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Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5257
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2019-11-22 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional committees
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Mental health
Neurological disorders
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: 

Telehealth Expansion Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Expanding Telehealth Program.
 
The purposes of the program are to (1) support connected care services for low-income and rural individuals and veterans through telehealth services; (2) defray the costs of internet services to health care providers to provide connected care for such patients; (3) promote innovative telehealth services technologies through direct connection between health care providers and patients; and (4) gather data on telehealth services and how to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
No Bonuses During Blackouts Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5258
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2019-11-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather
Bankruptcy
Corporate finance and management
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax rates
Infrastructure development
Natural disasters
Public utilities and utility rates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: 

No Bonuses During Blackouts Act of 2019

 
This bill imposes the alternative minimum tax on state regulated electric utilities that are in bankruptcy reorganization and that make incentive-based payments, other than salary, to any of their 13 highest compensated employees, or that own or lease infrastructure other than climate-resilient infrastructure (i.e., infrastructure capable of reducing the impact of major weather events and natural disasters). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5259
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2019-11-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Farmland
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: 

Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $11.4 million (currently, $750,000) the limitation on the special use valuation for farmland or other trades or businesses for estate tax purposes. The increased amount is adjusted for inflation for estates of decedents dying after 2019.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
RAISE Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5261
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2019-11-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment taxes
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: 

Rewarding American Investments to Support Employees Act of 2019 or the RAISE Act of 2019

 
This bill allows employers a tax credit for 10% of the increase in the aggregate amount of wages paid to specified employees in the current taxable year. The credit shall not exceed $500,000 for any employer for any taxable year. 
 
The bill defines &quot;specified employee&quot; as any employee who (1) was employed continuously in one or more trades or businesses of the employer, and (2) earned wages not in excess of $75,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act

Bill: 116-hr-5262
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2019-11-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Licensing and registrations
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: 

Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Patient-Centered Care Act

 
This bill revises payment rules and establishes several requirements relating to coverage of orthotics and prosthetics under Medicare. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires suppliers of orthotics and prosthetics to meet certain standards with respect to licensure and accreditation, physical facilities, and liability insurance. Orthotists and prosthetists may also issue written orders for commercial purposes that meet specified standards; such orders must be signed by the treating physician.
 
The bill also prohibits payment under Medicare for certain prosthetics and orthotics that are delivered via drop shipment (i.e., direct shipment to a beneficiary who has not received corresponding patient care from a health care practitioner).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5263
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2019-11-22 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Evidence and witnesses
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Jurisdiction and venue
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: 

Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2019

 
This bill makes it unlawful to use automated tools (i.e., bots) to intentionally bypass a website's security measures in order to purchase and resell its products or services in interstate commerce.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
It’s About Time Act

Bill: 116-hr-5264
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2019-11-22 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget process
Congressional oversight
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: 

It's About Time Act 

 
This bill changes the calendar period for the federal fiscal year (currently October 1 through September 30) to January 1 through December 31 beginning in 2020. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5265
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2019-11-22 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Europe
Germany
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Legal fees and court costs
Life, casualty, property insurance
Switzerland
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: 

Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2019

 
This bill allows a beneficiary (or an heir of a beneficiary) of certain insurance policies in effect during the Holocaust to sue in U.S. district court to enforce rights under such policies. 
 
An insurance policy covered under this bill must have been (1) in effect at any time between January 31, 1933, and December 31, 1945, and (2) issued to a policyholder domiciled in Nazi-controlled territory or Switzerland. 
 
A court shall award to a prevailing beneficiary (1) the amount due under a policy, (2) prejudgment interest of 6% a year, (3) attorney's fees and costs, and (4) treble damages if the insurer acted in bad faith. 
 
An action under this bill or state law related to a covered insurance policy shall be considered timely if filed within 10 years of this bill's enactment.
 
Judgments and agreements entered before this bill's enactment shall not preclude a claim brought under the bill, with certain exceptions. Neither executive agreements between the United States and a foreign government nor U.S. executive foreign policies shall (1) affect or preclude claims brought under this bill, or (2) supersede or preempt any state laws relating to insurance policies covered by this bill. 
 

 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-11-22
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: 2019-11-22
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: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Introduced in House
Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act

Bill: 116-hr-5266
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2019-11-26 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Farmland
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Land use and conservation
Poverty and welfare assistance
Small business
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: 

Urban Agriculture Healthy Food and Entrepreneur Act

 
This bill addresses Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs relating to urban agricultural production.
 
Specifically, the bill
 
 
directs USDA to establish an urban agriculture conservation easement program for (1) the conservation of certain private or tribal land, (2) improved community food security, (3) improved access to cropland for beginning farmers or ranchers, and socially disadvantaged farmers or ranchers; and (4) majority-controlled producer-based business ventures through easements or other interest in land;
 
establishes an urban agriculture microentrepreneur assistance program to provide loans and grants to support microentrepreneurs in the development and ongoing success of urban agriculture microenterprises;
 
extends authority for USDA to assist nonprofit entities establish and carry out community food projects;
 
modifies USDA requirements for the national school food programs relating to the purchases of locally produced food; and
 
increases funding for USDA's Farm to School Program.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-11-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
Stolen Heritage Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5268
Sponsor: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2019-11-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Federal-Indian relations
Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: 

Stolen Heritage Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes criminal offenses for (1) using wire, radio, or television communication to fraudulently obtain federal benefits provided to individuals because of their status as Indians; and (2) selling a tribal identification card to an individual who is not a member of an Indian tribe without disclosing on the card that the individual is ineligible for federal benefits afforded to Indians. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5269
Sponsor: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2019-11-26 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Securities
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: 

Unclaimed Savings Bond Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes requirements and procedures for the Department of the Treasury to transfer ownership of matured, unredeemed savings bonds and related records to states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
Guidance Clarity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5270
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2019-11-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: 

Guidance Clarity Act of 2019

 
 This bill requires federal agencies to state on the first page of guidance documents that (1) such guidance does not have the force and effect of law, and (2) noncompliance by regulated parties with suggested behavior in such guidance does not conclusively establish a violation of applicable law. Excluded from this requirement is guidance directed to the issuing agency or other agency that is not intended to have a substantial effect on the behavior of regulated parties, as well as internal executive branch legal advice or opinions addressed to executive branch officials.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
WRCR Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5271
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2019-11-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: 

Worker Relief and Credit Reform Act of 2019 or the WRCR Act of 2019

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the earned income tax credit, to (1) make the credit available to certain students, (2) modify the age requirement for the credit, (3) include care-giving and learning as compensated work for purposes of the credit, (4) revise the definition of &quot;qualifying dependents&quot; eligible for the credit, (5) increase the credit for certain unmarried individuals with two or more qualifying children, and (6) require the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish a program for making direct advance monthly payments of the credit to eligible taxpayers. 
 
The bill directs the IRS to establish a program to educate taxpayers about the availability of the earned income tax credit and the advance monthly payments of such credit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
SEED Act

Bill: 116-hr-5272
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2019-11-26 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: 

Supporting Entrepreneurs and Economic Development Act or the SEED Act

 
This bill requires a lender that determines a borrower is ineligible for a small business loan to refer the borrower to a small business development center.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
Pay Our Coast Guard Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5274
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2019-11-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Cemeteries and funerals
Coast guard
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: 

Pay Our Coast Guard Act 

of 2020

 
This bill provides FY2020 continuing appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for the Coast Guard are not in effect. 
 
The appropriations are provided to the Coast Guard for
 
 
pay and allowances for members of the Coast Guard, civilian employees, and contractors; and
 
 the payment of a death gratuity, funeral travel, and the temporary continuation of the basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty.
 
 
The appropriations are provided until the earlier of September 30, 2020, or the enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations legislation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
Keep the William J. Hughes Technical Center Funded for FY 2020 Act

Bill: 116-hr-5275
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2019-11-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: 

Keep the William J. Hughes Technical Center Funded for FY 2020 Act

 
This bill provides continuing appropriations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for FY2020 if a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for FY2020 is not in effect. In the event of a government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations, the bill provides continuing appropriations to the FAA at the same level that was provided for FY2018.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
Iraq Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5276
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2019-11-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign property
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Iraq
Middle East
Military education and training
Military operations and strategy
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: 

Iraq Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of State to submit a report to Congress that includes (1) a statement of whether specified persons meet certain criteria to be sanctioned for violating human rights in Iraq; (2) a list of any Iraqi Security Forces units that have committed human rights violations in Iraq; and (3) a certification that such units will not receive training, equipment, or assistance from the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Introduced in House