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Title: DELTA Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Developing Education by Leveraging Tuition Assistance Act or the DELTA Act
This bill allows members of the Armed Forces to use Department of Defense tuition assistance for education or training at a degree level equal to or lower than a level previously attained if (1) it is relevant to the member's professional duties, and (2) the content is not substantially similar to that of education or training previously received.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2598 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2598

 To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow members of the Armed 
   Forces to use Department of Defense tuition assistance to pay for 
        education or training at lower or lateral degree levels.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 8, 2019

  Mr. Marchant (for himself and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow members of the Armed 
   Forces to use Department of Defense tuition assistance to pay for 
        education or training at lower or lateral degree levels.

    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 ``Developing Education by Leveraging 
Tuition Assistance Act'' or the ``DELTA Act''.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF TUITION FOR OFF-DUTY TRAINING OR EDUCATION.

    Section 2007 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
        subsection (f):
    ``(f) A member of the armed forces may use assistance provided 
under this section to pay for education or training at a degree level 
equal to, or lower than, a degree level previously attained by the 
member if--
            ``(1) the education or training is relevant to the 
        professional duties of the member; and
            ``(2) the content of the education or training is not 
        substantially similar to the content of other education or 
        training already received by the member.''.
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Title: To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide blood testing, during annual physical examinations of DOD firefighters, to determine and document exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1863 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1863

   To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for 
   firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential 
  exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 25, 2019

Mr. Norcross (for himself, Mr. Turner, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Kim, Mrs. Luria, 
 Mr. Hollingsworth, Ms. Dean, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following 
      bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for 
   firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential 
  exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, 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. PROVISION OF BLOOD TESTING FOR FIREFIGHTERS OF DEPARTMENT OF 
              DEFENSE TO DETERMINE EXPOSURE TO PERFLUOROALKYL AND 
              POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.

    The Secretary of Defense shall provide blood testing to determine 
and document potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances (commonly known as ``PFAS'') for each firefighter of the 
Department of Defense during the annual physical exam conducted by the 
Department for each such firefighter.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, as the Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, as the "Senior Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5123 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5123

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, as the ``Senior Airman 
                 Daniel Miller Post Office Building''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2019

    Mrs. Bustos (for herself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Casten of 
Illinois, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Bost, Ms. Underwood, Mr. 
 Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Quigley, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Foster, Mr. Rodney Davis 
 of Illinois, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Garcia of 
  Illinois, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, and Ms. Schakowsky) 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 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, as the ``Senior Airman 
                 Daniel Miller Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. SENIOR AIRMAN DANIEL MILLER POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 476 East Main Street in Galesburg, Illinois, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Senior Airman Daniel Miller 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 ``Senior 
Airman Daniel Miller Post Office Building''.
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Title: To permit the territories of the United States to provide and furnish statues for placement in the national statuary hall.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This bill authorizes the President to invite each U.S. territory to provide and furnish no more than two statues for placement in National Statuary Hall.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5820 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5820

 To permit the territories of the United States to provide and furnish 
          statues for placement in the national statuary hall.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2020

 Mr. San Nicolas (for himself and Mr. Sablan) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To permit the territories of the United States to provide and furnish 
          statues for placement in the national statuary hall.

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

SECTION 1. PLACEMENT OF STATUES FROM TERRITORIES IN NATIONAL STATUARY 
              HALL.

    (a) Placement of Statues.--Section 1814 of the Revised Statutes of 
the United States (2 U.S.C. 2131) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ``For purposes of this section, the term 
`State' includes American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States 
Virgin Islands.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Replacement of Statues.--
Section 311 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (2 
U.S.C. 2132) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(f) For purposes of this section, the term `State' includes 
American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin 
Islands.''.
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Title: CARE Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act or the CARE Act
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the grant program that provides training and services to end violence against women with disabilities.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 505 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 505

  To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to reauthorize the 
  grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end 
         violence against and abuse of women with disabilities.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2019

 Mr. Calvert (for himself, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Nunes, and Mr. 
Joyce of Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 to reauthorize the 
  grant program for education, training, and enhanced services to end 
         violence against and abuse of women with disabilities.

    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 ``Certainty, Assistance, and Relief 
for Everyone Act'' or the ``CARE Act''.

SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND 
              ENHANCED SERVICES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST AND ABUSE OF 
              WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES.

    Section 1402 of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 
20122) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e), by striking ``2018'' and inserting 
        ``2024''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
the Certainty, Assistance, and Relief for Everyone Act, the Attorney 
General shall issue a report identifying and describing best practices 
for State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers and prosecutors 
in investigating and prosecuting sexual assault cases involving the 
victimization of individuals with disabilities.''.
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Title: Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019
Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Summary:
Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing, administering, enforcing, or in any manner making effective the proposed rule titled Revised Requirements Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs, published by HUD in Spring 2019, or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule.
The rule allows, among other things, shelter providers under HUD programs that permit certain single-sex or sex-segregated facilities to establish a policy by which such providers may consider an individual's sex to determine accommodation within or admission to a shelter or its facility.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3018 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3018

    To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 
  implementing a proposed rule regarding requirements under Community 
               Planning and Development housing programs.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 23, 2019

  Ms. Wexton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 
  implementing a proposed rule regarding requirements under Community 
               Planning and Development housing programs.

    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 ``Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act 
of 2019''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION.

    The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not implement, 
administer, enforce, or in any manner make effective the proposed rule 
entitled ``Revised Requirements Under Community Planning and 
Development Housing Programs'', published by the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development in Spring 2019 (Docket No. FR-6152), or any final 
rule based substantially on such proposed rule.
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Title: Eminent Domain Just Compensation Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Eminent Domain Just Compensation Act
This bill states that when the government seeks to obtain land or land rights essential to control or guard a U.S. land border, it may not take such land or land rights until a final judgment has been issued in a condemnation proceeding initiated under judicial process. The bill also transfers the authority to obtain such land rights from the Department of Justice to the Department of Homeland Security.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 440 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 440

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to clarify the authority 
 of the Secretary of Homeland Security to take property using eminent 
                    domain, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2019

  Mr. Amash introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
 Homeland Security, 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 Immigration and Nationality Act, to clarify the authority 
 of the Secretary of Homeland Security to take property using eminent 
                    domain, 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 ``Eminent Domain Just Compensation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
              TO TAKE PROPERTY USING EMINENT DOMAIN.

    Section 103(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1103(b)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Attorney General'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the Act of August 1, 
        1888 (Chapter 728; 25 Stat. 357).'' and inserting the 
        following: ``section 3113 of title 40, United States Code, 
        except that notwithstanding section 3114 of title 40, United 
        States Code, the Government may not take any land prior to the 
        issuance of a final judgment pursuant to the proceedings under 
        section 3113 of such title.''.
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Title: Protecting Access to Student Transcripts Act of 2019
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Protecting Access to Student Transcripts Act of 2019
This bill prohibits institutions of higher education that participate in federal student-aid programs from denying students' access to their transcripts, degree scrolls, or other certifications because of loan default.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3761 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3761

 To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of 
higher education from denying students access to transcripts because of 
                             loan default.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 2019

  Mrs. Lee of Nevada (for herself, Ms. Finkenauer, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. 
  Wilson of Florida, and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois) 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 prohibit institutions of 
higher education from denying students access to transcripts because of 
                             loan default.

    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 Access to Student 
Transcripts Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LOSS OF ACCESS TO TRANSCRIPTS FOR LOAN DEFAULT.

    (a) In General.--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)(A) The institution will not prohibit a student from 
        accessing the student's transcripts, degree scrolls, or other 
        certifications of coursework or educational attainments at the 
        institution because the student is in default on a loan made, 
        insured, or guaranteed under this title.
            ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `student' 
        includes former students.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect with respect to academic year 2019-2020 and each succeeding 
academic year.
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Title: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2019
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2019
This bill requires the federal government to compensate employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, or security services who are placed on unpaid leave as a result of a lapse in appropriations beginning in FY2019.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 339 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 339

 To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor employees that 
  may be placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Federal Government 
                   shutdown, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 8, 2019

    Ms. Norton (for herself, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Raskin, Mr. 
Connolly, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Trone, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Pocan, 
   Ms. Moore, Mrs. Trahan, Ms. Meng, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Torres of 
  California, and Ms. Omar) introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor employees that 
  may be placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Federal Government 
                   shutdown, 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 ``Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee 
Back Pay Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. COMPENSATION FOR FURLOUGHED FEDERAL CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES.

    Title VII of Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 
2018 (Public Law 115-141) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section:
    ``Sec. 750.  If a Federal contractor that provides retail, food, 
custodial, or security services to the Federal Government places the 
employees of such contractor on unpaid leave as a result of any lapse 
in appropriations which begins in fiscal year 2019, the Government 
shall provide compensation to such employees at their standard rate of 
compensation for the period of such lapse.''.
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Title: Improving College Affordability for our Guard and Reserve Act
Policy area: Education

Summary:
Improving College Affordability for our Guard and Reserve Act
This bill authorizes all members of the Armed Forces—including reservists or those in the National Guard and regardless of their duty status—to claim independent student status when applying for federal financial aid. Currently, active duty service members and veterans of the Armed Forces may claim such independent student status.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7372 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7372

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include all members of the 
Armed Forces in the definition of ``independent student'' for purposes 
 of determining the eligibility of such members for Federal financial 
                  assistance, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 25, 2020

 Mr. Reschenthaler (for himself, Mr. Trone, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mr. 
Thompson of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Ryan) 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 include all members of the 
Armed Forces in the definition of ``independent student'' for purposes 
 of determining the eligibility of such members for Federal financial 
                  assistance, 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 ``Improving College Affordability for 
our Guard and Reserve Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF INDEPENDENT STUDENT.

    Section 480(d)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087vv(d)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (I) as 
        subparagraphs (F) through (J), respectively; and
            (2) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(D) is a veteran of the Armed Forces (as defined 
                in subsection (c)(1));
                    ``(E) is a member of the Armed Forces (including 
                the National Guard or Reserve) without regard to 
                whether such individual is serving on active duty;''.
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Title: To amend the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 to establish minimum issuance amounts under the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program, and for other purposes,.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
This bill reduces the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Bond Guarantee Program minimum issuance amount from $100 million to $25 million for FY2020, and to $50 million thereafter. (CDFIs are financial institutions serving low-income communities. Designation as a CDFI allows an institution to participate in programs such as the CDFI Bond Guarantee Program.)

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6830 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6830

 To amend the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement 
 Act of 1994 to establish minimum issuance amounts under the CDFI Bond 
               Guarantee Program, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement 
 Act of 1994 to establish minimum issuance amounts under the CDFI Bond 
               Guarantee 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. MINIMUM ISSUANCE AMOUNTS UNDER THE CDFI BOND GUARANTEE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Reduction for Fiscal Year 2020.--
            (1) In general.--Section 114A(e)(2)(B) of the Riegle 
        Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 
        (12 U.S.C. 4713a(e)(2)(B)) is amended by striking 
        ``$100,000,000'' and inserting ``$25,000,000''.
            (2) Rule of application.--The Notice of Guarantee 
        Availability issued for the Bond Guarantee Program in fiscal 
        year 2019 (CFDA 21.011) shall apply for purposes of carrying 
        out the Program (as defined under section 114A(a) of the Riegle 
        Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994) 
        with regard to commitments to guarantee bonds and notes during 
        fiscal year 2020.
    (b) Permanent Adjustment.--Effective October 1, 2020, section 
114A(e)(2)(B) of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory 
Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a(e)(2)(B)) is amended by 
striking ``$25,000,000'' and inserting ``$50,000,000''.
                                 <all>
Title: Dynamic Glass Act of 2019
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Dynamic Glass Act of 2019

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3274 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3274

    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the energy 
            investment tax credit for electrochromic glass.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 2019

 Mr. Horsford 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 the energy 
            investment tax credit for electrochromic glass.

    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 ``Dynamic Glass Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF ELECTROCHROMIC GLASS AS ENERGY PROPERTY FOR 
              PURPOSES OF INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Section 48(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subclause 
(III) and by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(V) energy property described in 
                                paragraph (3)(A)(viii), and''.
    (b) Electrochromic Glass Described.--Section 48(a)(3)(A) of such 
Code is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (vi), by adding 
``or'' at the end of clause (vii), and by adding at the end the 
following new clause:
                            ``(viii) glass which uses electricity to 
                        change its light transmittance properties in 
                        order to heat or cool a structure, but only 
                        with respect to property the construction of 
                        which begins before January 1, 2022.''.
    (c) Phaseout.--Section 48(a)(6) of such Code is amended--
            (1) by striking ``paragraph (3)(A)(i)'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``clause (i) or (viii) of paragraph 
        (3)(A)'', and
            (2) by inserting ``and electrochromic glass'' after ``solar 
        energy property''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, as the Eva G. Hewitt Post Office.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, as the "Eva G. Hewitt Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1526 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1526

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, as the ``Eva G. 
                         Hewitt Post Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2019

   Mr. Heck (for himself, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. 
  Newhouse, Mrs. Rodgers of Washington, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. 
 Schrier, and Mr. Smith of Washington) 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 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, as the ``Eva G. 
                         Hewitt Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. EVA G. HEWITT POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, shall be 
known and designated as the ``Eva G. Hewitt Post Office''.
    (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 ``Eva G. 
Hewitt Post Office''.
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Title: Nonprofits Support Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Nonprofits Support Act
This bill modifies the requirements for determining the unrelated business taxable income of tax-exempt organizations. The bill repeals provisions that (1) require organizations with more than one unrelated trade or business to compute unrelated business taxable income separately for each trade or business; and (2) increase unrelated business taxable income by the amount of expenses paid or incurred by an organization for certain fringe benefits for which a tax deduction is not allowed, including benefits relating to transportation, parking, or an on-premises athletic facility.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 513 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 513

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain rules 
   related to the determination of unrelated business taxable income.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2019

 Mr. Conaway 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 repeal certain rules 
   related to the determination of unrelated business taxable 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 ``Nonprofits Support Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT THAT UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME BE 
              COMPUTED SEPARATELY FOR EACH TRADE OR BUSINESS ACTIVITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 512(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking paragraph (6).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in section 13702 of Public Law 115-97.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF INCREASE OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME BY 
              CERTAIN DISALLOWED FRINGE BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 512(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by striking paragraph (7).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect as if included in section 13703 of Public Law 115-97.
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Title: Transparency in Corporate Political Spending Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Transparency in Corporate Political Spending Act
This bill allows the Securities and Exchange Commission, during FY2019, to promulgate rules regarding the disclosure of corporate political contributions, contributions to tax-exempt organizations, and dues paid to trade associations.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1176 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1176

  To repeal the restriction on the use of funds by the Securities and 
 Exchange Commission to ensure that shareholders of corporations have 
              knowledge of corporation political activity.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2019

 Mr. Levin of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
Gallego, Mr. Kim, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pappas, 
  Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Ms. Wild) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
                                Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To repeal the restriction on the use of funds by the Securities and 
 Exchange Commission to ensure that shareholders of corporations have 
              knowledge of corporation political activity.

    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 ``Transparency in Corporate Political 
Spending Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS BY SECURITIES AND 
              EXCHANGE COMMISSION TO ENSURE SHAREHOLDERS OF 
              CORPORATIONS HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF CORPORATION POLITICAL 
              ACTIVITY.

    Notwithstanding section 101 of division C of Public Law 115-245, 
section 631 of Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 
shall have no force or effect during fiscal year 2019.
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Title: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for emergency use of certain land during a pandemic, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill provides authority for the Department of Agriculture during a pandemic to permit activities such as emergency haying and grazing on land that is subject to a contract under the Conservation Reserve Program.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7108 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7108

 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for emergency use of 
        certain land during a pandemic, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 4, 2020

Mr. Marshall (for himself and Ms. Craig) introduced the following bill; 
           which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for emergency use of 
        certain land during a pandemic, 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. EMERGENCY USE OF CRP LAND DURING PANDEMIC.

    Section 1233(b)(1)(B)(i)(I) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3833(b)(1)(B)(i)(I)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding item (aa), by striking ``or 
        other emergency,'' and inserting ``or other emergency 
        (including a pandemic),''; and
            (2) in item (cc), by inserting ``or pandemic'' after 
        ``natural disaster event''.
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Title: SHARE Information Act
Policy area: Commerce

Summary:
Safety Hazard and Recall Efficiency Information Act or the SHARE Information ActThis bill eliminates a manufacturer's ability to file a claim to prevent the public disclosure by the Consumer Product Safety Commission of certain product information (e.g., product safety warnings). The bill also increases the maximum civil penalty for consumer-product safety violations.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5565 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5565

     To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act by repealing certain 
 provisions pertaining to enjoining disclosure, increasing the minimum 
    baseline civil penalties for violations, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act by repealing certain 
 provisions pertaining to enjoining disclosure, increasing the minimum 
    baseline civil penalties for violations, 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 ``Safety Hazard and Recall Efficiency 
Information Act'' or the ``SHARE Information Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ENJOINMENT OF DISCLOSURES.

    Section 6(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2055(b)) 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Except as provided by 
        paragraph (4) of this subsection'' and inserting ``Except as 
        provided by paragraph (3) of this subsection'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (3);
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as 
        paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively; and
            (4) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by paragraph (3)), by 
        striking ``Paragraphs (1) through (3)'' and inserting 
        ``Paragraphs (1) and (2)''.

SEC. 3. INCREASE IN CIVIL PENALTIES.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 20(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2069(a)) is amended by striking ``$15,000,000'' each place 
it appears and inserting ``$50,000,000''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply 
to violations of the Consumer Product Safety Act occurring on or after 
the date of enactment of this Act.
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Title: A Just Society: The Mercy In Re-entry Act
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
A Just Society: The Mercy In Re-entry Act
This bill prohibits the denial of federal public benefits to an individual solely on the basis of that individual's criminal conviction (whether under federal, state, tribal, or foreign law).

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5070 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5070

   To provide access to Federal public benefits for individuals with 
             criminal convictions, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 13, 2019

  Ms. Ocasio-Cortez (for herself, Ms. Meng, Mr. Clay, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. 
Garcia of Illinois, and Ms. Lee of California) introduced the following 
   bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To provide access to Federal public benefits for individuals with 
             criminal convictions, 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 ``A Just Society: The Mercy In Re-
entry Act''.

SEC. 2. FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFIT ACCESSIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 
              CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 
individual may not be denied any Federal public benefit solely on the 
basis that the individual was convicted of a criminal offense (whether 
under Federal, State, tribal, or foreign law).
    (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``Federal 
public benefit'' means--
            (1) any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or 
        commercial license provided by an agency of the United States 
        or by appropriated funds of the United States; and
            (2) any retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or 
        assisted housing, postsecondary education, food assistance, 
        unemployment benefit, or any other similar benefit for which 
        payments or assistance are provided to an individual, 
        household, or family eligibility unit by an agency of the 
        United States or by appropriated funds of the United States.
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Title: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to update and make publicly available EJScreen or an equivalent tool, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to continue to update, on an annual basis, and make available to the public an environmental justice mapping and screening tool, such as EJScreen.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6826 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6826

To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     continue to update and make publicly available EJScreen or an 
                equivalent tool, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 12, 2020

Mr. McEachin (for himself, Ms. Barragan, Ms. Jayapal, and Mr. Grijalva) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
   Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 
 Resources, 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 require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     continue to update and make publicly available EJScreen or an 
                equivalent tool, 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. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE MAPPING AND SCREENING TOOL.

    The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
continue to update, on an annual basis, and make available to the 
public EJScreen or an equivalent environmental justice mapping and 
screening tool.
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