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Title: Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site Act
This bill designates the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, which is associated with the the Bleeding Kansas conflict of 1854-1861 and the Underground Railroad, as the Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1340 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1340

    To designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a 
                      National Commemorative Site.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2019

   Ms. Davids of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Cleaver, and Mr. Watkins) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To designate the Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as a 
                      National Commemorative Site.

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

SECTION 1. QUINDARO TOWNSITE NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE SITE ACT.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Quindaro Townsite 
National Commemorative Site Act''.
    (b) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the 
Secretary of the Interior.
    (c) Designation.--The Quindaro Townsite in Kansas City, Kansas, as 
listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is hereby 
designated as the Quindaro Townsite National Commemorative Site. The 
Site shall not be considered a unit of the National Park System.
    (d) Administration.--Nothing in this section shall affect the 
administration of the Quindaro Townsite by Kansas City or the State of 
Kansas.
    (e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
the State of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, and affected subdivisions, 
may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public or 
private entities, for the purposes of protecting historic resources at 
Quindaro Townsite and providing educational and interpretive programs 
for the public.
    (f) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary may provide technical 
assistance to any entity with which the Secretary has entered into a 
cooperative agreement under subsection (e).
    (g) Effect on Private Property, Local Land Use, and Land 
Acquisition Authority.--Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary 
to--
            (1) interfere with private property rights, or any local 
        zoning ordinance or land use plan of the State or any political 
        subdivision of the State; or
            (2) acquire land or interests in land through condemnation 
        or otherwise.
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Title: Pay Federal Workers Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Pay Federal Workers Act
This bill creates statutory authority for certain federal employees to be eligible for unemployment compensation during a lapse in appropriations.
With respect to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2018, a federal employee who is excepted from furlough (i.e., who continues to work during a lapse in appropriations) is deemed eligible for unemployment compensation benefits for the duration of the lapse in appropriations.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 725 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 725

  To amend chapter 85 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify that 
      Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for 
           unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 23, 2019

Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Upton) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend chapter 85 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify that 
      Federal employees excepted from a furlough are eligible for 
           unemployment compensation, 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 ``Pay Federal Workers Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
              EXCEPTED FROM FURLOUGH.

    (a) In General.--Section 8502 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) With respect to any lapse in appropriations beginning on 
or after December 22, 2018, each excepted Federal employee shall be, 
solely for the purpose of determining eligibility for unemployment 
compensation under this subchapter, deemed for the duration of the 
lapse in appropriations to be--
            ``(A) totally separated from Federal service; and
            ``(B) eligible for unemployment compensation benefits under 
        this subchapter with no waiting period for such eligibility to 
        accrue.
    ``(2) In this subsection, the term `excepted Federal employee' 
means a Federal employee who--
            ``(A) is an excepted employee or an employee performing 
        emergency work, as such terms are defined by the Office of 
        Personnel Management; and
            ``(B) is not being paid due to a lapse in 
        appropriations.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to weeks of unemployment beginning on or after December 22, 2018.
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Title: Federal Gift Shop Tax Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Federal Gift Shop Tax Act
This bill allows states to levy a sales tax on purchases made from any gift shop located on federal property or made online through the gift shop.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8927 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8927

To permit a State to impose a sales tax on qualifying purchases at any 
         gift shop on Federal property, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 9, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To permit a State to impose a sales tax on qualifying purchases at any 
         gift shop on Federal property, 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 Gift Shop Tax Act''.

SEC. 2. SALES TAX IN GIFT SHOPS.

    (a) In General.--A State may levy a sales tax on qualifying 
purchases made from any gift shop located on Federal property.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Federal property.--The term ``Federal property'' means 
        any building, land, or other real property owned, leased, or 
        occupied by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
        United States, or any other instrumentality wholly owned by the 
        United States, including any facility or property of the 
        Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the John 
        F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the United 
        States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
            (2) Qualifying purchase.--The term ``qualifying purchase'' 
        means any purchase made in the gift shop or made online through 
        the gift shop.
            (3) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of the 
        United States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, 
        the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the 
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, 
        any other territory or possession of the United States, and any 
        political subdivision of the foregoing.
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Title: Keep Congress Working Act
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
Keep Congress Working Act
This bill makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to adjourn for more than 12 hours during any lapse in appropriations for all or part of the federal government.
Furthermore, in the Senate, the bill permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or a successful appeal of a ruling of the chair regarding such prohibition, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senate.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1205 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1205

     To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit an 
adjournment for a period of more than 12 hours in the event of a lapse 
                           in appropriations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2019

Mrs. Murphy (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to 
the Committee on the Budget, 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 amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit an 
adjournment for a period of more than 12 hours in the event of a lapse 
                           in appropriations.

    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 ``Keep Congress Working Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ADJOURNMENT.

    Section 309 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by 
inserting ``(a) July Recess.--'' and by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(b) Motion To Adjourn During Lapses in Appropriations.--It shall 
not be in order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to 
adjourn for a period of more than 12 hours during any lapse in 
appropriations for all or part of the Government.''.

SEC. 3. WAIVERS AND APPEALS.

    Subsections (c)(1) and (d)(2) of section 904 of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 are amended by inserting ``309(b),'' after ``306,''.
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Title: To designate Union Station in Washington, DC, as "Harry S. Truman Union Station".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill designates Union Station, located at 40 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC, as the "Harry S. Truman Union Station."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2583 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2583

  To designate Union Station in Washington, DC, as ``Harry S. Truman 
                            Union Station''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2019

  Mr. Cleaver (for himself and Mr. Graves of Missouri) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To designate Union Station in Washington, DC, as ``Harry S. Truman 
                            Union Station''.

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

SECTION 1. HARRY S. TRUMAN UNION STATION.

    (a) Designation.--Union Station, located at 40 Massachusetts 
Avenue, NE, Washington, DC, shall be known and designated as ``Harry S. 
Truman Union Station''.
    (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 ``Harry S. 
Truman Union Station''.
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Title: Reproductive Health Information for Veterans Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Reproductive Health Information for Veterans Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide abortion counseling to a veteran who has an unwanted pregnancy.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5568 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5568

    To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide abortion 
         counseling to a veteran who has an unwanted pregnancy.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2020

  Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide abortion 
         counseling to a veteran who has an unwanted pregnancy.

    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 ``Reproductive Health Information for 
Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. ABORTION COUNSELING.

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide abortion counseling 
to a veteran who has an unwanted pregnancy. Such counseling shall 
include--
            (1) options for the veteran regarding unwanted pregnancy, 
        including termination;
            (2) accurate health information based on the health of the 
        veteran regarding options described in paragraph (1); and
            (3) information regarding the location nearest to the 
        residence of the veteran where the veteran may receive safe 
        medical or surgical termination of the unwanted pregnancy.
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Title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a cash award to Administration employees with foreign language skills, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill provides authority for the Drug Enforcement Administration to pay a cash award to an employee who maintains proficiency in a mission-critical language or who uses a foreign language in the performance of official duties.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2307 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2307

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority to the 
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a cash 
award to Administration employees with foreign language skills, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 12, 2019

Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico introduced the following bill; which 
         was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority to the 
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a cash 
award to Administration employees with foreign language skills, 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. CASH AWARD FOR DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYEES 
              WITH FOREIGN LANGUAGE SKILLS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5761 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 5761. Foreign language proficiency pay awards for the Federal 
              Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement 
              Administration
    ``The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the 
Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration may, under 
regulations prescribed by the Director or the Administrator (as the 
case may be), pay a cash award of up to 10 percent of basic pay to any 
Bureau or Administration employee (as the case may be) who maintains 
proficiency in a language or languages critical to the mission or who 
uses one or more foreign languages in the performance of official 
duties.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter IV of 
chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 5761 and inserting the following:

``5761. Foreign language proficiency pay awards for the Federal Bureau 
                            of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement 
                            Administration.''.
                                 <all>
Title: District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act
Policy area: Law

Summary:
District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act
This bill provides that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia must receive fees and expenses equivalent to those provided to jurors serving in the U.S. district courts.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4683 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4683

To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to provide that 
grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of 
  Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to 
 grand and petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the United 
                                States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 15, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to provide that 
grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of 
  Columbia shall receive fees and expenses at the same rates paid to 
 grand and petit jurors appearing in the district courts of the United 
                                States.

    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 ``District of Columbia Juror Pay 
Parity Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHING FEES FOR JURORS SERVING IN SUPERIOR COURT OF THE 
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AT SAME RATES PAID FOR JURORS 
              SERVING IN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS.

    (a) Establishment of Fees.--Section 11-1912(a), District of 
Columbia Official Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court shall 
receive fees and expenses at rates equivalent to the rates provided 
under section 1871 of title 28, United States Code, for fees and 
allowances paid to grand and petit jurors appearing in the district 
courts of the United States.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 15-718, District of Columbia 
Official Code, is repealed.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply 
with respect to fees and expenses paid on or after the first day of the 
first fiscal year which begins after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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Title: National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019
Policy area: Health

Summary:
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019
This bill doubles the number of authorized special masters in the Office of Special Masters within the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which decides claims under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3003 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3003

To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the maximum limit on 
  the number of special masters allowed in the United States Court of 
                Federal Claims, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2019

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the maximum limit on 
  the number of special masters allowed in the United States Court of 
                Federal Claims, 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 ``National Vaccine Injury Compensation 
Program Improvement Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM LIMIT ON NUMBER OF SPECIAL MASTERS ALLOWED 
              IN UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS.

    Section 2112(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300aa-12(c)(1)) is amended by striking ``not more than 8 special 
masters'' and inserting ``not more than 16 special masters''.
                                 <all>
Title: Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2019
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to have a record of default removed from a borrower's credit history in certain circumstances.
Specifically, when a borrower repays in full the amount due on a defaulted student loan, ED must request a consumer reporting agency remove the record of default from the borrower's credit history.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4396 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4396

   To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove the record of 
 default on a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV from a 
borrower's credit history upon repayment of the full amount due on such 
                                 loan.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 19, 2019

   Ms. Mucarsel-Powell (for herself and Ms. Stevens) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
                                 Labor

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to remove the record of 
 default on a loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV from a 
borrower's credit history upon repayment of the full amount due on such 
                                 loan.

    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 ``Clean Slate through Repayment Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF RECORD OF DEFAULT.

    Part G of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1088 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 493E. REMOVAL OF RECORD OF DEFAULT.

    ``Upon repaying in full the amount due on a defaulted loan made, 
insured, or guaranteed under this title, the Secretary, guaranty 
agency, or other holder of the loan shall request any consumer 
reporting agency to which the Secretary, guaranty agency or holder, as 
applicable, reported the default of the loan, to remove the record of 
the default from the borrower's credit history.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Graduate Student Savings Act of 2019
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Graduate Student Savings Act of 2019
This bill allows funds paid to an individual to aid in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research to be saved in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). The bill permits the funds to be considered compensation for purposes of current law provisions that limit annual deductible IRA contributions to the lesser of (1) the deductible amount permitted under current law, or (2) the compensation includible in the individual's gross income for the year.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1194 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1194

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit fellowship and 
 stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2019

 Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Banks, and Mr. Moulton) 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 permit fellowship and 
 stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account.

    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 ``Graduate Student Savings Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. CERTAIN NON-TUITION FELLOWSHIP AND STIPEND PAYMENTS TREATED AS 
              COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 219(f) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Such term includes any amount paid to an individual to aid the 
individual in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or 
research.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019.
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Title: Stop Penalizing Working Seniors Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Stop Penalizing Working Seniors Act
This bill allows Medicare-eligible individuals who are age 65 or older to contribute to health savings accounts if their entitlement to Medicare benefits is limited to hospital insurance benefits under Medicare Part A.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 908 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 908

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals only 
 enrolled in Medicare Part A to contribute to health savings accounts.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2019

Mr. Latta (for himself, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Gianforte, and Mr. 
 Webster of Florida) 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 individuals only 
 enrolled in Medicare Part A to contribute to health savings accounts.

    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 ``Stop Penalizing Working Seniors 
Act''.

SEC. 2. INDIVIDUALS OVER AGE 65 ENROLLED ONLY IN MEDICARE PART A 
              ALLOWED TO CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 223(b)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: ``This paragraph 
shall not apply to any individual during any period for which the 
individual's only entitlement to such benefits is an entitlement to 
hospital insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of such Act 
pursuant to an enrollment for such hospital insurance benefits under 
section 226(a) of such Act.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this subsection shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
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Title: To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of critical services, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
This bill allows the President, in the event of a major disaster, to make contributions for (1) the repair of infrastructure used to access a private nonprofit facility damaged or destroyed by such disaster; and (2) solid waste management, stormwater management, emergency support transportation, nonemergency medical, first response, and security.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2242 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2242

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of 
               critical services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2019

Miss Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico introduced the following bill; which 
   was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to include certain services in the definition of 
               critical services, 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. REPAIR, RESTORATION, AND REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED FACILITIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 406(a) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``(including the 
        repair of infrastructure used to access such facility)'' after 
        ``associated expenses''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)(B)--
                    (A) by inserting ``solid waste management, 
                stormwater management,'' after ``wastewater 
                treatment,''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``emergency supply transportation, 
                nonemergency medical, first response, security,'' after 
                ``education,''.
    (b) Rule of Applicability.--The amendments made by this Act shall 
apply with respect to contributions for major disasters occurring on or 
after August 1, 2017.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2800 Lakeland Hills Boulevard in Lakeland, Florida, as the "Officer Ken Foley Post Office Building".
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2800 Lakeland Hills Boulevard in Lakeland, Florida, as the "Officer Ken Foley Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7040 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7040

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2800 Lakeland Hills Boulevard in Lakeland, Florida, as the ``Officer 
                   Ken Foley Post Office Building''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 27, 2020

  Mr. Spano 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 2800 Lakeland Hills Boulevard in Lakeland, Florida, as the ``Officer 
                   Ken Foley Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. OFFICER KEN FOLEY POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 2800 Lakeland Hills Boulevard in Lakeland, Florida, shall be 
known and designated as the ``Officer Ken Foley 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 ``Officer 
Ken Foley Post Office Building''.
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Title: Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act
This bill revises the definition of Vietnam era for purposes of the laws administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, the bill adjusts the start date of the era to November 1, 1955 (currently February 28, 1961), when relating to veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6082 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6082

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the definition of 
``Vietnam era'' for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary 
                          of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 4, 2020

 Mr. Cox of California (for himself, Mr. Baird, Mr. Roy, Mr. Mast, Mr. 
  Rose of New York, and Mr. Phillips) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the definition of 
``Vietnam era'' for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary 
                          of Veterans Affairs.

    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 ``Forgotten Vietnam Veterans Act''.

SEC. 2. REVISION OF DEFINITION OF ``VIETNAM ERA'' FOR PURPOSES OF THE 
              LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Section 101(29)(A) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``February 28, 1961'' and inserting ``November 1, 1955''.
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Title: Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2019
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity Act of 2019
This bill places restrictions on the issuance of special immigrant visas for religious workers. No petition for such a visa may be approved if the alien's country of nationality (1) is identified in the 2018 International Religious Freedom Report as a Country of Particular Concern or a country where religious freedom is of significant interest or particular concern, or (2) does not provide similar immigration treatment to U.S. nationals.


[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 772 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 772

To require the country of origin of certain special immigrant religious 
workers to extend reciprocal immigration treatment to nationals of the 
                             United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2019

 Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the country of origin of certain special immigrant religious 
workers to extend reciprocal immigration treatment to nationals of the 
                             United States.

    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 ``Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity 
Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING RECIPROCAL IMMIGRATION TREATMENT.

    Section 204(a)(1)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(G)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(iii) Beginning on October 1, 2017, no petition may be approved 
for classification of an alien as a special immigrant under section 
101(a)(27)(C) if the Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that 
the country of the alien's nationality--
            ``(I) is identified as a `Country of Particular Concern' or 
        a country where religious freedom is of significant interest in 
        the 2018 International Religious Freedom Report; or
            ``(II) does not extend reciprocal immigration treatment to 
        nationals of the United States who are seeking resident status 
        in order to work in a religious vocation or occupation.''.
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Title: To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study on the racial gap in stock ownership, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission to jointly report on the racial gap in stock ownership and to provide recommendations for legislative or administrative changes to raise stock ownership among African Americans and any other group less likely to own stocks.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8566 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8566

To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the 
 Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study on the racial 
            gap in stock ownership, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 9, 2020

    Mr. Meeks (for himself, Mr. Lawson of Florida, and Mr. Cleaver) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the 
 Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study on the racial 
            gap in stock ownership, 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. STUDY ON THE RACIAL GAP IN STOCK OWNERSHIP.

    (a) Study.--The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
and the Securities and Exchange Commission shall, jointly, carry out a 
study on the racial gap in stock ownership.
    (b) Report.--Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors and the 
Commission shall, jointly, issue a report to the Congress containing--
            (1) all findings and determinations made in carrying out 
        the study required under subsection (a);
            (2) estimates of--
                    (A) the percentage of stock ownership among the 
                different races;
                    (B) the aggregate amount of equity holdings held by 
                the different races; and
                    (C) the per capita equity holdings among the 
                different races; and
            (3) any recommendations of the Board of Governors or the 
        Commission for administrative or legislative changes that could 
        raise stock ownership among African Americans and any other 
        group less likely to own stocks.
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Title: PPP DEAL Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
PPP Deadline Extension Adjustment for Loans Act or the PPP DEAL Act
This bill modifies the Paycheck Protection Program established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) by (1) extending from 8 weeks to 16 weeks the period during which a loan recipient must use their paycheck protection loan to be eligible for forgiveness; and (2) allowing a recipient 16 weeks from the date of the loan to eliminate a reduction in workforce, salary, or wages that would otherwise reduce their forgivable amount.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6981 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6981

  To extend the covered period for loan forgiveness and the rehiring 
          period under the CARES Act, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2020

 Mr. Lamb (for himself, Mrs. Fletcher, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced 
   the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small 
                                Business

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                                 A BILL


 
  To extend the covered period for loan forgiveness and the rehiring 
          period under the CARES Act, 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 ``PPP Deadline Extension Adjustment 
for Loans Act'' or the ``PPP DEAL Act''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF LOAN FORGIVENESS PERIOD AND REHIRING PERIOD UNDER 
              CARES ACT.

    Section 1106 of the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``8-week'' and 
        inserting ``16-week''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(5)(B), by striking ``June 30, 2020'' 
        each place that term appears and inserting ``the date that is 
        16 weeks after the date of the origination of the covered 
        loan''.
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Title: Trauma-Informed Investigation Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Trauma-Informed Investigation Act
This bill requires institutions of higher education, in order to receive certain federal funds, to ensure that sexual harassment and sexual misconduct investigations are trauma informed. Specifically, these trauma-informed investigations must (1) be equitable and timely; (2) recognize the emotional, behavioral, developmental, and legal challenges related to trauma exposure; and (3) include evidence-based procedures to minimize further trauma to victims.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8136 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8136

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that investigations 
  of sexual misconduct by institutions of higher education are fair, 
                  trauma-informed, and evidence-based.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 28, 2020

 Ms. Slotkin (for herself, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Haaland, and Ms. Kuster of 
New Hampshire) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to ensure that investigations 
  of sexual misconduct by institutions of higher education are fair, 
                  trauma-informed, and evidence-based.

    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 ``Trauma-Informed Investigation Act''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS.

    Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(30) The institution will ensure that any investigation 
        of sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct carried out by 
        the institution is a trauma-informed investigation that--
                    ``(A) is equitable and timely;
                    ``(B) is conducted in a manner that recognizes the 
                emotional, behavioral, developmental, and legal 
                challenges that can accompany trauma exposure; and
                    ``(C) includes evidence-based procedures, informed 
                by cognitive science, that are designed to identify, 
                address, and minimize further trauma to victims.''.
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