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Title: Protecting Civil Employment for Our National Guard Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Protecting Civil Employment for Our National Guard Act
This bill allows federal employees and employees of the District of Columbia who are ordered to National Guard service the option of taking leave without pay in lieu of utilizing accrued annual or sick leave.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6441 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6441

   To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide unpaid leave for 
 certain National Guard service by Federal employees and employees of 
           the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2020

 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was 
           referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide unpaid leave for 
 certain National Guard service by Federal employees and employees of 
           the District of Columbia, 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 ``Protecting Civil Employment for Our 
National Guard Act''.

SEC. 2. UNPAID LEAVE FOR STATE ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE.

    Section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) An employee as defined by section 2105 or an individual 
employed by the government of the District of Columbia, permanent or 
temporary indefinite, who is a member of the National Guard, as 
described in section 101 of title 32, and on State active duty shall be 
granted leave without pay for each day of such duty.
    ``(2) Any such employee or individual may substitute any annual or 
sick leave accrued or accumulated by such employee or individual for 
any leave provided under paragraph (1).
    ``(3) In this section--
            ``(A) the term `State' means any of the 50 States, the 
        District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and a 
        territory of the United States; and
            ``(B) the term `State active duty' means--
                    ``(i) duty performed by a member of the National 
                Guard under orders issued by the chief executive of a 
                State in accordance with the laws of that State; and
                    ``(ii) does not include duty performed under title 
                10 or 32.''.
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Title: McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act
This bill makes the District of Columbia eligible for funding under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. (Under the Act, the Department of Agriculture provides funding to states for forestry research and graduate training at colleges and universities.)

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4885 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4885

  To amend Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis 
   Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a-7) to provide for equal 
   treatment of the District of Columbia with respect to funds made 
                       available under that Act.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 28, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis 
   Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a-7) to provide for equal 
   treatment of the District of Columbia with respect to funds made 
                       available under that Act.

    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 ``McIntire-Stennis Act District of 
Columbia Equality Act''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOR PURPOSES OF FUNDING UNDER 
              MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ACT.

    Section 8 of Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the McIntire-
Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a-7) is amended by 
inserting ``the District of Columbia,'' after ``include''.
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Title: To expand the scope of the Department of Veterans Affairs open burn pit registry.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill expands the scope of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry of the Department of Veterans Affairs by including burn pits located in Egypt and Syria under the definition of open burn pits. The registry allows certain veterans and service members to document their exposures and report health concerns related to exposure to toxic airborne chemicals and fumes caused by open burn pits (areas used for burning solid waste in open air without equipment) while serving in certain locations.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7600 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7600

To expand the scope of the Department of Veterans Affairs open burn pit 
                               registry.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2020

   Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Welch) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
                                Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To expand the scope of the Department of Veterans Affairs open burn pit 
                               registry.

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

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF SCOPE OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OPEN 
              BURN PIT REGISTRY TO INCLUDE OPEN BURN PITS IN EGYPT AND 
              SYRIA.

    Section 201(c)(2) of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' 
Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 
note) is amended, in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking 
``or Iraq'' and inserting ``, Iraq, Egypt, or Syria''.
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Title: Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2020
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Protecting Our Protesters Act of 2020
This bill modifies the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits deprivation of rights under color of law.
Current law prohibits the deprivation of federally protected rights, privileges, or immunities by a government official (including a law enforcement officer).
This bill specifies that use of force during a response to a protest constitutes a deprivation of rights, privileges, or immunities.
Additionally, the bill removes the death penalty as a penalty option if death results or if certain aggravating factors are present.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7315 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7315

 To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use 
                   of force, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2020

     Ms. Omar (for herself, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Thompson of 
 Mississippi, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, and Ms. 
Ocasio-Cortez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the penalty for use 
                   of force, 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 ``Protecting Our Protesters Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF DEPRIVATION OF RIGHTS UNDER COLOR OF LAW.

    Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``United States,'' and inserting ``United 
        States, including the use of force during a response to a 
        protest''; and
            (2) by striking ``, or may be sentenced to death''.
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Title: Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act of 2020
This bill makes a state or local law enforcement agency ineligible to receive federal funds under a Department of Justice law enforcement grant program if it has in effect a cooling-off period. A cooling-off period is a period of time following an officer-involved shooting during which investigators are prohibited from communicating with an officer involved in the shooting.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5778 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5778

 To provide that any State or local law enforcement agency that has in 
  effect a cooling-off period is ineligible to receive Federal funds 
pursuant to a Department of Justice law enforcement grant program, and 
                          for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2020

Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Clay, Ms. Moore, Mr. Thompson 
of Mississippi, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Norton, Mr. Rush, Ms. Omar, 
 Ms. Tlaib, and Mr. Hastings) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that any State or local law enforcement agency that has in 
  effect a cooling-off period is ineligible to receive Federal funds 
pursuant to a Department of Justice law enforcement grant 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 ``Cooling-Off Period Elimination Act 
of 2020''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF COOLING-OFF PERIODS.

    (a) In General.--Any State or local law enforcement agency which 
the Attorney General determines has in effect a cooling-off period is 
ineligible to receive any Federal funds pursuant to a Department of 
Justice law enforcement grant program for the following fiscal year.
    (b) Cooling-Off Period Defined.--The term ``cooling-off period'' 
means a period of time following an officer-involved shooting, during 
which individuals investigating the shooting are prohibited from 
communicating with any officer involved in the shooting.
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Title: To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the basic allowance for housing for members of the uniformed services in the Virgin Islands.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill revises the housing allowance for uniformed service members in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Specifically, the Department of Defense must provide to a service member serving in the U.S. Virgin Islands the basic housing allowance, rather than the overseas housing allowance.
Currently, a service member on duty in the U.S. Virgin Islands receives the overseas housing allowance, which is limited to cost reimbursement. By contrast, service members in the 50 states and the District of Columbia receive the basic housing allowance, which offers a fixed amount for each locality and grade/rank.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2814 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2814

To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the basic allowance 
    for housing for members of the uniformed services in the Virgin 
                                Islands.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 16, 2019

 Ms. Plaskett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 37, United States Code, to authorize the basic allowance 
    for housing for members of the uniformed services in the Virgin 
                                Islands.

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

SECTION 1. APPLICATION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING TO MEMBERS OF THE 
              UNIFORMED SERVICES IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

    (a) In General.--Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in the heading, by inserting ``and the Virgin Islands'' 
        after ``the United States'';
            (2) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and the Virgin 
        Islands'' after ``the United States''; and
            (3) in paragraphs (2), (3)(A), and (6), by inserting ``or 
        the Virgin Islands'' after ``the United States'' each place it 
        appears.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 403(c) of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by inserting ``or the Virgin Islands'' 
        after ``the United States''; and
            (2) in paragraphs (1), (2), (3)(A)(i), and (3)(B), by 
        inserting ``or the Virgin Islands'' after ``the United States'' 
        each place it appears.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
payments under section 403 of title 37, United States Code, beginning 
on January 1, 2020.
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Title: Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act
This bill requires the Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Federal Reserve Board to provide a written testimony on board efforts regarding the supervision of certain financial institutions. If such position is vacant, another specified representative of the board must testify.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 974 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 974

   To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Vice Chairman for 
Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to 
           provide a written report, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 5, 2019

  Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. Lucas) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Vice Chairman for 
Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to 
           provide a written report, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Supervision 
Testimony Clarification Act''.

SEC. 2. VICE CHAIRMAN FOR SUPERVISION REPORT REQUIREMENT.

    Paragraph (12) of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 
247b) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating such paragraph as paragraph (11); and
            (2) in such paragraph--
                    (A) by striking ``shall appear'' and inserting 
                ``shall provide written testimony and appear''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``If, at 
                the time of any appearance described in this paragraph, 
                the position of Vice Chairman for Supervision is 
                vacant, the Chairman or their designee shall appear 
                instead and provide the required written testimony.''.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 599 East Genesse Street in Fayetteville, New York, as the George H. Bacel Post Office Building.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 599 East Genesse Street in Fayetteville, New York, as the "George H. Bacel Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5451 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5451

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 599 East Genesse Street in Fayetteville, New York, as the ``George 
                    H. Bacel Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 17, 2019

 Mr. Katko (for himself, Mr. Brindisi, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New 
York, Mr. Zeldin, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Rose of New York, Miss Rice of New 
 York, Mr. Delgado, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. King of New York, Ms. Meng, Ms. 
Velazquez, Mr. Tonko, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Higgins of New York, 
Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, and Mr. Morelle) 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 599 East Genesse Street in Fayetteville, New York, as the ``George 
                    H. Bacel Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. GEORGE H. BACEL POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 599 East Genesse Street in Fayetteville, New York, shall be 
known and designated as the ``George H. Bacel 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 ``George H. 
Bacel Post Office Building''.
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Title: Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf planning area (North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and the Straits of Florida) or the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf planning area (Washington/Oregon, Northern California, Central California, and Southern California).

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1941 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1941

    To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the 
  Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certain 
                planning areas, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 28, 2019

Mr. Cunningham (for himself, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. 
    Huffman, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Rouda, Mr. Pappas, Mr. 
   Gallego, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Hill of California, Mr. Panetta, Ms. 
   Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Jayapal, Ms. 
    Shalala, Ms. Haaland, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. McEachin, Mr. 
 Carbajal, Mr. Kim, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Ted Lieu of California, Mr. Case, 
     Mr. Schiff, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Levin of 
    California, Mr. Soto, and Mr. Cox of California) introduced the 
    following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
                               Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the 
  Secretary of the Interior including in any leasing program certain 
                planning areas, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal and Marine Economies 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON LEASING IN CERTAIN PLANNING AREAS.

    Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act is amended by 
redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (h) and (i) 
respectively, and by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) The Secretary shall not include in any leasing program under 
this section any area within the Atlantic Region planning areas or the 
Pacific Region planning areas, as such planning areas are described in 
the document entitled `Draft Proposed Program Outer Continental Shelf 
Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2019-2024', dated January 2018.''.
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Title: Right to PROTEST Act of 2020
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Right to PROTEST Act of 2020
This bill modifies the criminal civil rights statute that prohibits the deprivation of rights under color of law.
Currently, the second prong of the prohibition bars the application of different punishments, pains, or penalties based on an individual's alien status, color, or race. This bill specifies that the use of a riot control agent (e.g., tear gas) without a prior clear and audible warning is a punishment, pain, or penalty.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7196 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7196

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that certain uses of 
 riot control agents constitute civil rights violations, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2020

Ms. Adams (for herself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
 Fudge, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Vela) introduced 
    the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide that certain uses of 
 riot control agents constitute civil rights 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 ``Right to PROTEST Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. USE OF RIOT CONTROL AGENT AS CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.

    Section 242 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ``For the purposes of this section, the use 
of a riot control agent without a prior clear and audible warning is a 
punishment, pain, or penalty. The term `riot control agent' has the 
meaning given the term `chemical weapon' in section 229F, except that 
such term includes a toxic chemical and its precursors where intended 
for a purpose not prohibited under chapter 11B.''.
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Title: Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act
This bill applies requirements for debt collectors to businesses engaged in nonjudicial foreclosures (i.e., the enforcement of security interests). These requirements include debt verification and prohibitions on the means of debt collection.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5001 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5001

  To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify that the 
 definition of a debt collector includes, in all cases, a person in a 
business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security 
                               interests.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 8, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to clarify that the 
 definition of a debt collector includes, in all cases, a person in a 
business the principal purpose of which is the enforcement of security 
                               interests.

    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 ``Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt 
Collection Clarification Act''.

SEC. 2. ENFORCERS OF SECURITY INTERESTS.

    Section 803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 
1692a(6)) is amended by striking ``For the purpose of section 808(6), 
such term also includes any person who uses any instrumentality of 
interstate commerce or the mails in any business the principal purpose 
of which is the enforcement of security interests.''.
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Title: George Henry White Commemorative Stamp Act
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
George Henry White Commemorative Stamp Act
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of former Representative George Henry White.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5847 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5847

 To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor 
                         of George Henry White.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2020

Mr. Butterfield (for himself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, 
 and Mr. Price of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which 
         was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor 
                         of George Henry White.

    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 ``George Henry White Commemorative 
Stamp Act''.

SEC. 2. GEORGE HENRY WHITE COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP.

    (a) In General.--The Postmaster General shall issue a commemorative 
postage stamp in honor of George Henry White.
    (b) Specific Requirements.--Such stamp--
            (1) shall be issued in the denomination used for first 
        class mail up to one ounce in weight;
            (2) shall bear such designs as the Postmaster General shall 
        determine; and
            (3) shall be placed on sale as soon as practicable after 
        the date of the enactment of this Act and shall be sold for 
        such period thereafter as the Postmaster General shall 
        determine.
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Title: Student-Athlete Equity Act
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Student-Athlete Equity Act
This bill modifies the definition of a tax-exempt amateur sports organization to exclude organizations that substantially restrict a student athlete from using, or being reasonably compensated for the third party use of, the athlete's name, image, or likeness.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1804 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1804

   To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit qualified 
    amateur sports organizations from prohibiting or substantially 
 restricting the use of an athletes name, image, or likeness, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2019

  Mr. Walker (for himself and Mr. Richmond) 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 prohibit qualified 
    amateur sports organizations from prohibiting or substantially 
 restricting the use of an athletes name, image, or likeness, 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 ``Student-Athlete Equity Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED AMATEUR SPORTS 
              ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 501(j)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by adding after the period at the end the following: 
``Such term does not include an organization that substantially 
restricts a student athlete from using, or being reasonably compensated 
for the third party use of, the name, image, or likeness of such 
student athlete.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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Title: Child Care is Economic Development Act of 2020
Policy area: Families

Summary:
Child Care is Economic Development Act of 2020 or the CED Act
This bill requires grant applicants for certain public works and economic development projects to describe in their comprehensive economic development strategy how they will increase the accessibility of affordable, quality child care.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8326 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8326

   To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 
      require eligible recipients of certain grants to develop a 
comprehensive economic development strategy that directly or indirectly 
increases the accessibility of affordable, quality child care, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 21, 2020

Ms. Finkenauer (for herself and Mr. Hagedorn) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 
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 Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to 
      require eligible recipients of certain grants to develop a 
comprehensive economic development strategy that directly or indirectly 
increases the accessibility of affordable, quality child care, 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 ``Child Care is Economic Development 
Act of 2020'' or the ``CED Act''.

SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 302(a)(3)(A) of the Public Works and 
Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162(a)(3)(A)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' before ``balances resources''; and
            (2) by inserting ``, and directly or indirectly increases 
        the accessibility of affordable, quality child care'' after 
        ``sound management of development''.
    (b) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, shall issue guidance on implementing the 
amendments made by subsection (a) to include the accessibility of 
affordable, quality child care in a comprehensive economic development 
strategy developed under section 302 of the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3162).
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Title: Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act of 2019
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act of 2019
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to issue a request for nominations with respect to roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program and make publicly available a list specifying the roads designated.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 831 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 831

 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for 
  and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the 
        national scenic byways program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 29, 2019

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for 
  and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the 
        national scenic byways 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 ``Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act 
of 2019''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAYS PROGRAM.

    (a) Request for Nominations.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue a 
request for nominations with respect to roads to be designated under 
the national scenic byways program, as described in section 162(a) of 
title 23, United States Code. The Secretary shall make the request for 
nominations available on the appropriate website of the Department of 
Transportation.
    (b) Designation Determinations.--Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which the request for nominations required under subsection (a) 
is issued, the Secretary shall make publicly available on the 
appropriate website of the Department of Transportation a list 
specifying the roads, nominated pursuant to such request, to be 
designated under the national scenic byways program.
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Title: 21st Century SCRA Act
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
21st Century SCRA Act
This bill specifies that a service member who is authorized under current law to terminate a lease of premises or a motor vehicle lease without incurring an early termination fee may provide notice of the termination by electronic delivery to an email address designated by the lessor or the lessor's agent.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7529 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7529

   To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to permit electronic 
 notification with respect to certain lease terminations by members of 
            the uniformed services, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2020

  Ms. Haaland (for herself and Mr. Wenstrup) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to permit electronic 
 notification with respect to certain lease terminations by members of 
            the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``21st Century SCRA Act''.

SEC. 2. ELECTRONIC NOTIFICATION OF TERMINATION OF RESIDENTIAL OR MOTOR 
              VEHICLE LEASES.

    Section 305(c)(2) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 
3955(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) by electronic delivery to an email address 
                designated by the lessor (or the lessor's grantee) or 
                the lessor's agent (or the agent's grantee).''.
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Title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the availability of prosthetic items for women veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on the availability of prosthetic items made for women veterans, including an assessment of the availability of such items at VA medical facilities.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2681 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2681

  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a 
report on the availability of prosthetic items for women veterans from 
                  the Department of Veterans Affairs.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2019

  Mr. Pappas (for himself and Ms. Stefanik) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a 
report on the availability of prosthetic items for women veterans from 
                  the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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

SECTION 1. REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF PROSTHETIC ITEMS FOR WOMEN 
              VETERANS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
of the House of Representatives a report on the availability from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs of prosthetic items made for women 
veterans, including an assessment of the availability of such 
prosthetic items at each medical facility of the Department.
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Title: Keeping Our Children Safe Act
Policy area: Families

Summary:
This bill extends funding through FY2024 for child-abuse prevention and treatment programs.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4893 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4893

To provide for appropriations for title I of the Child Abuse Prevention 
                           and Treatment Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 28, 2019

   Ms. Wild introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To provide for appropriations for title I of the Child Abuse Prevention 
                           and Treatment Act.

    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 ``Keeping Our Children Safe Act''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATIONS FOR TITLE I OF CAPTA.

    There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, and there is appropriated, out of any monies in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out title I of the Child 
Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), 
$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, to be available 
until expended.
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Title: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to treat certain planted soybean crops as harvested commodity crops under the Market Facilitation Program.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to treat a soybean crop as an eligible crop for payments under the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) if market conditions have discouraged or prevented a producer of a soybean crop from harvesting the crop or entering the crop into the stream of commerce.
(The MFP provides payments to producers with commodities that have been significantly impacted by actions of foreign governments resulting in the loss of traditional exports.)

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1238 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1238

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to treat certain planted soybean 
   crops as harvested commodity crops under the Market Facilitation 
                                Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2019

Mr. Abraham (for himself, Mr. Estes, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, and Mr. 
    Guest) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to treat certain planted soybean 
   crops as harvested commodity crops under the Market Facilitation 
                                Program.

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

SECTION 1. PLANTED CROP TREATED AS HARVESTED CROP.

    If the Secretary of Agriculture determines that market conditions 
have discouraged or prevented a producer of a soybean crop from 
harvesting such crop or entering such crop in to the stream of 
commerce, the Secretary shall, for purposes of the Market Facilitation 
Program under part 1409 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations 
(established pursuant to the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act 
(15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.)) treat such soybean crop as an eligible crop 
for payments under such Market Facilitation Program.
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