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Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act

Bill: 116-hr-2396
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Government trust funds
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Sales and excise taxes
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act

 
This bill provides a discretionary spending limit adjustment for full utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund to ensure that funds are used to support navigation and maintain federally authorized harbors.
 
The bill makes certain amounts in the trust fund available, without appropriation, to pay
 
 
100% of the eligible operations and maintenance costs of specified portions of the Saint Lawrence Seaway (a system of locks, canals, and channels in Canada and the United States that permits oceangoing vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes); and
 
up to 100% of the eligible operations and maintenance costs assigned to commercial navigation of all U.S. harbors and inland harbors.
 
 
The discretionary spending adjustment in a given fiscal year may not exceed the amount within the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund on the last day of the fiscal year that is two years prior to such fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Homes for Our Heroes Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2399
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional committees
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Health personnel
Housing supply and affordability
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Homes for Our Heroes Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress regarding public housing agencies for which vouchers for rental assistance were allocated. Additionally, the bill requires the VA to report on the medical centers of the VA to which funds were provided for case managers under the supported housing program, as well as other relevant information involving case management funding.
 
This bill also requires HUD and the VA to conduct a study to identify barriers to carrying out the supported housing program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
American Innovation Act

Bill: 116-hr-2400
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Defense spending
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Energy research
Executive agency funding and structure
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Science Foundation
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

American Innovation Act 

 
This bill requires certain adjustments to discretionary spending limits in FY2020-FY2024 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that perform basic science research. 
 
Adjustments are required for
 
 
the National Science Foundation, 
 
the Department of Energy Office of Science, 
 
Department of Defense science and technology programs, 
 
National Institute of Standards and Technology scientific and technical research and services, and 
 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate. 
 
 
The bill also requires annual appropriations during FY2020-FY2024 for each of the programs and agencies referenced in this bill to be at least the amount appropriated for FY2019. 
 
The bill exempts appropriations provided pursuant to this bill from sequestration. Sequestration 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: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2402
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing discrimination
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Fair and Equal Housing Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits discrimination, in the context of various housing practices, against individuals based on their sexual orientation or gender identity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Menstrual Hygiene Products in Federal Buildings Act

Bill: 116-hr-2403
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Menstrual Hygiene Products in Federal Buildings Act

 
This bill requires federal agencies to ensure that menstrual hygiene products are stocked in, and made available free of charge in, restrooms (except for those for use by men) in public buildings that are open to the public, including the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, and the U.S. Capitol and its associated buildings. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act

Bill: 116-hr-2407
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crime victims
Detention of persons
Foreign aid and international relief
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Palestinians
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Promoting Human Rights for Palestinian Children Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of certain foreign-assistance funds to support the military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill treatment of children in violation of international humanitarian law. The bill also prohibits such funds from being used to support certain practices against children, including torture, sensory deprivation, solitary confinement, and arbitrary detention. 
 
The bill also authorizes the Department of State to provide funding to nongovernmental organizations to (1) monitor and assess incidents of Palestinian children being subjected to Israeli military detention, and (2) provide treatment and rehabilitation for Palestinians under 21 years of age who have been subject to military detention as children.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E508-509)
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2408
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health technology, devices, supplies
Licensing and registrations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a specific benefit category (i.e., classification) for complex rehabilitation technology items under Medicare. 
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must set payment for such items in accordance with a specified methodology that includes certain clinical conditions and quality standards. The bill also excludes such items from Medicare's competitive acquisition program (in which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule).
 
The bill defines 
complex rehabilitation technology item
 to include complex rehabilitation manual and power wheelchairs, specialized seating and positioning items, and adaptive equipment such as standing frames and gait trainers, including associated accessories.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-30
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: 2019-04-30
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: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

Bill: 116-hr-2409
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Rural conditions and development
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

 
This bill requires the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.

action_date: 2019-07-09
text: 

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

 
This bill requires the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 7 (Roll no. 433). (text: CR H5285)
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 7 (Roll no. 433).(text: CR H5285)
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5288-5289)
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2409.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5285-5287)
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
REDEEM Act

Bill: 116-hr-2410
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employee hiring
Evidence and witnesses
Food assistance and relief
Government studies and investigations
Judicial procedure and administration
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Licensing and registrations
Mental health
Personnel records
Poverty and welfare assistance
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Record Expungement Designed to Enhance Employment Act of 2019 or the REDEEM Act 

 
This bill establishes processes for the sealing and expungement of criminal records related to nonviolent offenses. It also generally prohibits room confinement (i.e., solitary confinement) for juveniles, restores access to specified federal benefits for individuals convicted of certain drug-related offenses, and directs the Department of Justice to take specified actions with respect to criminal records.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Tobacco to 21 Act

Bill: 116-hr-2411
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Tobacco to 21 Act 

 
This bill prohibits the sale of tobacco products to (1) anyone under the age of 21, or (2) anyone under the age of 30 without photo identification of the purchaser's age.
 
The Food and Drug Administration must enforce this prohibition by, for example, conducting undercover compliance checks, performing retailer inspections, and initiating enforcement actions for noncompliance.
 
The bill establishes penalties for violations.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2412
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Congressional oversight
Egypt
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress within 60 days indicating (1) whether the Muslim Brotherhood meets the criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization; and (2) if not, which criteria have not been met.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2413
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Nicaragua
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes that Nicaragua shall be treated as a designated temporary protected status (TPS) country for 18 months from the enactment of this bill. (TPS is available to nationals of certain designated countries, and such aliens shall have work authorization and not be removed from the United States while the status is in effect.)
 
A Nicaraguan national shall be eligible for such status under this bill if the individual has been continuously physically present in the United States since the bill's enactment, meets the admissibility standards generally applicable to TPS aliens, and registers for such status with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS shall grant a TPS alien prior consent to temporarily travel abroad for emergency and extenuating consequences beyond the alien's control, and the alien shall retain such status upon return. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act.

Bill: 116-hr-2414
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Arizona
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Higher education
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Policy sciences
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 
This bill revises provisions governing the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. Among other things, the foundation (1) provides outreach regarding the environment, public lands, and natural resources; (2) develops resources to train professionals in the environmental field and Native American and Alaska Native professionals in health care and public policy; and (3) supports the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.
 
This bill reauthorizes the institute through FY2023 and renames the institute as the John S. McCain III United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.
 
Finally, the bill requires the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior to audit the foundation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House