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Title: End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
End the Migrant Protection Protocols Act of 2019
This bill revokes the Department of Homeland Security's statutory authority to return an alien to a contiguous country while removal proceedings are pending against that alien, if the alien arrived in the United States by land from that contiguous country.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5207 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5207

 To amend section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove 
 authorization to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove 
 authorization to implement the Migrant Protection Protocols, 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 ``End the Migrant Protection Protocols 
Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO IMPLEMENT THE MIGRANT PROTECTION PROTOCOLS 
              REMOVED.

    Section 235(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1225(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraphs (B) 
        and (C)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (B)'' ; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (C).
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Title: Protecting Gold Star Children Act of 2019
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Protecting Gold Star Children Act of 2019
This bill treats certain military survivor benefits that are received by children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the benefits from such tax.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2716 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2716

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to not apply changes under 
 Public Law 115-97 pertaining to the kiddie tax to children receiving 
                  certain military survivor benefits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2019

    Mr. Green of Tennessee 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 not apply changes under 
 Public Law 115-97 pertaining to the kiddie tax to children receiving 
                  certain military survivor benefits.

    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 Gold Star Children Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF PERMANENT KIDDIE TAX RATES TO CHILDREN RECEIVING 
              CERTAIN MILITARY SURVIVOR BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1(j)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Treatment of children with certain military 
                survivor benefits.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
                any child who received a benefit under laws 
                administered by the Secretary of Defense or the 
                Secretary of Veterans Affairs which--
                            ``(i) is received by a child by reason of 
                        the child being the survivor of a deceased 
                        member of the Armed Forces or of a deceased 
                        veteran, and
                            ``(ii) is included in the gross income of 
                        such child.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
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Title: Signing is Language Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Signing is Language Act
This bill counts an individual whose native language is sign language in the number of English learners in a state for the purpose of determining the amount of federal funds allotted to a state for English language programs in schools.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5483 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5483

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify 
                that ASL students are English learners.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 18, 2019

 Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. Jackson Lee, 
and Mr. Heck) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify 
                that ASL students are English learners.

    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 ``Signing is Language Act''.

SEC. 2. AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY.

    Section 3111(c)(3)(A)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6821(c)(3)) is amended by inserting before the 
semicolon the following: ``and, which, through consultation with such 
Department, the Secretary shall ensure includes the English learners 
described in section 8101(20)(C)(iv)''.

SEC. 3. ENGLISH LEARNER DEFINITION.

    Section 8101(20)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801(20(C)))--
            (1) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end and 
        inserting ``or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(iv) whose native language is sign 
                        language, without regard to country of origin 
                        or primary spoken language, including any 
                        international variation of American Sign 
                        Language; and''.
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Title: Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2019
Policy area: Law

Summary:
Nationwide Injunction Abuse Prevention Act of 2019
This bill limits the authority of federal district courts to issue injunctions.
Specifically, it prohibits a district court from issuing an injunction unless the injunction applies only to one of the following:

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4292 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4292

   To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of 
 district courts to provide injunctive relief, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 11, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of 
 district courts to provide injunctive relief, 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 ``Nationwide Injunction Abuse 
Prevention Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS TO 
              PROVIDE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1370. Limitation on authority to provide injunctive relief
    ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no United States 
district court shall issue any order providing for injunctive relief, 
except in the case of such an order that is applicable only to--
            ``(1) the parties to the case before such district court; 
        or
            ``(2) in the Federal district in which the order is 
        issued.''.
    (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
chapter 84 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following:

``1370. Limitation on authority to provide injunctive relief.''.
                                 <all>
Title: To prohibit the imposition of duties on the importation of goods under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary:
This bill limits the President's authority to use emergency economic powers to impose duties on items entering the United States.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3557 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3557

To prohibit the imposition of duties on the importation of goods under 
            the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2019

 Ms. DelBene introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways 
 and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the imposition of duties on the importation of goods under 
            the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF DUTIES ON THE IMPORTATION OF 
              GOODS UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS 
              ACT.

    Section 203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1702) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) The authority granted to the President by this section does 
not include the authority to impose duties on the importation of 
goods.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2020
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2020
This bill eliminates the loan repatriation program, which requires persons who need to be evacuated from foreign countries during situations such as war or natural disasters to reimburse the U.S. government for certain evacuation costs.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5895 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5895

    To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to 
    eliminate the repatriation loan program, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2020

 Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. McGovern) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to 
    eliminate the repatriation loan program, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Leave No Americans Behind Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF REPATRIATION LOANS BY DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

    Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2671) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii), by striking ``, on a 
        reimbursable basis to the maximum extent practicable, with such 
        reimbursements to be credited to the applicable Department of 
        State appropriation and to remain available until expended, 
        except that no reimbursement under this clause shall be paid 
        that is greater than the amount the person evacuated would have 
        been charged for a reasonable commercial air fare immediately 
        prior to the events giving rise to the evacuation''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (d).
                                 <all>
Title: Save Lives Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Save Lives Act
This bill prohibits political contributions and expenditures from a separate segregated political fund of a company engaged in the manufacture of opioids.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5196 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5196

   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a 
   separate segregated fund of a corporation which is engaged in the 
  manufacture of opioids from making contributions or expenditures in 
 connection with elections for Federal office, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 20, 2019

   Mr. Delgado (for himself and Mr. Rose of New York) introduced the 
     following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House 
                             Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit a 
   separate segregated fund of a corporation which is engaged in the 
  manufacture of opioids from making contributions or expenditures in 
 connection with elections for Federal office, 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 ``Save Lives Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING CAMPAIGN SPENDING BY SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUNDS OF 
              CORPORATIONS ENGAGED IN MANUFACTURE OF OPIOIDS.

    (a) Prohibition.--Section 316(b) of the Federal Election Campaign 
Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30118(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``the establishment'' 
        and inserting ``subject to paragraph (8), the establishment''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(8)(A) A separate segregated fund of a corporation may not 
solicit any contribution, and may not make any contribution or 
expenditure, at any time during which the corporation is engaged in the 
manufacture of opioids.
    ``(B) In this paragraph--
            ``(i) the term `manufacture' has the meaning given such 
        term in section 102(15) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
        U.S.C. 802(15)); and
            ``(ii) the term `opioid' has the meaning given such term in 
        section 102(18) of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 
        802(18)).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to contributions solicited, and contributions and 
expenditures made, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: RAISE Act
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Renal Anemia Innovation Support and Expansion Act or the RAISE Act
This bill allows coverage of prescription vitamin and mineral products under the Medicare prescription drug benefit if the products are administered orally and are used to treat iron deficiency anemia in individuals who have chronic kidney disease.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8177 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8177

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove from the list 
 of drugs excluded from coverage under the Medicare prescription drug 
 program prescription oral vitamins and mineral products indicated for 
  the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in individuals with chronic 
                            kidney disease.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 4, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove from the list 
 of drugs excluded from coverage under the Medicare prescription drug 
 program prescription oral vitamins and mineral products indicated for 
  the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in individuals with chronic 
                            kidney disease.

    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 ``Renal Anemia Innovation Support and 
Expansion Act'' or the ``RAISE Act''.

SEC. 2. REMOVING CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION VITAMINS AND MINERAL PRODUCTS 
              FROM THE LIST OF DRUGS EXCLUDED FROM COVERAGE UNDER THE 
              MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM.

    Section 1860D-2(e)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395w-102(e)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ``other than subparagraph 
(F) of such section (relating to prescription vitamin and mineral 
products, except prenatal vitamins and fluoride preparations) if the 
prescription vitamin or mineral product is orally administered and is 
indicated for treatment of iron deficiency anemia in individuals with 
chronic kidney disease,'' after ``other than subparagraph (E) of such 
section (relating to smoking cessation agents),''.
                                 <all>
Title: Improving Middle Class Access to Higher Education Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Improving Middle Class Access to Higher Education Act
This bill increases the income limit to qualify for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid Simplified Needs Test from $50,000 to $100,000.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2595 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2595

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the income limit 
                     of the simplified needs test.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2019

 Mr. Kinzinger (for himself and Mrs. Beatty) 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 increase the income limit 
                     of the simplified needs test.

    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 ``Improving Middle Class Access to 
Higher Education Act''.

SEC. 2. SIMPLIFIED NEEDS TEST.

    Section 479(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087ss(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``$50,000'' and 
        inserting ``$100,000''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``$50,000'' and 
        inserting ``$100,000''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect with respect to 
award year 2019-2020, and each succeeding award year.
                                 <all>
Title: NO CLAWS Act
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
Nation Owes Community Lifelines After Weathering Sandy Act or the NO CLAWS Act
This bill prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from taking action to recoup federal disaster and emergency assistance from an individual or a household unless there is evidence of fraud.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4912 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4912

To prohibit the recoupment of Federal disaster and emergency assistance 
        from individuals and households, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 29, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the recoupment of Federal disaster and emergency assistance 
        from individuals and households, 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 ``Nation Owes Community Lifelines 
After Weathering Sandy Act'' or ``NO CLAWS Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RECOUPMENT OF DISASTER AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 
              FROM INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS.

    Section 1216(b) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (42 U.S.C. 
5174a(b)) is amended by--
            (1) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (2) inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) No recoupment from individuals or households.--Unless 
        there is evidence of civil or criminal fraud, the Agency may 
        not take any action to recoup covered assistance from an 
        individual or a household that is a recipient of such 
        assistance.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Offshoring Notification Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Offshoring Notification Act
This bill revises worker adjustment and retraining notification requirements to require employers to disclose whether they plan to continue to produce the goods and services that their employees were producing or providing prior to a plant closing or mass layoff. It also requires such employers to state whether production will be performed for them by employees or contractors outside the United States.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5600 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5600

   To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to 
           provide a notice requirement regarding offshoring.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 14, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to 
           provide a notice requirement regarding offshoring.

    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 ``Offshoring Notification Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    Section 2(a) of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification 
Act (29 U.S.C. 2101) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) the term `United States' includes each of the 50 
        States, the District of Columbia, the Republic of the Marshall 
        Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic 
        of Palau, and each territory or possession of the United 
        States.''.

SEC. 3. NOTICE.

    Section 3 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 
(29 U.S.C. 2102(a)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as 
        subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) Offshoring Information.--The notice shall contain information 
stating--
            ``(1) whether the employer plans to continue producing the 
        good or providing the service that the affected employees have 
        been producing or providing; and
            ``(2) if so, whether the production or provision will be 
        performed for the employer, by employees or contractors outside 
        the United States.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Federal Contract Worker Fairness Act
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Federal Contract Worker Fairness Act
This bill requires federal contract workers who are impacted by a lapse in appropriations to be compensated.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1213 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1213

To provide compensation for Federal contractors impacted by a lapse in 
                            appropriations.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide compensation for Federal contractors impacted by 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 ``Federal Contract Worker Fairness 
Act''.

SEC. 2. COMPENSATION FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS.

    Each Federal contract worker impacted by a lapse in appropriations 
in the Federal Government shall receive compensation.
                                 <all>
Title: Renewable Energy Certainty Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Renewable Energy Certainty Act
This bill authorizes federal agencies to enter into contracts for the acquisition of energy generated from renewable energy sources or from cogeneration facilities for a period of up to 30 years.
The Federal Energy Management Program shall publish a standardized energy purchase agreement that agencies may use for such an acquisition.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 932 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 932

   To authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of 
                                energy.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 30, 2019

 Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Norman) introduced the following bill; 
  which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of 
                                energy.

    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 ``Renewable Energy Certainty Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTRACTS FOR FEDERAL PURCHASES OF ENERGY.

    (a) In General.--Part 3 of title V of the National Energy 
Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 554. LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR ENERGY.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 501(b)(1)(B) of title 
40, United States Code, an agency may enter into a contract for the 
acquisition of energy generated from renewable energy sources or from 
cogeneration facilities covering a period of not more than 30 years.
    ``(b) Standardized Energy Purchase Agreement.--Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, 
through the Federal Energy Management Program, shall publish a 
standardized energy purchase agreement, setting forth commercial terms 
and conditions, that agencies may use to acquire energy generated from 
renewable energy sources or from cogeneration facilities.
    ``(c) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
assistance to assist agencies in implementing this section.''.
    (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents for such 
Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such part 
3 the following new item:

``Sec. 554. Long-term contracts for energy.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Combatting Impaired Driving Act of 2019
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Combatting Impaired Driving Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to provide funding for grants, pilot programs, demonstration projects, and innovative solutions to improve motor vehicle safety and address impaired driving, including alcohol, marijuana, and opioid-impaired driving.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3890 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3890

To require the Secretary of Transportation to provide funds to address 
   motor vehicle safety and impaired driving, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2019

  Mr. Bucshon (for himself and Mrs. Dingell) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to provide funds to address 
   motor vehicle safety and impaired driving, 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 ``Combatting Impaired Driving Act of 
2019''.

SEC. 2. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AND IMPAIRED DRIVING.

    (a) Authorization of Funds.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
provide funding for grants, pilot program activities, demonstration 
projects, and innovative solutions to improve motor vehicle safety, as 
defined in section 30102 of title 49, United States Code, to address 
impaired driving, including alcohol, marijuana, and opioid-impaired 
driving.
    (b) Funding Amount.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary to carry out subsection (a), amounts as follows:
            (1) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
            (2) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
            (3) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.
            (4) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2024.
            (5) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
                                 <all>
Title: GAP Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Graduate Assistants Parity Act or the GAP Act
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to allow all graduate students who are employees of educational organizations to exclude tuition reductions from gross income. (Under current law, the exclusion for graduate students is limited to teaching and research assistants.)

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1842 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1842

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow graduate students 
            to exclude tuition reductions from gross income.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 2019

 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Gonzalez 
  of Texas, and Ms. Wasserman Schultz) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow graduate students 
            to exclude tuition reductions from gross income.

    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 Assistants Parity Act'' or 
as the ``GAP Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF TUITION REDUCTIONS FROM GROSS INCOME OF GRADUATE 
              STUDENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 117(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking ``(below the graduate level)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 117(d) of such Code is amended 
by striking paragraph (5).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
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Title: Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act
This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, when deciding whether to issue licenses for hydropower projects, to give equal consideration to minimizing infringement on the useful exercise and enjoyment of property rights held by nonlicensees.
In developing recreational resources within project boundaries, licensees must consider private landownership as a means to encourage and facilitate private investment and increased tourism and recreational use.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 174 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 174

To amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory 
 Commission to minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of 
property rights in issuing hydropower licenses, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2019

 Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory 
 Commission to minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment of 
property rights in issuing hydropower licenses, 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 ``Supporting Home Owner Rights 
Enforcement Act''.

SEC. 2. HYDROPOWER LICENSES.

    (a) Licenses.--Section 4(e) of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
797(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' after ``recreational 
        opportunities,''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, and minimizing infringement on the 
        useful exercise and enjoyment of property rights held by 
        nonlicensees'' after ``aspects of environmental quality''.
    (b) Private Landownership.--Section 10 of the Federal Power Act (16 
U.S.C. 803) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, including 
        minimizing infringement on the useful exercise and enjoyment of 
        property rights held by nonlicensees'' after ``section 4(e)''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Private Landownership.--In developing any recreational 
resource within the project boundary, the licensee shall consider 
private landownership as a means to encourage and facilitate--
            ``(1) private investment; and
            ``(2) increased tourism and recreational use.''.
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Title: To make technical corrections to the Guam World War II Claims Fund.
Policy area: Law

Summary:
This bill provides appropriations for the Guam World War II Claims Fund. The fund is used to pay claims of the victims and survivors of the attack and occupation of Guam by Imperial Japanese military forces during World War II and the liberation of Guam by U.S. military forces.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1141 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1141

  To make technical corrections to the Guam World War II Claims Fund.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2019

 Mr. San Nicolas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Appropriations

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                                 A BILL


 
  To make technical corrections to the Guam World War II Claims Fund.

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

SECTION 1. APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR GUAM WORLD WAR II CLAIMS FUND.

    For purposes of carrying out sections 1704 and 1705 of title XVII 
of division A of Public Law 114-328, including administrative costs 
incurred by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission and the Department 
of the Treasury for deposit into the Treasury as miscellaneous 
receipts, there are hereby appropriated amounts in the Guam World War 
II Claims Fund established in section 1703 (including amounts deposited 
in prior years) which shall remain available until expended: Provided, 
That not more than 5 percent of such funds may be used for 
administrative costs.
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Title: Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic Act
This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4969 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4969

 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
 clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the ``Las Cruces Bataan Memorial 
                               Clinic''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 31, 2019

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
 clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the ``Las Cruces Bataan Memorial 
                               Clinic''.

    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 ``Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic 
Act''.

SEC. 2. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED 
              OUTPATIENT CLINIC, LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO.

    The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico, shall after the date of the enactment 
of this Act be known and designated as the ``Las Cruces Bataan Memorial 
Clinic''. Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be 
considered to be a reference to the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic.
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Title: Stop Poisoning Florida Act
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
Stop Poisoning Florida Act
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to prohibit certain discharges of water from Lake Okeechobee, which is Florida's largest freshwater lake. Specifically, the USACE must prohibit discharges of water from the lake through the Port Mayaca Lock and Dam or the St. Lucie Lock and Dam when the water exceeds the maximum concentration of microcystins (a toxin that is produced by blue-green algae) recommended for recreational waters by the Environmental Protection Agency.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8049 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8049

  To require the Corps of Engineers to prohibit certain discharges of 
           water at Lake Okeechobee, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 14, 2020

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Corps of Engineers to prohibit certain discharges of 
           water at Lake Okeechobee, 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 ``Stop Poisoning Florida Act''.

SEC. 2. LAKE OKEECHOBEE DISCHARGE PROHIBITION.

    The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, 
shall prohibit discharges of water through the S-308 and S-80 lock and 
dam structures at Lake Okeechobee when the water exceeds the maximum 
concentration of microcystins recommended for recreational waters by 
the Environmental Protection Agency, as described in the notice titled 
``Recommended Human Health Recreational Ambient Water Quality Criteria 
or Swimming Advisories for Microcystins and Cylindrospermopsin'' (84 
Fed. Reg. 26413) (or any successor water quality criteria), based on 
tests conducted by the Secretary, another Federal agency, or the State 
of Florida.
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Title: International Pharmaceutical Transparency Act of 2019
Policy area: Health

Summary:
International Pharmaceutical Transparency Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the sale of a drug if its label fails to list the country of origin of each of the drug's active ingredients.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5381 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5381

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label 
 of a drug to list the country of origin of each of the drug's active 
                              ingredients.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 10, 2019

Mr. DesJarlais introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the label 
 of a drug to list the country of origin of each of the drug's active 
                              ingredients.

    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 ``International Pharmaceutical 
Transparency Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN LABELING FOR ACTIVE INGREDIENTS IN DRUGS.

    (a) Misbranding.--Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(ee) If it is a drug and its label fails to list the country of 
origin of each of its active ingredients.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Section 502(ee) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a), applies beginning on the day 
that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act.
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