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A bill to express the sense of Congress regarding restoration and maintenance of the Mardasson Memorial in Bastogne, Belgium.

Bill: 116-s-2206
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Belgium
Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Europe
Government trust funds
Military history
Monuments and memorials
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 
This bill expresses support for an agreement between the American Battle Monument Commission and the Belgian government (1) under which the commission would use its expertise and presence in Europe to oversee the restoration of the Mardasson Memorial in Bastogne, Belgium; and (2) by which the commission assumes responsibility for the memorial, ensuring that it stands for decades to come, in honoring American service and sacrifice and inspiring future generations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-367.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Research and Development Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2207
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Employment taxes
Income tax credits
Income tax rates
Inflation and prices
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Research and Development Tax Credit Expansion Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the refundable research tax credit for new and small businesses to (1) increase the limit on refundability to $500,000, with an adjustment for inflation; (2) allow refundable amounts to cover all payroll taxes paid by such businesses; and (3) extend eligibility for the credit to small businesses with less than $10 million in gross receipts (currently, less than $5 million).
 
The bill also increases the rate of the alternative simplified tax credit for such businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
PRIME Act

Bill: 116-s-2208
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Customs enforcement
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Promoting Responsibility In Markets and E-Retailers Act of 2019 or the PRIME Act

 
 This bill requires products sold through online retailers to disclose a product&rsquo;s country of origin in accordance with existing requirements for other imported products. Specifically, online retailers must require sellers to provide the country of origin for the online retailer to disclose to consumers. Further, sellers and distributors of internet applications (i.e., computer programs or software downloaded by a user through an internet-connected device) must disclose to the user the country of origin of the developer, publisher, and, if applicable, parent corporation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2209
Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Animal and plant health
Aquaculture
Atmospheric science and weather
Birds
Disaster relief and insurance
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to provide compensation to commercial fishermen and farm-raised (aquaculture) fish producers for losses due to algae bloom, freshwater intrusion, adverse weather, bird depredation, disease, and other conditions.
 
Commerce must provide payments to eligible fishermen and aquaculture producers based on a formula if their actual total gross revenue for a given year falls below 85% of the average total gross revenue for the previous three years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Great Lakes Water Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-2210
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Economic development
Environmental regulatory procedures
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indiana
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Lakes and rivers
Michigan
Minnesota
New York State
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Poverty and welfare assistance
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Water quality
Water use and supply
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Great Lakes Water Protection Act

 
This bill restricts the diversion of waste streams into the Great Lakes from publicly owned wastewater treatment facilities. The bill also establishes the Great Lakes Green Infrastructure Grant Program to make grants to Great Lakes states to develop green infrastructure projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Fixing Our Country Roads Act

Bill: 116-s-2211
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alabama
Georgia
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Kentucky
Maryland
Mississippi
New York State
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
South Carolina
Tennessee
Transportation programs funding
Virginia
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Fixing Our Country Roads Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish the total number of miles that may be authorized for the expansion of the Appalachian development highway system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure Improvement Act

Bill: 116-s-2212
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Coast guard
Congressional oversight
Infrastructure development
Military facilities and property
Performance measurement
Seashores and lakeshores
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure Improvement Act

 
This bill addresses U.S. Coast Guard shore infrastructure.
 
The bill directs the Coast Guard to (1) develop a plan to standardize its facility assessments; (2) establish shore infrastructure performance goals, measures, and baselines to track the effectiveness of maintenance and repair investments; (3)develop a process to routinely align its shore infrastructure portfolio with mission needs; (4) establish guidance for planning boards to document inputs, deliberations, and project prioritization decisions for infrastructure maintenance projects; (5)employ models for its infrastructure asset lines; (6) include details about competing project alternatives and report tradeoffs in congressional budget requests and related reports; and (7)explore the development of real property management expertise within its workforce.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Equity Act

Bill: 116-s-2213
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Railroads
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Equity Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to refund credit risk premiums under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing loan program upon the satisfaction of a loan's obligations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2214
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Health personnel
Income tax deferral
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2019

 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the treatment of length of service award plans as eligible deferred compensation plans for retirement plan purposes. It also exempts such length of service award plans from requirements relating to employee pension benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5015-5016)
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
End Employer Collusion Act

Bill: 116-s-2215
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Contracts and agency
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

End Employer Collusion Act

 
This bill makes it unlawful for any entity to enter into a restrictive employment agreement, or to enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement. A &quot;restrictive employment agreement&quot; is any agreement between two or more employers that prohibits or restricts one employer from soliciting or hiring another employer's employees or former employees.
 
Any employer that has in effect a franchise agreement that includes a restrictive employment agreement that was entered into before enactment of this bill must amend the franchise agreement to remove such agreement. 
 
The bill allows aggrieved individuals to bring a civil action for actual and punitive damages, plus attorney's fees, against an entity that enters into, or threatens to enforce, or fails to remove, a restrictive employment agreement.
 
The bill grants the Federal Trade Commission the power to enforce the requirements of this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Driver Fatigue Prevention Act

Bill: 116-s-2217
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Labor standards
Motor carriers
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Driver Fatigue Prevention Act

 
This bill makes over-the-road bus drivers subject to limitations on the maximum number of hours that an employee may work under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Covering our FAS Allies Act

Bill: 116-s-2218
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: American Samoa
Caribbean area
Foreign aid and international relief
Guam
Marshall Islands
Medicaid
Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands
Oceania
Palau
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Covering our FAS Allies Act

 
This bill permits Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Bill: 116-s-2219
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Detention of persons
Immigration status and procedures
Lawyers and legal services

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 
This bill establishes various protections for aliens in certain immigration-related proceedings or inspections. 
 
When an alien is undergoing certain types of inspections or is subject to a removal, exclusion, or deportation proceeding, the alien shall be entitled to representation by counsel of the alien's choice. The current statute only states that an alien is entitled to representation in removal proceedings. 
 
The bill also removes a statutory requirement that the government bears no cost for such representation.
 
If such an alien is subject to detention or inspection at a port of entry and cannot meet with counsel, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shall provide for remote communication with counsel. If such an alien has been denied access to counsel, the alien may not submit paperwork to abandon lawful permanent resident status or to withdraw an application for admission. 
 
The detention of an individual at a port of entry or a CBP or ICE facility shall (1) be limited to the briefest term and the least restrictive conditions necessary; and (2) include access to food, water, and restrooms.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2220
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Business records
Freedom of information
Trade secrets and economic espionage

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019

 
This bill limits the extent to which federal agencies may exempt information from requests to disclose agency records under the Freedom of Information Act, including prohibiting the withholding of a portion of an otherwise responsive record on the basis that the portion is nonresponsive.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
DONE Act

Bill: 116-s-2221
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Immigration status and procedures
Lawyers and legal services
Mental health
Public contracts and procurement
Sex offenses
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Detention Oversight, Not Expansion Act or the DONE Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using any federal funds to construct or expand immigration detention facilities and requires additional oversight of such facilities. 
 
The DHS Inspector General shall conduct various oversight activities into immigration detention facilities, including (1) periodic unannounced inspections; (2) audits to ensure compliance with various legal requirements; and (3) investigations into issues such as deaths in custody, detainee access to medical and mental health care, and sexual assault and harassment. DHS may not continue a contract with any facility deemed less than adequate in two of the most recent inspector general inspections, audits, or investigations. 
 
The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties within DHS shall (1) investigate civil rights and civil liberties complaints in immigration detention facilities, and (2) periodically release on a public website data about such complaints and investigations. 
 
The bill requires various reports to Congress, including a DHS plan for decreasing the number of immigration detention beds and implementing community-based alternatives to detention.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit the Export-Import Bank of the United States from providing financing to persons with seriously delinquent tax debt.

Bill: 116-s-2222
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Debt collection
Government lending and loan guarantees
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 
This bill prohibits the Export-Import Bank from providing financing to a person with seriously delinquent tax debt or for a project in which any participant has seriously delinquent tax debt.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
AIRWAVES Act

Bill: 116-s-2223
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Radio spectrum allocation
Rural conditions and development
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum Act or the AIRWAVES Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a bidding marketplace for the use of commercially licensed spectrum in lower-frequency bands and to make additional unlicensed spectrum available in higher-frequency bands.
 
From the proceeds of transactions conducted under the bill, 10% shall be allocated for the placement of wireless infrastructure in rural areas with limited or no wireless internet service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2224
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Higher education
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement officers
Personnel records
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to build a searchable database with certain information about each temporary foreign nonimmigrant worker. The database shall include information such as (1) each worker's age, gender, and country of origin; (2) the type of visa used and the status of such visa; (3) where each worker is employed; and (4) each worker's occupation and the compensation received. 
 
The database shall only be available to (1) law enforcement, (2) service providers to human trafficking victims, (3) worker protection organizations, and (4) entities agreeing to use the information only for research purposes. 
 
The bill expands existing reporting requirements related to temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers to include additional information such as (1) the 10 employers that hired the most temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers, and (2) the 10 occupations with the most temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate
BASIC Act

Bill: 116-s-2225
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Higher education
Housing and community development funding
Medicaid
Minority education
Poverty and welfare assistance
Research administration and funding
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Student records
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Basic Assistance for Students In College Act or the BASIC Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award planning and implementation grants to institutions of higher education in order to identify and meet the basic needs of students, including food, housing, transportation, and health care. ED must also implement an agreement to (1) share data with other federal agencies in order to identify students who may be eligible for certain federal benefits; and (2) coordinate efforts to enroll those students in federal benefits programs, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in Senate