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Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2933
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Manufacturing
Meat
Retail and wholesale trades
Rural conditions and development
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019

 
This bill places a moratorium on certain acquisitions between large agricultural and retail-related businesses and establishes the Food and Agriculture Concentration and Market Power Review Commission. The commission shall report to Congress and the President on (1) the nature and consequences of market concentration in the U.S. food and agricultural economy, and (2) recommended legal and regulatory changes to address such market concentration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
GI Bill Access to Career Credentials Act

Bill: 116-hr-2934
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

GI Bill Access to Career Credentials Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide educational assistance for certain preparatory courses. Under the bill, veterans who are entitled to educational assistance may also receive assistance for preparatory courses that are required for licensing or certification tests for employment in specified professions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E655)
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

Bill: 116-hr-2935
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

 
This bill adds five fentanyl analogues and the entire category of fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2936
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government lending and loan guarantees
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Motor fuels
Small Business Administration
Small business
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2019

 
This bill provides relief funding for small businesses and enterprises deemed vital to recovery efforts in a disaster area.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Small Business Administration (SBA) to exceed the $100,000 cap on small business development center assistance grants to accommodate extraordinary occurrences that have a catastrophic impact on small business concerns in a community.
 
The bill also authorizes the SBA and the Farm Service Agency to provide loans for enterprises that are vital to disaster recovery efforts. Such loans shall be made without reference to limitations imposed by other laws and may waive any required evaluation of creditworthiness in exchange for a fee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
MOMS Leave Act

Bill: 116-hr-2937
Sponsor: Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child care and development
Employee leave
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Wages and earnings
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Mothers of Military Service Leave Act or the MOMS Leave Act

 
This bill provides compensation and credit for retired pay purposes (including computation of years of service for retired pay) for maternity leave taken by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-2939
Sponsor: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

State and Local General Sales Tax Protection Act

 
This bill restricts the source of revenue for airport spending to local fuel excise taxes. (Under current Federal Aviation Administration policy, state and local governments must also use general sales taxes collected on aviation fuel for airport spending.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Servicewomen’s Health Transition Training Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2941
Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health promotion and preventive care
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Servicewomen's Health Transition Training Act of 2019

 
This bill requires U.S. military service departments to encourage separating and retiring female service members to participate in the Women's Health Transition Training Program, which provides information on care available from the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
 
The bill requires military installations that have specified centers for transition assistance to advertise the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act

Bill: 116-hr-2943
Sponsor: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to make all of its fact sheets available in English and Spanish.

action_date: 2019-07-18
text: 

Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make all of its fact sheets available in English, Spanish, and Tagalog. The bill also requires the VA to establish a publicly available website that provides links to all VA fact sheets. Finally, the VA must report to Congress regarding the utilization of such fact sheets as well as the details of the Language Access Plan of the VA.

action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for Veterans and Families Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to make all of its fact sheets available in English, Spanish, and Tagalog. The bill also requires the VA to establish a publicly available website that provides links to all VA fact sheets. Finally, the VA must report to Congress regarding the utilization of such fact sheets as well as the details of the Language Access Plan of the VA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7204-7205)
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7204-7205)
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2943.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7204-7206)
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-07-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 118.
action_date: 2019-07-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-158.
action_date: 2019-07-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-158.
action_date: 2019-06-20
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
TALENT Act

Bill: 116-hr-2944
Sponsor: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government trust funds
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Training Acquisition Leaders and Elevating New Talent Act of 2019 or the TALENT Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish a program to temporarily assign a member of the acquisition workforce to a private-sector organization or an employee of such an organization to DOD. Such an arrangement would require the consent of the individual who is assigned, extend for a period no more than two years, and be renewable to a total of four years.
 
 A member of the acquisition workforce who is assigned to a private-sector organization shall be considered to be on detail to a regular assignment in DOD. The agreement will address specific terms related to continued status as a federal employee, as well as&#8212;for nine-month or longer assignments&#8212;eligibility for placement in a new position allowing priority placement.
 
DOD shall consider how assignments under this bill might best be used to help meet its needs concerning training of the acquisition workforce.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the indefinite duration of certain military land withdrawals, to improve the management of lands currently subject to such withdrawals, to make the management of such lands more transparent, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2945
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alaska
California
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Idaho
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Military facilities and property
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 
This bill provides for the continuation of certain military land withdrawals and makes changes to the administration of natural resources on military installations. 
 
The bill removes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the acting agency that provides for the conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources on military installations, except in the case of a military installation or state-owned National Guard installation in Alaska.
 
Each integrated natural resources management plan for a military installation or state-owned National Guard installation outside Alaska must be reviewed (1) jointly by the military department concerned and the Department of the Interior, and (2) in a manner that provides affected states and Indian tribes and the public an opportunity to comment on any significant revisions to the plan that may be proposed.
 
The bill eliminates the withdrawal termination date for lands including (1) the El Centro Naval Air Facility in California, (2) the Juniper Butte military range in Idaho, (3) the Barry M. Goldwater military range in Arizona, and (4) the Fort Irwin military land withdrawal in California.
 
The land withdrawals for the Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright military training ranges in Alaska shall be terminated on November 6, 2026.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Allied Nations Travel Modernization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2946
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Allied Nations Travel Modernization Act of 2019

 
This bill allows a country to qualify for the Visa Waiver Program by having a low rate of visa overstays by its nationals and making certain commitments to defense spending as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
 
A country may qualify or maintain qualification for the Visa Waiver Program if (1) the nationals of that country did not overstay their U.S. nonimmigrant visas at a rate higher than 2% during the last two fiscal years, (2) the country is a signatory to the Wales Summit Declaration and has committed for the last two fiscal years sufficient resources to meet its obligations under the declaration, and (3) the Department of State has not in the last fiscal year issued any travel advisory to that country other than 
exercise normal precautions
.
 
The Wales Summit Declaration is a NATO document in which signatories agree to certain commitments, including certain minimum levels on annual defense spending. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Veterans' Record Reconstruction Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2947
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Defense
Fires
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Military personnel and dependents
Missouri
Personnel records
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Veterans' Record Reconstruction Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop guidelines regarding the use by the military departments and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of unofficial sources of information to determine the eligibility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces for benefits and decorations when the member's service records are incomplete because of damage from the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, or any subsequent incident while the records were in DOD's possession. 
 
DOD shall prepare the guidelines in consultation with the VA with respect to veterans benefits whose eligibility determinations depend on the use of service records maintained by DOD. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in St. Augustine, Florida, as the "Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".

Bill: 116-hr-2948
Sponsor: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Department of Veterans Affairs
Florida
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Home and outpatient care
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 
This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 207 Stratton Road, St. Augustine, Florida, as the &quot;Leo C. Chase Jr. Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House