the Department of Transportation to provide grants and contracts for transportation research, technical assistance, training, and related support services in rural areas.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6747 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6747

To authorize funding for formula grants for rural areas, to amend title 
 49, United States Code, to increase the percentage of funds available 
    for grants and contracts for transportation research, technical 
assistance, training, and related support services in rural areas, and 
                          for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2020

 Mr. Delgado introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To authorize funding for formula grants for rural areas, to amend title 
 49, United States Code, to increase the percentage of funds available 
    for grants and contracts for transportation research, technical 
assistance, training, and related support services in rural areas, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Transportation Improvement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS.

    (a) In General.--There shall be available from the Mass Transit 
Account of the Highway Trust Fund to provide financial assistance to 
rural areas under section 5311--
            (1) $1,043,615,000 for fiscal year 2021;
            (2) $1,063,615,000 for fiscal year 2022;
            (3) $1,083,615,000 for fiscal year 2023;
            (4) $1,103,615,000 for fiscal year 2024; and
            (5) $1,123,615,000 for fiscal year 2025.
    (b) Formula Grants for Rural Areas.--Section 5311(b)(3)(B) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``2 percent'' and 
inserting ``3 percent''.
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Title: Barack Obama Highway Act
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Barack Obama Highway Act
This bill designates the portion of Interstate Route 57 that is located in Illinois as the "Barack Obama Highway."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 45 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 45

  To designate the portion of Interstate Route 57 that is located in 
   Illinois as the ``Barack Obama Highway'', and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2019

   Mr. Rush introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To designate the portion of Interstate Route 57 that is located in 
   Illinois as the ``Barack Obama Highway'', and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Barack Obama Highway Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION.

    The portion of Interstate Route 57 that is located in Illinois 
shall be known and designated as the ``Barack Obama Highway''.

SEC. 3. REFERENCES.

    Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other 
record of the United States to the portion of Interstate Route 57 
referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
``Barack Obama Highway''.
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Title: To amend title 13, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of Commerce, in 2025 and every 10 years thereafter, to take a mid-decade census of population of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2773 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2773

   To amend title 13, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Commerce to conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern 
Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 
                          for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2019

     Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mr. San Nicolas, and Mrs. Radewagen) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 13, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Commerce to conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern 
Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CENSUS FOR THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, GUAM, AMERICAN 
              SAMOA, AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 141 of title 13, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
            (2) by adding after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) The Secretary shall, in 2025 and every 10 years thereafter, 
take a mid-decade census of population as of the first day of April of 
the applicable year for each of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying 
out the amendments made by subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
appropriated $12,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2020 to 2024 
and $6,000,000 for each succeeding fiscal year after 2024.
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Title: Buy a Brick, Build the Wall Act of 2019
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Buy a Brick, Build the Wall Act of 2019
This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to accept gifts of money for designing, constructing, or maintaining a barrier on the U.S. and Mexico border. Treasury shall establish a trust fund and website for that purpose.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 32 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 H. R. 32

 To allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to 
  fund the construction of a barrier on the border between the United 
               States and Mexico and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2019

Mr. Davidson of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hice of 
    Georgia, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Norman, Mr. Mooney of West 
 Virginia, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Cloud, Mrs. Lesko, Mr. 
  Biggs, Mr. Perry, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Massie, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Buck) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To allow the Secretary of the Treasury to accept public donations to 
  fund the construction of a barrier on the border between the United 
               States and Mexico and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Buy a Brick, Build the Wall Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. BORDER WALL TRUST FUND.

    (a) Border Wall Trust Fund.--At the end of subchapter III of 
chapter 33 of title 31, United States Code, insert the following:
``Sec. 3344. Border wall trust fund.
    ``(a) Authority To Receive Gifts.--Notwithstanding section 3113, 
the Secretary of the Treasury may accept for the Government a gift of 
money on the condition that it be used to plan, design, construct, or 
maintain a barrier along the international border between the United 
States and Mexico.
    ``(b) Trust Fund.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Treasury shall--
            ``(1) establish an account, to be known as the `Border Wall 
        Trust Fund', into which money received as gifts under this 
        section shall be deposited; and
            ``(2) create a publicly accessible website to receive such 
        gifts.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for chapter 33 of 
title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the 
following:

``3344. Border wall trust fund.''.
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Title: Spousal Membership for Veterans Organizations Act of 2019
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Spousal Membership for Veterans Organizations Act of 2019
This bill allows certain veterans organizations, for which there is no auxiliary unit or society, to take into account members who are spouses, widows, or widowers of past or present members of the Armed Forces to determine whether the organization meets the membership requirements for tax-exempt status.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2323 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2323

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain veterans 
 organizations to take into account the membership of spouses, widows, 
and widowers of members of the Armed Forces for purposes of determining 
                           tax exempt status.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 15, 2019

  Ms. Eshoo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain veterans 
 organizations to take into account the membership of spouses, widows, 
and widowers of members of the Armed Forces for purposes of determining 
                           tax exempt status.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Spousal Membership for Veterans 
Organizations Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. SPOUSES, WIDOWS, AND WIDOWERS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN DETERMINING 
              TAX EXEMPT STATUS OF CERTAIN VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following flush matter:
        ``Any post or organization for which there is no auxiliary unit 
        or society may elect to take into account any member who is a 
        spouse, widow, or widower of a past or present member of the 
        Armed Forces of the United States for purposes of determining 
        whether the post or organization meets the 75-percent 
        requirement of subparagraph (B).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: Combating Deceptive Immigration Enforcement Practices Act of 2019
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Combating Deceptive Immigration Enforcement Practices Act of 2019
This bill bars immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing, accessories, or other items bearing the word police while performing duties under the immigration laws.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3498 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3498

To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit 
 immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security 
   from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word ``police''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2019

  Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Omar, 
     Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Panetta, Mr. 
Espaillat, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Mucarsel-Powell, Ms. Norton, 
  Mr. Veasey, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Rush, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Barragan, Mrs. 
 Torres of California, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Soto, 
  Ms. Pressley, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Ocasio-Cortez) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit 
 immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security 
   from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word ``police''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Combating Deceptive Immigration 
Enforcement Practices Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON IMMIGRATION OFFICER UNIFORMS.

    Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland 
Security, including officers and agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, shall not wear any 
clothing, accessories, or other items on their person bearing the word 
`police' while performing duties under the immigration laws.''.
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Title: Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019
This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to designate Poland as a program country under the visa waiver program.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4218 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4218

To provide that Poland may be designated as a program country under the 
              Visa Waiver Program, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 30, 2019

 Mr. Quigley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide that Poland may be designated as a program country under the 
              Visa Waiver Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. POLAND MADE ELIGIBLE FOR THE VISA WAIVER PROGRAM.

    Notwithstanding any provision of section 217 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), the Secretary of Homeland Security may 
designate Poland as a program country under the visa waiver program 
established by that section.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1050 Sunset Road Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the "Jose Hernandez Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1050 Sunset Road Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the "Jose Hernandez Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7967 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7967

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1050 Sunset Road Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Jose 
                   Hernandez Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 7, 2020

   Ms. Haaland (for herself, Mr. Lujan, and Ms. Torres Small of New 
   Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1050 Sunset Road Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the ``Jose 
                   Hernandez Post Office Building''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. JOSE HERNANDEZ POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1050 Sunset Road Southwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico, shall 
be known and designated as the ``Jose Hernandez Post Office Building''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Jose 
Hernandez Post Office Building''.
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Title: ObamaCare Repeal Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
ObamaCare Repeal Act
This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of their enactment. Provisions of law amended by those Acts are restored.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 185 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 185

To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health 
             Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2019

Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Massie, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
Weber of Texas, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, 
 Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Buck, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
  Gosar, Mr. Hice of Georgia, and Mr. Cole) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
 in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, 
  Natural Resources, the Judiciary, House Administration, Rules, and 
   Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health 
             Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``ObamaCare Repeal Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND 
              THE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2010.

    (a) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.--Effective as of 
the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public 
Law 111-148), such Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended 
or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not 
been enacted.
    (b) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.--
Effective as of the enactment of the Health Care and Education 
Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), such Act is repealed, 
and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored 
or revived as if such Act had not been enacted.
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Title: To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to establish the interest rate for economic injury disaster loans, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
This bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish the interest rate at 1% for any economic injury disaster loan made during the period beginning on January 31, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7434 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7434

 To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
establish the interest rate for economic injury disaster loans, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 2020

 Mr. Suozzi (for himself, Mr. King of New York, Miss Rice of New York, 
  Mr. Meeks, and Mr. Zeldin) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Small Business

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
establish the interest rate for economic injury disaster loans, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INTEREST RATES ON ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during 
the period beginning on January 31, 2020, and ending on December 31, 
2020, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall 
ensure that the interest rate on a loan made under section 7(b)(2) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) is 1 percent.
    (b) Effective Date; Applicability.--This section shall be effective 
as if included in the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) and shall apply to 
any loan made under section 7(b)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 636(b)(2)) on or after the date of the enactment of the CARES 
Act.
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Title: Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Streamlining Part D Appeals Process Act
This bill allows a Medicare beneficiary to directly appeal a pharmacy's refusal to fill a prescription as a coverage determination under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
Currently, if a pharmacy refuses to fill a prescription, the pharmacy provides the beneficiary with a notice explaining how to contact the beneficiary's prescription drug plan (PDP); the beneficiary must then obtain a written coverage determination (i.e., a decision denying coverage) from the PDP before initiating the appeals process.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3924 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3924

    To provide for the treatment of a pharmacy counter refusal as a 
             coverage determination under Medicare part D.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2019

 Mr. Suozzi (for himself and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
    addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for the treatment of a pharmacy counter refusal as a 
             coverage determination under Medicare part D.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining Part D Appeals Process 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING FOR THE TREATMENT OF A PHARMACY COUNTER REFUSAL AS A 
              COVERAGE DETERMINATION UNDER MEDICARE PART D.

    Section 1860D-4(g) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
104(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Treatment of pharmacy counter refusal as coverage 
        determination.--For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 
        2020, the refusal by a pharmacy to fill a prescription for a 
        covered part D drug under a prescription drug plan shall be 
        treated as a coverage determination subject to reconsideration 
        and appeal pursuant to this subsection and subsection (h).''.
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Title: Peggy Frank Memorial Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Peggy Frank Memorial Act
This bill requires, by three years after this bill's enactment, that any delivery vehicle owned or leased by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) be modified to include an air conditioning unit.
The USPS may not purchase or lease any delivery vehicle unless that vehicle has an air conditioning unit.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1299 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1299

 To require any delivery vehicle owned or leased by the United States 
 Postal Service have an air conditioning unit, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 15, 2019

  Mr. Cardenas (for himself and Mr. Raskin) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require any delivery vehicle owned or leased by the United States 
 Postal Service have an air conditioning unit, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Peggy Frank Memorial Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING POSTAL SERVICE DELIVERY VEHICLES TO HAVE AIR 
              CONDITIONING UNITS.

    (a) Current Vehicles.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, any delivery vehicle owned or leased by 
        the United States Postal Service as of that date shall be 
        modified to include an air conditioning unit.
            (2) Annual report.--The Postmaster General shall submit a 
        progress report to Congress not later than 1 year after the 
        date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until the 
        modifications required under this subsection are complete.
    (b) Future Vehicles.--On or after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Postmaster General may not purchase or lease any delivery 
vehicle for use by the United States Postal Service unless that vehicle 
has an air conditioning unit.
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Title: No Drilling in Our Backyards Act
Policy area: Energy

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.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1333 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1333

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2019

 Ms. Barragan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Drilling in Our Backyards Act''.

SEC. 2. BUFFER FROM OIL AND GAS DRILLING OPERATIONS.

    The Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by--
            (1) redesignating section 44 as section 45; and
            (2) inserting after section 44 the following:

``SEC. 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.''.
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Title: To require the General Services Administration to remove a deed restriction on property located in Prescott, Arizona, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA), if the city of Prescott, Arizona, makes a written request to the GSA, to release, convey, and quitclaim, without monetary consideration, all rights, title, and interest of the United States in and to lands conveyed from the United States to the city pursuant to the quitclaim deed of August 8, 2002.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5370 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5370

    To require the General Services Administration to remove a deed 
  restriction on property located in Prescott, Arizona, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 9, 2019

Mr. Gosar (for himself and Mr. Stanton) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To require the General Services Administration to remove a deed 
  restriction on property located in Prescott, Arizona, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REMOVAL OF DEED RESTRICTION.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the 
City of Prescott, Arizona, makes a written request to the Administrator 
of General Services, the Administrator shall release, convey, and 
quitclaim, without monetary consideration, all rights, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the lands conveyed pursuant to 
the quitclaim deed of August 8, 2002, from the United States of America 
to the City of Prescott, Arizona.
    (b) Execution of Instrument.--Upon receipt of the written request 
described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall execute an 
instrument to carry out this section.
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Title: To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the creation and sale of trigger leads, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
This bill prohibits credit reporting agencies from providing a credit report not initiated by a consumer if the report is being provided on the basis that the consumer has had a credit inquiry regarding a home mortgage loan. This practice, known as producing a trigger lead, provides notice to other mortgage lenders that the consumer is seeking a mortgage loan.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5720 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5720

  To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the creation and 
             sale of trigger leads, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2020

   Mr. Clay introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the creation and 
             sale of trigger leads, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TRIGGER LEAD PROHIBITION.

    Section 604(c) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
1681b(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Prohibition on trigger leads for residential mortgage 
        loans.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no consumer reporting 
        agency may furnish a consumer report in connection with a 
        credit transaction that is not initiated by a consumer, if the 
        report is being procured based in whole or in part on the 
        presence of an inquiry made in connection with a residential 
        mortgage loan (as defined under section 103 of the Truth in 
        Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602)).''.
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Title: Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share Act of 2020
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share Act of 2020
This bill increases the federal cost share from 75% to 90% for any federal disaster declaration beginning on January 20, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8112 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8112

  To increase the Federal share provided under the Robert T. Stafford 
 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for a certain time frame 
                        during fiscal year 2020.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 25, 2020

 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. Bera, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. 
  Cisneros, Mr. Costa, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
 Huffman, Mr. Khanna, Mr. LaMalfa, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Lofgren, 
Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Rouda, and 
 Ms. Speier) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To increase the Federal share provided under the Robert T. Stafford 
 Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for a certain time frame 
                        during fiscal year 2020.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share 
Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE OF FEDERAL SHARE.

    Notwithstanding sections 203(h)(1), 403(b), 403(c)(4), 404(a), 
406(b), 408(d), 408(g)(2), 428(e)(2)(B), 503(a), and 614(b) of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) beginning on January 20, 2020, and ending on 
December 31, 2020, the Federal share of assistance provided under such 
sections shall be not less than 90 percent of the eligible cost of such 
assistance.
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Title: To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill revises provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require states to include a photograph of one or more members of a household on electronic benefit cards that are issued to provide program benefits.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5235 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5235

   To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to 
  include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide 
          supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 21, 2019

    Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Wilson of South 
  Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to 
  include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide 
          supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 7(h)(9) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2016(h)(9)) is amended--
            (1) in the heading by striking ``Optional'' and inserting 
        ``Mandatory'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``may'' and inserting 
        ``shall''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``If'' and all that 
        follows through ``(A), the'' and inserting ``The''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: For the relief of Maria Rose Versace.
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
Provides for the relief of Maria Rose Versace.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5665 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5665

                 For the relief of Maria Rose Versace.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 21, 2020

 Mr. Brindisi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
                 For the relief of Maria Rose Versace.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF MEDICARE PART D LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY FOR 
              MARIA ROSE VERSACE; COMPENSATION FOR PAST PENALTIES.

    (a) Elimination of Penalty.--With respect to each month beginning 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, no increase in the 
monthly beneficiary premium established under subsection (a) of section 
1860D-13 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-113) shall be made 
under subsection (b) of such section for Maria Rose Versace.
    (b) Compensation for Past Penalties.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
        Services shall pay to Maria Rose Versace an amount equal to the 
        sum of each increase described in subsection (a) made under 
        section 1860D-13(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1395w-113(b)) applicable to Maria Rose Versace for months 
        beginning prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Appropriation.--There are appropriated to the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services such sums as may be necessary to 
        make the payment described in paragraph (1).
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