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Disaster Contract Transparency Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2421
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Government information and archives
Natural disasters
Public contracts and procurement
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

Disaster Contract Transparency Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the process for contracting following natural disasters.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) requires state and local governments to have advance contracts in place for debris removal services in order to be eligible for the public assistance grant program; and (2) limits Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reimbursement of debris removal to the lower of federal, state, or local contract rates.
 
The bill further requires FEMA to 
 
 
 penalize vendors for failing to adhere to pre-disaster contracts;
 
develop and implement clear rules regarding the oversight of debris removal contracts; 
 
develop a documented risk-based approach for grants that federal coordinating officers can use to determine appropriate cost-effective field presence required for debris removal oversight; and
 
 report to Congress annually detailing a comprehensive list of advance contracts and a review of the need for advance contracts that may be lacking for debris removal and other services.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Energy Grid Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2422
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Alternative and renewable resources
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government studies and investigations
Public utilities and utility rates
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

Clean Energy Grid Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to address the integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids. Clean distributed energy means energy (e.g., solar and wind energy) that is generated on or near customer sites and interconnected with the electric grid. Specifically, DOE must
 
 
study the status of integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids, 
 
identify issues requiring additional research or regulatory development, 
 
make grants for research proposals that address technical barriers identified in the study, 
 
establish and distribute to states best practices to encourage the integration of clean distributed energy into the grid, and 
 
convene a working group of stakeholders to address regulatory barriers to deployment of intelligent grid integration of clean distributed energy technologies. 

 
DOE may make grants to implement integration demonstration projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for purposes of the tax on private foundation excess business holdings to treat as outstanding any employee-owned stock purchased by a business enterprise pursuant to certain employee stock ownership retirement plans.

Bill: 116-s-2423
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Employee benefits and pensions
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude certain purchases of employee-owned stock from being considered as outstanding voting stock for the purpose of the tax on excess business holdings of a private foundation in a business enterprise. 
 
The bill applies to any voting stock that is (1) not readily tradable on an established securities market; (2) purchased by the business enterprise on or after January 1, 2005, from an employee stock ownership plan in which employees of the business enterprise participate, in connection with a distribution from the plan; and (3) held by the business enterprise as treasury stock, cancelled, or retired. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2424
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

EARLY Act Reauthorization of 2019

This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 programs that raise public awareness about breast health, educate health care providers to encourage early detection of breast cancer, and provide support for young women diagnosed with breast cancer. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
CHP Support Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2425
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Building construction
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Lighting, heating, cooling
Manufacturing
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

CHP Support Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill redesignates the Department of Energy's Clean Energy Application Centers as the CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program and reauthorizes the program through FY2024. The program (1) encourages deployment of combined heat and power, heat to power, and efficient district energy technologies; and (2) provides project specific support to building and industrial professionals through economic and engineering assessments and advisory activities.

action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

CHP Support Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill redesignates the Department of Energy's Clean Energy Application Centers as the CHP Technical Assistance Partnership Program and reauthorizes the program through FY2024. The program encourages deployment of combined heat and power, heat to power, and efficient district energy technologies. The program also provides project specific support to building and industrial professionals through economic and engineering assessments and advisory activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-28
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-209.
action_date: 2020-01-28
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-209.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 354.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-11-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-344.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish a new timeline for certain State implementation plan and attainment requirements for the Fairbanks North Star Borough of the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2426
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Alaska

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 
This bill establishes a new time line for certain state implementation plan and attainment requirements related to the national ambient air quality standard for PM2.5 (i.e., respirable particulate matter with diameters of 2.5 micrometers and under) for the Fairbanks North Star Borough of Alaska.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Women’s History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act

Bill: 116-s-2427
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Currency
Government studies and investigations
U.S. history
Voting rights
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

Women's History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act
 
 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue quarter-dollar coins in commemoration of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote. The design on the reverse of each coin shall be emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of a prominent woman who was a resident of a state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory. 
 
Such coins shall be issued in alphabetical order of the area represented, starting with the state of Alabama. 
 
Treasury shall
 
 
initiate a program to promote collection of the coins and recognition of their subjects, and 
 
strike and make available for sale silver bullion coins that are the exact duplicates of the coins. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2428
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Inflation and prices
Insurance industry and regulation
Medicaid
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 

2019

 
This bill modifies several provisions with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies) and other requirements under Medicare.
 
Among other things, the bill (1) expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies, which require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status; and (2) establishes an annual cost-sharing limit under Medicare of $5,500 beginning in 2022, with annual adjustments thereafter.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide an exemption from certain requirements for federally funded projects and activities in areas not in metropolitan statistical areas, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2430
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Historic sites and heritage areas
Regional and metropolitan planning

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 
This bill provides exemptions from environmental, endangered species, or historic preservation requirements for federally funded projects or activities that are not in metropolitan statistical areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Unwanted Calls for All Act

Bill: 116-s-2431
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

Stop Unwanted Calls for All Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue regulations requiring telephone companies to provide free, opt-out call-blocking programs to consumers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Station Agent in Every Amtrak State Act

Bill: 116-s-2432
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Railroads

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

Station Agent in Every Amtrak State Act

 
This bill requires the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to place at least one station agent in every state in which it operates.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2433
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Business investment and capital
Capital gains tax
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government studies and investigations
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Licensing and registrations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry.
 
Specifically, the bill allows companies engaged in the qualifying sale of a broadcast station to receive favorable tax treatment by electing nonrecognition of the gain or loss resulting from the sale. To qualify for this treatment, the sale must result in or preserve ownership of a broadcast station by socially disadvantaged individuals.
 
The bill also requires the FCC to foster investment in broadcast stations owned by socially disadvantaged individuals.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2434
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Crime prevention
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the National Criminal Justice Commission. The commission must conduct a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system; make recommendations for criminal justice reform; and disseminate findings and guidance to the federal government and to state, local, and tribal governments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
BASIC Act

Bill: 116-s-2435
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

Budgetary Accuracy in Scoring Interest Costs Act of 2019 or the BASIC Act

 
This bill requires cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation to include the costs of servicing the public debt. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S5315)
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2436
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Federal-Indian relations
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Military history
North Carolina
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Performance measurement
Public-private cooperation
South Carolina
State and local government operations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor in North Carolina and South Carolina. One of the purposes for the establishment of the corridor is for the conservation, promotion, and interpretation of the historic, cultural, and natural resources of the corridor.
 
The bill designates the University of South Carolina as the management entity for the corridor. The university shall prepare and submit a Corridor Management Action Plan for the corridor. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Support Working Families Act

Bill: 116-s-2437
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child care and development
Employee leave
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

Support Working Families Act

 
This bill allows a refundable tax credit for a parent who takes leave from employment after the birth or adoption of a child. To be eligible for the credit, the parent must have been employed and worked for a specified period and number of hours in that period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2438
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
HIV/AIDS
Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International organizations and cooperation
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Women's health
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

End Tuberculosis Now Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the President to establish new goals for U.S. efforts to cure and prevent all forms of tuberculosis by updating the United States Government Tuberculosis Strategy (2015-2019) and the National Action Plan for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. The President shall (1) coordinate with international organizations and partnerships such as the World Health Organization; and (2) provide bilateral assistance to support tuberculosis research, prevention, and treatment efforts.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall periodically report to the U.S. Agency for International Development and Congress on the impact of such bilateral assistance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2439
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Intellectual property
Labor standards
Licensing and registrations
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

Trademark Licensing Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes that licensing a trademark or trademark registration for use by a related company does not contribute to establishing an employment relationship between the licensor and the licensee, nor does a licensor's exercise of control over how the licensed trademark is used.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Qualified Health Savings Account Distribution Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2440
Sponsor: Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax exclusion
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

Qualified Health Savings Account Distribution Act of 2019

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the requirements for tax-preferred health accounts, to modify the rules for using a conversion or termination of a flexible spending account or a health reimbursement arrangement to establish a health savings account. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2441
Sponsor: Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 

Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2019

 
This bill permits individuals who are not enrolled in a high deductible health plan to participate in health savings accounts. It also increases the allowable amount of the deduction for contributions to such accounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to require the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a centralized website for compliance guides, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2442
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2019-08-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Small Business Administration
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: 
This bill requires the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman to create a website compiling small entity compliance guides and contact information for individuals who can assist small entities with each guide.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2019-08-01
text: Introduced in Senate