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Title: Digital Overseas Voting Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Digital Overseas Voting Act
This bill requires all states to allow an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter to submit a federal write-in absentee ballot by email or fax.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7219 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7219

  To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to 
 permit absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to submit 
the Federal write-in absentee ballot under such Act to the appropriate 
       State election official by mail, electronic mail, or fax.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2020

 Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Cooper, and Mr. DeSaulnier) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          House Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to 
 permit absent uniformed services voters and overseas voters to submit 
the Federal write-in absentee ballot under such Act to the appropriate 
       State election official by mail, electronic mail, or fax.

    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 ``Digital Overseas Voting Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING SUBMISSION OF FEDERAL WRITE-IN ABSENTEE BALLOT BY 
              MAIL, ELECTRONIC MAIL, OR FAX.

    (a) Submission of Ballot.--Section 103(b) of the Uniformed and 
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20303(b)) is amended 
in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking the period at the end 
of the first sentence and inserting the following: ``, except that the 
appropriate State election official shall accept the submission of the 
ballot by the absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter by 
mail, electronic mail, or fax.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to any ballot submitted on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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Title: B–47 Ridge Designation Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
B-47 Ridge Designation Act
This bill designates the mountain ridge that runs south and west of Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in Montana, which is where an Air Force B-47 strategic bomber crashed while on a training mission in 1962, as the "B-47 Ridge."
The bill permits the installing of a plaque on the ridge in memory of such crash.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1267 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1267

    To designate a mountain ridge in the State of Montana as ``B-47 
                                Ridge''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2019

Mr. Gianforte introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To designate a mountain ridge in the State of Montana as ``B-47 
                                Ridge''.

    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 ``B-47 Ridge Designation Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF B-47 RIDGE, MONTANA.

    (a) Designation.--
            (1) In general.--The unnamed mountain ridge located at 
        4514'40.89"N, 11043'38.75"W that runs south and west of 
        Emigrant Peak in the Absaroka Range in the State of Montana, 
        which is the approximate site of a crash of a B-47, shall be 
        known and designated as ``B-47 Ridge''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        ridge described in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a 
        reference to ``B-47 Ridge''.
    (b) Authorization for Plaque.--
            (1) In general.--A plaque that memorializes the crash of 
        the B-47 (including denoting the names of the victims of the 
        crash) may be installed on B-47 Ridge.
            (2) Funding.--No Federal funds may be used to design, 
        procure, install, or maintain the plaque authorized under 
        paragraph (1).
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, as the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, as the "Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3870 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3870

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
  at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, as the ``Normandia 
                   Maldonado Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2019

  Mr. Espaillat (for himself, Mr. Rose of New York, Mr. Morelle, Ms. 
Stefanik, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Meng, Mr. Serrano, and Mrs. Lowey) 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 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, as the ``Normandia 
                   Maldonado Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. NORMANDIA MALDONADO POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Normandia Maldonado 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 ``Normandia 
Maldonado Post Office Building''.
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Title: Tuscarawas River Flooding Study Act
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
Tuscarawas River Flooding Study Act
This bill authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to carry out a feasibility study for the comprehensive watershed study project of the Tuscarawas River Basin in Ohio.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7833 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7833

To authorize the Corps of Engineers to conduct a feasibility study for 
the project for comprehensive watershed study, Tuscarawas River Basin, 
                                 Ohio.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Corps of Engineers to conduct a feasibility study for 
the project for comprehensive watershed study, Tuscarawas River Basin, 
                                 Ohio.

    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 ``Tuscarawas River Flooding Study 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TUSCARAWAS RIVER BASIN, OHIO.

    The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 
is authorized to conduct a feasibility study for the project for 
comprehensive watershed study, Tuscarawas River Basin, Ohio.
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Title: Asylum Protection Act of 2019
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Asylum Protection Act of 2019
This bill shortens the current deadline for an asylum application from one year to 30 days from the date an asylum seeker enters the United States, and requires an applicant who arrives at a designated port of entry to begin the asylum application at the time of arrival.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 481 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 481

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to alter the deadlines by 
 which an application for asylum must be made, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2019

Mr. Rooney of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                   to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to alter the deadlines by 
 which an application for asylum must be made, 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 ``Asylum Protection Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. DATES OF APPLICATIONS FOR ASYLUM.

    Section 208(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1158(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``1 year'' and inserting ``30 days''; and
            (2) by adding before the period at the end the following: 
        ``, except that, in the case of an alien who arrives at a 
        designated port of arrival, that alien shall be required to 
        commence an application at the time of arrival''.
                                 <all>
Title: Promoting STEM in JROTC Act of 2019
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Promoting STEM in JROTC Act of 2019
This bill requires a secondary educational institution, in order to maintain a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps unit, to include instruction or activities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in its course of military instruction.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3173 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3173

  To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that institutions 
 hosting a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps provide 
          instruction in STEM fields, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 10, 2019

  Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself and Ms. Stefanik) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 10, United States Code, to require that institutions 
 hosting a unit of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps provide 
          instruction in STEM fields, 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 ``Promoting STEM in JROTC Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2031(b)(3) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ``and which includes instruction or 
activities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and 
mathematics'' after ``duration''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to rescind identifying numbers of tax return preparers.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to rescind the identifying numbers of  tax return preparers for incompetence or disreputable behavior.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3466 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3466

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the authority of 
  the Secretary of the Treasury to rescind identifying numbers of tax 
                           return preparers.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2019

   Mr. Estes (for himself and Ms. Sewell of Alabama) 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 clarify the authority of 
  the Secretary of the Treasury to rescind identifying numbers of tax 
                           return preparers.

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

SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF TREASURY TO 
              RESCIND IDENTIFYING NUMBERS OF TAX RETURN PREPARERS.

    Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Authority To Rescind Identifying Number of Tax Return 
Preparer.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may rescind an identifying 
        number issued under subsection (a)(4) if--
                    ``(A) after notice and opportunity for a hearing, 
                the preparer is shown to be incompetent or disreputable 
                (as such terms are used in subsection (c) of section 
                330 of title 31, United States Code), and
                    ``(B) rescinding the identifying number would 
                promote compliance with the requirements of this title 
                and effective tax administration.
            ``(2) Records.--If an identifying number is rescinded under 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall place in the file in the 
        Office of the Director of Professional Responsibility the 
        opinion of the Secretary with respect to the determination, 
        including--
                    ``(A) a statement of the facts and circumstances 
                relating to the determination, and
                    ``(B) the reasons for the rescission.''.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the "Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the "Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2277 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2277

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the ``Fire Captain 
                   Cory Barr Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2019

    Mr. Pocan (for himself, Ms. Moore, Mr. Kind, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. 
 Grothman, Mr. Steil, and Mr. Sensenbrenner) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
                                 Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the ``Fire Captain 
                   Cory Barr Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. FIRE CAPTAIN CORY BARR POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, shall be 
known and designated as the ``Fire Captain Cory Barr 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 ``Fire 
Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building''.
                                 <all>
Title: Empowering Nonprofits Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Empowering Nonprofits Act
This bill requires executive agencies to reduce by 25% cost-sharing requirements for grants made directly to nonprofit organizations located in a state with more than 20% of individuals living below the federal poverty line.
State is defined to include the District of Columbia, each U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession, and each federally recognized tribe.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5418 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5418

 To require executive agencies to reduce cost-sharing requirements for 
certain grants with certain nonprofit organizations 25 percent, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 12, 2019

  Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico (for herself, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
 Sablan, Mrs. Radewagen, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. San Nicolas, and Mr. Soto) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To require executive agencies to reduce cost-sharing requirements for 
certain grants with certain nonprofit organizations 25 percent, 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 ``Empowering Nonprofits Act''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF COST-SHARING REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANTS.

    (a) Reduction of Cost-sharing Requirement.--Beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act and ending 5 years thereafter, the head of 
an executive agency shall reduce any cost-sharing requirement 25 
percent for an eligible nonprofit organization for grants made directly 
to that organization.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible nonprofit organization.--The term ``eligible 
        nonprofit organization'' means a nonprofit organization that is 
        located in a State with more than 20 percent of individuals 
        living below the Federal poverty line.
            (2) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given in section 133 of title 41, United States 
        Code.
            (3) Nonprofit organization.--The term ``nonprofit 
        organization'' means an organization that is described in 
        section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1968 and 
        exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code.
            (4) State.--The term ``State'' means each of the several 
        States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, 
        or possession of the United States, and each federally 
        recognized Tribe.
                                 <all>
Title: Return to Work Awareness Act of 2019
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Return to Work Awareness Act of 2019
This bill authorizes the Job Accommodation Network to disseminate information and promote awareness among survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and survivors' families, as well as among employers, government agencies, employee representatives, and service providers to (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating health occurrences in returning to work, (2) improve a survivor's employability and demonstrate to employers ways to capitalize on the value and talent that survivors add to the workplace, and (3) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options for survivors.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2627 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2627

To assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences 
                         in returning to work.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2019

 Mrs. Beatty introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To assist survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences 
                         in returning to work.

    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 ``Return to Work Awareness Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. ASSISTING SURVIVORS OF STROKE AND OTHER DEBILITATING HEALTH 
              OCCURRENCES IN RETURNING TO WORK.

    The Secretary of Labor, acting through the Job Accommodation 
Network, may disseminate information and promote awareness among 
survivors of stroke and other debilitating health occurrences, such as 
traumatic brain injury and heart attack, and the families of such 
survivors, as well as among private employers, government agencies, 
employee representatives, and service providers to--
            (1) assist survivors of stroke and such other debilitating 
        health occurrences in returning to work;
            (2) improve survivor's employability and demonstrate to 
        employers the most effective ways to capitalize on the value 
        and talent that these survivors add to the workplace; and
            (3) enhance self-employment and entrepreneurship options 
        for survivors.
                                 <all>
Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on gasoline refined in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States.
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require all taxes on gasoline refined in the U.S. Virgin Islands and entered into the United States from the Virgin Islands after December 31, 2019, be covered into the treasury of the Virgin Islands.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4198 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4198

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to cover into the treasury 
   of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on gasoline refined in the 
           Virgin Islands and entered into the United States.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 20, 2019

 Ms. Plaskett 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 cover into the treasury 
   of the Virgin Islands revenue from tax on gasoline refined in the 
           Virgin Islands and entered into the United States.

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

SECTION 1. GASOLINE TAX COVERED OVER INTO VIRGIN ISLAND TREASURY.

    (a) In General.--Section 7652 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Shipment of Gasoline From the Virgin Islands to the United 
States.--All taxes collected under section 4081(a) on gasoline refined 
in the Virgin Islands and entered into the United States from the 
Virgin Islands shall be covered into the treasury of the Virgin 
Islands.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to fuel entered into the United States after December 31, 2019.
                                 <all>
Title: Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019
This bill permanently extends the moratorium on oil and gas leasing, preleasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Gulf of Mexico.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 205 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 205

To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to permanently 
   extend the moratorium on leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of 
                                Mexico.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2019

     Mr. Rooney of Florida (for himself and Ms. Castor of Florida) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to permanently 
   extend the moratorium on leasing in certain areas of the Gulf of 
                                Mexico.

    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 ``Protecting and Securing Florida's 
Coastline Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM ON LEASING IN CERTAIN AREAS 
              OF THE GULF OF MEXICO.

    Section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 
(43 U.S.C. 1331 note) is amended by striking ``Effective during'' and 
all that follows through ``the Secretary'' and inserting ``The 
Secretary''.
                                 <all>
Title: For the relief of Tetyana Zvarychuk.
Policy area: Private Legislation

Summary:
Provides for the relief of Tetyana Zvarychuk.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5623 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5623

                  For the relief of Tetyana Zvarychuk.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 15, 2020

Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
                  For the relief of Tetyana Zvarychuk.

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

SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR TETYANA ZVARYCHUK.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 
201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Tetyana Zvarychuk shall be 
eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status 
to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon 
filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 
204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent 
resident.
    (b) Adjustment of Status.--If Tetyana Zvarychuk enters the United 
States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), she 
shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if 
otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 
245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
    (c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees.--Subsections (a) 
and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an 
immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed 
with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
    (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number.--Upon the granting of an 
immigrant visa or permanent residence to Tetyana Zvarychuk, the 
Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 2, 
during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of 
immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of 
the aliens' birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas 
that are made available to natives of the country of the aliens' birth 
under section 202(e) of such Act.
    (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain 
Relatives.--The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Tetyana 
Zvarychuk shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any 
right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2019
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2019
This bill requires the President's annual budget to include the total amount proposed for intelligence or intelligence related activities of each element of the government engaged in these activities in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted. The budget must also include the estimated appropriation required for these activities for each of the next four fiscal years.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2735 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2735

To amend section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, to require that 
   the annual budget submissions of the Presidents include the total 
   dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related 
     activities of each element of the Government engaged in such 
                              activities.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2019

Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner) introduced the following 
        bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, to require that 
   the annual budget submissions of the Presidents include the total 
   dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence-related 
     activities of each element of the Government engaged in such 
                              activities.

    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 ``Intelligence Budget Transparency Act 
of 2019''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES OF EACH ELEMENT OF THE 
              GOVERNMENT.

    Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(40)(A) the total dollar amount proposed in the budget 
        for intelligence or intelligence-related activities of each 
        element of the Government engaged in such activities in the 
        fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the estimated 
        appropriation required for each of the ensuing four fiscal 
        years; and
            ``(B) as used in subparagraph (A), the term `element of the 
        Government' refers to each element of the intelligence 
        community as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security 
        Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).''.
                                 <all>
Title: Pandemic Fishery Disaster Response Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Pandemic Fishery Disaster Response Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Commerce to provide disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that occur because of a pandemic.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7167 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7167

 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
 to add a pandemic as a potential cause of a fishery resource disaster.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2020

  Mr. Golden (for himself and Mr. Graves of Louisiana) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
 to add a pandemic as a potential cause of a fishery resource disaster.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITTLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pandemic Fishery Disaster Response 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES.

    Section 312(a)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1861a(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
        ``;'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``.'' and inserting ``; 
        or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(D) a pandemic, as such term is defined by the Secretary 
        of Health and Human Services.''.
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Title: Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2019
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical Care Act of 2019
This bill limits the circumstances under which the Bureau of Prisons may assess a fee for health care services provided to a prisoner.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2365 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2365

To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the ability to assess a 
  fee for health care services for prisoners, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2019

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the ability to assess a 
  fee for health care services for prisoners, 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 ``Federal Bureau of Prisons Medical 
Care Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. NO FEE FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR PRISONERS.

    Section 4048 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Fees for Health Care Services.--In the case of health care 
services provided to a prisoner in connection with a health care visit 
that results from an injury inflicted on a prisoner by another 
prisoner, the Director, in accordance with this section and with such 
regulations as the Director shall promulgate to carry out this section, 
may assess and collect a fee in connection with each such health care 
visit, from the account of the prisoner who inflicted the injury, as 
determined by the Director.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (c); and
            (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``or whether the 
        prisoner qualifies under an exclusion under this section''.
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Title: To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021.
Policy area: Health

Summary:
This bill extends the instruction from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for contractors not to enforce the requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3431 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3431

    To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on 
    supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in 
        critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2019

   Mrs. Axne (for herself and Mr. Smith of Nebraska) 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

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                                 A BILL


 
    To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on 
    supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in 
        critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021.

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

SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF ENFORCEMENT INSTRUCTION ON SUPERVISION 
              REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTPATIENT THERAPEUTIC SERVICES IN 
              CRITICAL ACCESS AND SMALL RURAL HOSPITALS THROUGH 2021.

    Section 1 of Public Law 113-198, as amended by section 1 of Public 
Law 114-112, section 16004 of Public Law 114-255, and section 51007 of 
Public Law 115-123, is amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``2017'' and 
        inserting ``2021''; and
            (2) by striking ``and 2017'' and inserting ``, 2017, 2020, 
        and 2021''.
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Title: To amend the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act to extend the expiration date of the Commission, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill extends the expiration date of the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission.
The commission shall submit its final report to the President and Congress by January 31, 2020, and shall terminate 30 days after submitting that report.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1699 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1699

To amend the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission 
  Act to extend the expiration date of the Commission, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 12, 2019

 Ms. Plaskett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission 
  Act to extend the expiration date of the Commission, 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. REVIVAL OF VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES CENTENNIAL 
              COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial 
Commission Act (Public Law 114-224) is amended--
            (1) in section 7(b)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
                striking ``January 31, 2018'' and inserting ``January 
                31, 2020'';
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; and'' and 
                inserting a semicolon;
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) any other information that the Commission considers 
        to be appropriate.''; and
            (2) by amending section 10 to read as follows:

``SEC. 10. TERMINATION.

    ``The Commission shall terminate 30 days after submitting the final 
report described under section 7(b).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on September 29, 2018.
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Title: Internal Control Disclosure Improvement Act of 2020
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Internal Control Disclosure Improvement Act of 2020
This bill requires issuers of securities who have been found in violation of securities laws regarding the reconciliation of general ledger accounts to regularly report on their compliance with these requirements.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8841 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8841

 To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that certain 
      issuers make disclosures regarding general ledger accounts 
                reconciliation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 2, 2020

Mr. Sherman (for himself and Mr. Swalwell of California) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require that certain 
      issuers make disclosures regarding general ledger accounts 
                reconciliation, 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 ``Internal Control Disclosure 
Improvement Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. GENERAL LEDGER ACCOUNTS RECONCILIATION.

    Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s) General Ledger Accounts Reconciliation.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each covered issuer required to file an 
        annual or quarterly report under subsection (a) shall disclose 
        in that report whether such covered issuer has, at the time of 
        such report, completed a general ledger accounts reconciliation 
        for the most recent fiscal quarter and most recent fiscal year, 
        respectively.
            ``(2) Covered issuer defined.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the term `covered issuer' means an issuer with 
        respect to which a civil or criminal penalty has been imposed 
        under the securities laws by reason of the internal control 
        over financial reporting of such issuer related to the failure 
        of such issuer to reconcile general ledger accounts.''.
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