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Title: INSPECT Act
Policy area: Energy

Summary:
Increasing Nuclear Safety Protocols for Extended Canister Transfers Act or the INSPECT Act
This bill requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to assign a resident inspector to each commercial nuclear power plant that has permanently ceased operation. The inspector must (1) conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities, and (2) remain at the plant until all fuel is transferred from its spent fuel pools.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8673 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8673

  To assign a resident inspector to certain commercial nuclear power 
 plants to conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent 
                   nuclear fuel transfer activities.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 23, 2020

   Mr. Levin of California (for himself, Mr. Rouda, and Ms. Porter) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          Energy and Commerce

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To assign a resident inspector to certain commercial nuclear power 
 plants to conduct inspections of decommissioning activities and spent 
                   nuclear fuel transfer activities.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing Nuclear Safety Protocols 
for Extended Canister Transfers Act'' or the ``INSPECT Act''.

SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF DECOMMISSIONING ACTIVITY AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL 
              TRANSFER ACTIVITY.

    (a) In General.--The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
shall assign, for the duration described in subsection (b), a resident 
inspector to each commercial nuclear power plant that has permanently 
ceased operation to conduct inspections of decommissioning activities 
and spent nuclear fuel transfer activities of the commercial nuclear 
power plant.
    (b) Duration Described.--The duration described in this subsection 
is the period of time it takes to transfer all spent nuclear fuel from 
the spent fuel pools of the commercial nuclear power plant.
    (c) Reassignment.--If there are no decommissioning activities or 
spent nuclear fuel transfer activities at the commercial nuclear power 
plant to which a resident inspector is assigned under subsection (a), 
the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission may assign such 
resident inspector to a different commercial nuclear power plant.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, as the Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, as the "Sergeant David Kinterknecht Post Office."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4200 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4200

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, as the ``Sergeant David 
                      Kinterknecht Post Office''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 20, 2019

  Mr. Tipton 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 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, as the ``Sergeant David 
                      Kinterknecht Post Office''.

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

SECTION 1. SERGEANT DAVID KINTERKNECHT POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, shall be known 
and designated as the ``Sergeant David Kinterknecht 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 ``Sergeant 
David Kinterknecht Post Office''.
    (c) Repeal of Previous Designation.--Section 1 of Public Law 115-
366 is hereby repealed, and the designation made and references deemed 
in subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of such section shall have no 
force or effect.
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Title: Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2019
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Reducing the Demand for Human Trafficking Act of 2019
This bill modifies the requirements regarding trafficking victim services grants. Specifically, it creates a preference for applicants who use the grant funds to investigate and prosecute individuals who solicit or purchase commercial sex.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 467 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 467

To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to encourage a 
victim-centered approach to combating human trafficking, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2019

 Mr. Kinzinger (for himself and Ms. Kelly of Illinois) introduced the 
  following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to encourage a 
victim-centered approach to combating human trafficking, 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 ``Reducing the Demand for Human 
Trafficking Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTING A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH TO COMBATING HUMAN 
              TRAFFICKING.

    Section 107(b)(2) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 
(22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Preferences.--The Attorney General shall 
                provide affirmative preferences to applicants for grant 
                funding under this paragraph whose grant application 
                includes an attestation that grant funds awarded to a 
                State or local law enforcement agency will be used in 
                part to assist in strengthening efforts to reduce 
                demand for human trafficking through the investigation 
                and prosecution of persons who solicit or purchase 
                commercial sex.''.
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Title: To provide for a waiver of the matching funds requirement for the farmers market and local food promotion program and value added producer grant program.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill waives matching funds requirements for entities that receive grants from the Department of Agriculture through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program or the Value-Added Producer Grant program.
The matching funds requirements shall not apply with respect to grants awarded during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2021.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6682 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6682

   To provide for a waiver of the matching funds requirement for the 
    farmers market and local food promotion program and value added 
                        producer grant program.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 1, 2020

  Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. Fortenberry, and Ms. 
   Pingree) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for a waiver of the matching funds requirement for the 
    farmers market and local food promotion program and value added 
                        producer grant program.

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

SECTION 1. WAIVER OF MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR THE FARMERS MARKET 
              AND LOCAL FOOD PROMOTION PROGRAM AND VALUE ADDED PRODUCER 
              GRANT PROGRAM.

    The matching funds requirement under paragraph (5)(E) or (6)(E) of 
section 210A(d) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 
1627c(d)) shall not apply with respect to grants awarded under such 
section during the period beginning on January 1, 2019, and ending on 
December 31, 2021.
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Title: Employee Bonus Protection Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Employee Bonus Protection Act
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exclude from an employee's regular rate, for purposes of calculating overtime compensation, payments made to reward an employee or group of employees for meeting or exceeding the productivity, quality, efficiency, or sales goals specified in writing in a gainsharing plan, incentive bonus plan, commission plan, or performance contingent bonus plan.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 488 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 488

   To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an 
   employee's ``regular rate'' for purposes of calculating overtime 
   compensation will not be affected by certain additional payments.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2019

 Mr. Calvert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that an 
   employee's ``regular rate'' for purposes of calculating overtime 
   compensation will not be affected by certain additional payments.

    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 ``Employee Bonus Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULAR RATE FOR OVERTIME PURPOSES.

    Section 7(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 is amended--
            (1) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of 
        paragraph (3) the following: ``; or (d) the payments are made 
        to reward an employee or group of employees for meeting or 
        exceeding the productivity, quality, efficiency, or sales goals 
        as specified in a gainsharing plan, incentive bonus plan, 
        commission plan, or performance contingent bonus plan''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``A plan described in clause (d) of paragraph (3) shall be in 
writing and made available to employees, provided that the amount of 
the payments to be made under the plan be based upon a formula that is 
stated in the plan, and be established and maintained in good faith for 
the purpose of distributing to employees additional remuneration over 
and above the wages and salaries that are not dependent upon the 
existence of such plan or payments made pursuant to such plan.''.
                                 <all>
Title: No Walls Act
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
No Walls Act
This bill prohibits using available funds to build any new border barriers through a declaration of a national emergency.
It also prohibits using such funds to declare a national emergency with respect to immigration concerns at the U.S.-Mexico border.
This restriction shall be enforced during a lapse in the appropriations of any federal agency.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 522 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 522

To prohibit the creation of manufactured emergencies in order to build 
                             border walls.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 11, 2019

  Ms. Meng (for herself, Ms. Frankel, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gonzalez of 
   Texas, and Ms. Jayapal) introduced the following bill; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the creation of manufactured emergencies in order to build 
                             border walls.

    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 ``No Walls Act''.

SEC. 2. NO NATIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS FOR BORDER WALLS DURING 
              SHUTDOWNS.

    (a) In General.--No funds made available by any act of law may be 
used to declare a national emergency with respect to immigration 
concerns at America's southern border with Mexico or to erect any new 
border barriers, including fencing or walls, pursuant to a declaration 
of a national emergency.
    (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall be enforced during periods 
in which any Federal agency experiences a lapse in appropriations.
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Title: To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to raise the borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation.
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
This bill raises the borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation from $30 billion to $68 billion.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6728 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6728

  To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to raise the 
          borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 5, 2020

 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. 
 Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Marshall) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to raise the 
          borrowing limit of the Commodity Credit Corporation.

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

SECTION 1. RAISING THE BORROWING LIMIT OF THE COMMODITY CREDIT 
              CORPORATION.

    Section 4(i) of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 
U.S.C. 714b(i)) is amended by striking ``$30,000,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$68,000,000,000''.
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Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Grove Court in Elgin, Illinois, as the Corporal Alex Martinez Memorial Post Office Building.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Grove Court in Elgin, Illinois, as the "Corporal Alex Martinez Memorial Post Office Building."

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1844 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1844

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
 at 66 Grove Court in Elgin, Illinois, as the ``Corporal Alex Martinez 
                    Memorial Post Office Building''.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 21, 2019

 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Rush, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. 
Lipinski, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Casten of Illinois, 
  Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schneider, Mr. 
  Foster, Mr. Bost, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. Underwood, Mr. 
  Shimkus, Mr. Kinzinger, Mrs. Bustos, and Mr. LaHood) 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 66 Grove Court in Elgin, Illinois, as the ``Corporal Alex Martinez 
                    Memorial Post Office Building''.

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

SECTION 1. CORPORAL ALEX MARTINEZ MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 66 Grove Court in Elgin, Illinois, shall be known and 
designated as the ``Corporal Alex Martinez Memorial 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 ``Corporal 
Alex Martinez Memorial Post Office Building''.
                                 <all>
Title: Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2020
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Summary:
Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2020
This bill increases the homestead exemption an individual debtor can claim in a bankruptcy to $100,000.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8366 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8366

 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to increase the amount of 
                   the allowable homestead exemption.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2020

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 11 of the United States Code to increase the amount of 
                   the allowable homestead exemption.

    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 Homeowners in Bankruptcy 
Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. INCREASING THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.

    Section 522 of title 11 of the United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ``$15,000'' and 
        inserting ``$100,000''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(r) Notwithstanding any other provision of applicable 
nonbankruptcy law, a debtor in any State may exempt from property of 
the estate the property described in subsection (d)(1) not to exceed 
the value in subsection (d)(1) if the exemption for such property 
permitted by applicable nonbankruptcy law is lower than that amount.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act 
shall not apply to cases commenced under title of the United States 
Code before the effective date of this Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Respect Graduate Student Workers Act
Policy area: Labor and Employment

Summary:
Respect Graduate Student Workers Act
This bill prohibits the National Labor Relations Board from finalizing a specified rule or making a similar rule that excludes student workers at private universities from the definition of employee under federal labor laws. (Under current law, students paid for services provided at universities in connection with such students' studies are considered employees.)

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5104 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5104

To ensure full labor protections for graduate student workers, and for 
                            other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 14, 2019

  Mr. Pocan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Education and Labor

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To ensure full labor protections for graduate student workers, 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 ``Respect Graduate Student Workers 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that, pursuant to the definition of 
``employee'' in the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 152), 
graduate student workers at colleges and universities are employees and 
should be granted every right and responsibility conferred to them 
under such Act, and graduate student workers should not be excluded 
from the definition of ``employee'' on the basis of an educational 
relationship with an employer.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN RULEMAKING.

    The National Labor Relations Board may not finalize the proposed 
rule entitled ``Jurisdiction-Nonemployee Status of University and 
College Students Working in Connection With Their Studies'', published 
September 23, 2019 (84 Fed. Reg. 49691), or make any similar rule.
                                 <all>
Title: To amend chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that in the case of an agency that appeals the ruling of a court under that chapter, and does not prevail on appeal, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill revises requirements governing judicial review of federal agency action. If an agency does not prevail in an appeal of a court ruling, then the court must award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs. The award must be paid out of the administrative budget of the office in the agency that filed the appeal.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3603 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3603

 To amend chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that in 
  the case of an agency that appeals the ruling of a court under that 
  chapter, and does not prevail on appeal, the court shall award the 
 prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and for other 
                               purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 28, 2019

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that in 
  the case of an agency that appeals the ruling of a court under that 
  chapter, and does not prevail on appeal, the court shall award the 
 prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs, 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. AGENCY REQUIRED TO PAY ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS IN 
              UNSUCCESSFUL APPEALS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 707. Attorney's fees and costs in appeals
    ``In the case that an agency appeals a ruling of a court under this 
chapter, and does not prevail in the appeal, the court shall award 
reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the prevailing party. Such 
award shall be paid out of the administrative budget of the office in 
the agency that filed the appeal.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 7 of 
title 5 is amended by inserting after the item related to section 706 
the following:

``707. Attorney's fees and costs in appeals''.
                                 <all>
Title: Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2019
Policy area: Taxation

Summary:
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2019
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income any AmeriCorps educational awards provided under the National and Community Service Act of 1990.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1794 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1794

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from 
            gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 14, 2019

  Mr. Lewis 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 provide an exclusion from 
            gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards.

    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 ``Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax 
Relief Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF AMERICORPS EDUCATIONAL AWARDS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 117(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph:
                    ``(D) a national service educational award under 
                subtitle D of title I of the National and Community 
                Service Act of 1990.''.
    (b) Exclusion of Discharge of Student Loan Debt.--Subsection (f) of 
section 108 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
            ``(6) Payments under national service educational award 
        programs.--In the case of an individual, gross income shall not 
        include any amount received under a national service 
        educational award under subtitle D of title I of the National 
        and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
                                 <all>
Title: Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act of 2019
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2019
This bill declares that no provision of the Controlled Substances Act is intended to supersede or preempt a state law that pertains to marijuana.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2012 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2012

  To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide that Federal law 
                      shall not preempt State law.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 1, 2019

 Ms. DeGette introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy 
    and Commerce, 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 Controlled Substances Act to provide that Federal law 
                      shall not preempt State law.

    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 ``Respect States' and Citizens' Rights 
Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. IN GENERAL.

    Section 708 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 903) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``No provision'' and inserting ``(a) In 
        General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision''; 
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Special Rule Regarding State Marihuana Laws.--In the case of 
any State law that pertains to marihuana, no provision of this title 
shall be construed as indicating an intent on the part of the Congress 
to occupy the field in which that provision operates, including 
criminal penalties, to the exclusion of State law on the same subject 
matter, nor shall any provision of this title be construed as 
preempting any such State law.''.
                                 <all>
Title: Budget Transparency Act
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
Budget Transparency Act
This bill requires the President to submit to Congress certain updated economic projections before July 16 of each year. The submission must include updated projections regarding the federal budget deficit, the unemployment rate, the gross domestic product, the consumer price index, and interest rates.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7210 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7210

 To amend section 1106 of title 31, United States Code, to require the 
President to submit to Congress additional updated economic projections 
                      before July 16 of each year.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2020

   Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was 
                referred to the Committee on the Budget

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 1106 of title 31, United States Code, to require the 
President to submit to Congress additional updated economic projections 
                      before July 16 of each year.

    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 ``Budget Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. SUBMISSION OF ADDITIONAL UPDATED ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS.

    Section 1106(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by inserting ``and'' 
at the end of subparagraph (D), and by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following:
                    ``(E) updated economic projections, including 
                projections for the Federal budget deficit, 
                unemployment rate, changes to the gross domestic 
                product (GDP), the consumer price index (CPI), and 
                interest rates, and a justification for any differences 
                in such economic projections of the Office of 
                Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget 
                Office;''.
                                 <all>
Title: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to modify the gross combination weight rating of a vehicle covered under Group B, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to revise its regulations to increase the gross combination weight rating for a single commercial motor vehicle covered under Group B (Heavy Straight Vehicle) to 30,001 pounds. Currently, the gross combination weight rating for a single vehicle under Group B is 26,001 pounds or more.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5692 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>






116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5692

   To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to 
 modify the gross combination weight rating of a vehicle covered under 
                    Group B, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 28, 2020

 Mr. Gohmert 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 issue regulations to 
 modify the gross combination weight rating of a vehicle covered under 
                    Group B, 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. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE GROUPS.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall issue such regulations as are 
necessary to revise section 383.91(a)(2) of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to increase the gross combination weight rating for a 
single vehicle covered under Group B to 30,001 pounds.
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Title: River Basin Commission Transfer Act
Policy area: Water Resources Development

Summary:
River Basin Commission Transfer Act
This bill makes the Environmental Protection Agency, rather than the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, responsible for allocating funds to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the Delaware River Basin Commission, and the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7705 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7705

 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 with respect to 
the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River Basin Commissions, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 21, 2020

Ms. Houlahan (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 with respect to 
the Susquehanna, Delaware, and Potomac River Basin Commissions, 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 ``River Basin Commission Transfer 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SUSQUEHANNA, DELAWARE, AND POTOMAC RIVER BASIN COMMISSIONS.

    Section 5019 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 
Stat. 1201; 128 Stat. 1307) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ``, who may be the 
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (referred 
        to in this section as the `Administrator') (or a designee),'' 
        after ``member''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary'' 
                and inserting ``Subject to the availability of 
                appropriations, the Administrator'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``For each fiscal 
                year, the Secretary'' and inserting ``Subject to the 
                availability of appropriations, for each fiscal year, 
                the Administrator''; and
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Secretary'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``Administrator''.
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Title: Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans Act
Policy area: Environmental Protection

Summary:
Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural Americans Act
This bill nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-Air Furnaces," published on March 16, 2015.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1281 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1281

 To repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's most recent rule for 
                     new residential wood heaters.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2019

Mr. Rouzer (for himself and Mr. Mooney of West Virginia) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To repeal the Environmental Protection Agency's most recent rule for 
                     new residential wood heaters.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop EPA Overregulation of Rural 
Americans Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF RULE FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL WOOD HEATERS.

    The final rule entitled ``Standards of Performance for New 
Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced-
Air Furnaces'' published at 80 Fed. Reg. 13672 (March 16, 2015) shall 
have no force or effect and shall be treated as if such rule had never 
been issued.
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Title: Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources

Summary:
Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the use of neonicotinoids (a class of neuroactive insecticides that are chemically similar to nicotine) within the National Wildlife Refuge System.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2854 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2854

To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
 to prohibit the use of neonicotinoids in a National Wildlife Refuge, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2019

Ms. Velazquez (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Huffman, 
 Mrs. Dingell, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson 
of Mississippi, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Cartwright, 
Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Haaland, and Mrs. Radewagen) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 
 to prohibit the use of neonicotinoids in a National Wildlife Refuge, 
                        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 ``Protect Our Refuges Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF NEONICOTINOIDS IN A NATIONAL WILDLIFE 
              REFUGE.

    The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 
U.S.C. 668dd et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 5 as section 6; and
            (2) by inserting after section 4 the following:

``SEC. 5 NEONICOTINOID.

    ``No person may use a neonicotinoid in the System.''.
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Title: TANF Extension Act of 2019
Policy area: Social Welfare

Summary:
TANF Extension Act of 2019
This bill extends appropriations through June 30, 2019, for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program grants to states and related assistance grants to U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 430 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 430

     To extend the program of block grants to States for temporary 
  assistance for needy families and related programs through June 30, 
                                 2019.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2019

  Mr. Neal (for himself and Mr. Brady) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
     To extend the program of block grants to States for temporary 
  assistance for needy families and related programs through June 30, 
                                 2019.

    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 ``TANF Extension Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES 
              PROGRAM AND RELATED PROGRAMS THROUGH JUNE 30, 2019.

    Activities authorized by part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of 
the Social Security Act shall continue through June 30, 2019, in the 
manner authorized for fiscal year 2018, and out of any money in the 
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose.
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Title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan forgiveness, and for other purposes.
Policy area: Education

Summary:
This bill defines a full-time health care practitioner for the purpose of participation in the student loan repayment plan for public service employees. Specifically, the bill establishes a definition that encompasses an individual employed as a health care practitioner at a nonprofit or public hospital or facility who is prohibited from being directly employed by such hospital or facility under state law.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4607 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4607

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment 
   as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan 
                  forgiveness, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 4, 2019

 Mr. Harder of California (for himself, Mr. Cook, Mr. Castro of Texas, 
 Mr. Crenshaw, and Ms. Bass) introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include certain employment 
   as a health care practitioner as eligible for public service loan 
                  forgiveness, 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. AMENDMENTS TO TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN 
              FORGIVENESS.

    Section 455(m)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1087e(m)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Full-time job as health care practitioner.--
                For purposes of subparagraph (B)(i), the term `full-
                time professionals engaged in health care practitioner 
                occupations' includes an individual who--
                            ``(i) has a full-time job as a health care 
                        practitioner;
                            ``(ii) provides medical services in such 
                        full-time job at a nonprofit hospital or public 
                        hospital or other nonprofit or public health 
                        care facility; and
                            ``(iii) is prohibited from being employed 
                        directly by such hospital or other health care 
                        facility by State law.''.
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