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To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit the creation and sale of trigger leads, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-5720
Sponsor: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Credit and credit markets
Housing finance and home ownership
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 
This bill prohibits credit reporting agencies from providing a credit report not initiated by a consumer if the report is being provided on the basis that the consumer has had a credit inquiry regarding a home mortgage loan. This practice, known as producing a trigger lead, provides notice to other mortgage lenders that the consumer is seeking a mortgage loan. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act

Bill: 116-hr-5721
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health promotion and preventive care
Research administration and funding
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act

 
This bill directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collect user fees on products that it deems by regulation to be tobacco products, including electronic nicotine delivery systems. Currently, the FDA is authorized to collect user fees only on specified classes of tobacco products.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
BRAVE Act

Bill: 116-hr-5722
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Assault and harassment offenses
Child safety and welfare
Crime victims
Department of Education
Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
School administration
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

 

Bullying Redress And Verified Enforcement Act or the BRAVE Act

 
This bill requires a local educational agency (LEA), in order to receive certain federal education funding, to collect and publish certain information about instances of bullying in schools.
 
Specifically, the bill requires an LEA employee who becomes aware of bullying to report information about the bullying to an LEA-designated individual within seven business days. The LEA-designated individual must, within 60 days after receiving such a report, inform all of the LEA's employees of the acts described and the response of the LEA's employees.
 
Additionally, the bill requires each LEA to
 
 
review its policies on bullying on an annual basis, and
 
publish and make available to students and parents a quarterly report that lists the number of bullying reports made since the previous quarterly report and informs the public of the right to file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within the Department of Education (ED). 
 
 
 The bill requires the OCR to (1) establish and publish complaint procedures; (2) investigate each complaint; (3) withhold certain federal funds from, issue a complaint against, or enter into a compliance agreement with any noncompliant LEA; and (4) make information about each complaint available on ED's website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Public Health Emergency Fund Act

Bill: 116-hr-5723
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Public Health Emergency Fund Act 

 
This bill provides $5 billion in supplemental appropriations to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Public Health Emergency Fund. 
 
The bill designates the funds as an emergency requirement and provides that the funds are only available if the President subsequently designates the funds. (Emergency spending is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules.) 
 
HHS may use the funds provided by this bill to acquire products such as drugs, vaccines and other biological products, and medical devices for deposit into the Strategic National Stockpile. 
 
The bill also exempts the Public Health Emergency Fund from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-5724
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Intergovernmental relations
Mental health
Performance measurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Same-Day Accountability for Veterans Enhancement Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to develop quantifiable objectives and performance measures to assess the effects of the provision of same-day services on the access of veterans to medical care and mental health services.
 
The VA must report on the developed objectives and performances measures and provide recommendations for the reduction of veteran suicide rates and the implementation of same-day services throughout the Veterans Health Administration.
 
Finally, the VA must conduct an annual assessment of each VA medical center and community-based outpatient clinic and make such assessments publicly available on a VA website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Hong Kong Be Water Act

Bill: 116-hr-5725
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign and international corporations
Foreign property
Hong Kong
Human rights
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Protest and dissent
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Hong Kong Be Water Act

 
This bill directs the President to impose sanctions on, and freeze assets belonging to, individuals and entities responsible for suppression of freedoms in Hong Kong.
 
The President shall impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on any foreign person who is an official of Hong Kong's government or China's government and who knowingly suppressed the freedom of speech, association, procession, or demonstration in Hong Kong. These sanctions shall also apply to foreign individuals or entities acting on behalf of or cooperating with such a government official. 
 
The President shall also block property transactions involving a Chinese national, an entity owned or controlled by China's government, or an officer or senior official of such an entity, if that individual or entity has attempted to undermine the autonomy, basic liberties, and human rights of the people of Hong Kong. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5726
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Senior Housing Improvement and Retirement Accounts Act of 2020 or the Senior Housing IRA Act of 2020

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of gains from the sale or exchange of a principal residence, to (1) allow a qualified individual to contribute the gains from the sale or exchange to a Roth Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) as a qualified rollover contribution which is exempt from contribution limits, and (2) increase the $250,000 limit on the exclusion from gross income for gains from the sale of a principal residence by the amount of the rollover contribution. 
 
The bill applies to individuals who (1) have attained the age of 55 before the date of the sale or exchange, (2) have owned and used the property as a principal residence for at least 20 years, and (3) have not previously elected to treat a contribution to a Roth IRA as a qualified rollover contribution under the authority provided by this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
RESEARCH Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5727
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Hospital care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Research Empirical Solutions to End Ambulance Reversals from Closed Hospitals Act of 2020 or the RESEARCH Act of 2020

 
This bill requires certain reporting and research activities related to ambulance diversions (i.e., temporary closures of a hospital emergency department to incoming ambulances).
 
Specifically, Medicare-participating hospitals that divert ambulances from their emergency departments must report to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on (1) the length of the diversion, (2) the reason for the diversion, and (3) the number of ambulance calls turned away while the diversion was in effect. Hospitals that comply with the reporting requirements receive increased Medicare payments until 2024. Beginning in 2025, hospitals that fail to report receive reduced Medicare payments.
 
In addition, the National Academy of Medicine must conduct a study and provide recommendations to mitigate the occurrence of ambulance diversions and improve the health and safety of patients affected by ambulance diversions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Food Safety Modernization for Innovative Technologies Act

Bill: 116-hr-5728
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Agricultural practices and innovations
Animal and plant health
Consumer affairs
Department of Agriculture
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Livestock
Meat
Radiation
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Food Safety Modernization for Innovative Technologies Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for joint agency jurisdiction over food intended for humans that is produced using animal cell culture technology.
 
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall oversee tissue collection, cell lines, and cell banks.
 
The FDA shall regulate food derived from cell lines of animals other than livestock or poultry, and the Department of Agriculture shall regulate food derived from cell lines of livestock and poultry. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Americans from Seasonal Influenza Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5729
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Protecting Americans from Seasonal Influenza Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to increase seasonable influenza vaccination rates in states that have sustained influenza vaccination rates below recommended levels. 
 
State health agencies receiving such grants must include at least one of the elements set out in the bill in their programs. Among others, these include (1) increasing outreach to vulnerable populations, (2) encouraging employer-based vaccination programs, and (3) coordinating between health care providers and insurers to reduce out-of-pocket costs of vaccinations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Update Act

Bill: 116-hr-5730
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Emergency Management
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Homeland security
Infectious and parasitic diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Update Act

 
This bill requires the White House Homeland Security Council (HSC) and the National Security Council (NSC) to update the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza issued by the HSC in November 2005 within 90 days of this bill's enactment.
 
 The implementation plan associated with the strategy shall be updated not later than 180 days after such update.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 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: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 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: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 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: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 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: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and 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: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Transportation Funding Accountability and Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-5731
Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Public transit
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Transportation Funding Accountability and Transparency Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish and maintain on a public website a fixed guideway capital investment grant program dashboard.
 
The website must contain project-specific pages, including
 
 
a comprehensive tracker of the status of the project in the approval process;
 
a letter of no prejudice tracker that includes the review process by which DOT grants such a letter and an up-to-date status of such review;
 
the date on which a full funding grant agreement is executed;
 
the status of the project sponsor in securing the required non-federal cost share, based on information provided by the project sponsor; and
 
a comprehensive tracker of the environmental review process for the project.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
LEAD VA Act

Bill: 116-hr-5732
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Leadership Evaluation At Department of Veterans Affairs Act or the LEAD VA Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a pilot program under which officers of the Armed Forces in the grade of O-6 are assigned to serve for three years as directors of VA medical centers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-01-30
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: 2020-01-30
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: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House