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Protecting United States Businesses Abroad Act

Bill: 116-hr-2167
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Business ethics
Congressional oversight
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Intergovernmental relations
Sanctions
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

Protecting United States Businesses Abroad Act

 
This bill authorizes the President to impose visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals or entities that engage in certain forms of corruption, expropriation, or extortion to the detriment of a U.S. person or entity that has made an investment in a foreign country. Some of the actions subject to sanctions include (1) using state authority to extort payments from or intimidate such a U.S. investor, (2) expropriating the assets of a U.S. investor without just compensation, and (3) engaging in extortion or threatening force against a U.S. investor.
 
The President shall report to Congress on sanctions imposed under this bill.
 
The Department of State shall develop and report to Congress a strategy to coordinate U.S. government efforts to protect such U.S. investors from corruption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3240)
action_date: 2019-04-09
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: 2019-04-09
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: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
REAL Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2168
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Education programs funding
Higher education
Sex offenses
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

Restoring Education And Learning Act of 2019 or the REAL Act of 2019

 
This bill restores Pell Grant eligibility for individuals incarcerated in a federal or state penal institution and for sex offenders subject to civil commitment following incarceration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Rent Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2169
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Housing supply and affordability
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

Rent Relief Act of 201

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This bill allows a refundable tax credit for individuals who pay rent for a principal residence that exceeds 30% of the individual's gross income for the taxable year. 
 
The amount of the credit ranges from 25% to 100% of the excess rent, depending on the gross income of the taxpayer. The credit is not available for taxpayers with gross income that exceeds $100,000 ($125,000 for a taxpayer whose principal residence is located in a high-cost area, as defined by the bill). Rent that exceeds 100% of the small area fair market rent (including the utility allowance) for the residence may not be taken into account for the purpose of determining the amount of the credit. 
 
For individuals who reside in government-subsidized housing, the bill allows a credit equal to 1/12 of the rent paid by the taxpayer (and not subsidized under the program) during the year with respect to the residence. 
 
The Department of the Treasury must establish a program for making advance payments of the credit on a monthly basis. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Vehicle Innovation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2170
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Air quality
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Manufacturing
Materials
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Oil and gas
Performance measurement
Public transit
Research and development
Solid waste and recycling
Technology assessment
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

Vehicle Innovation Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes appropriations through FY2024 to the Department of Energy (DOE) for research, development, engineering, demonstration, and commercial application of innovative vehicle technologies.
 
Among other things, the bill requires DOE to 
 
 
conduct a program on materials, technologies, and processes with the potential to substantially reduce or eliminate petroleum use and the emissions of U.S. passenger and commercial vehicles, including in the areas of natural gas and hydrogen vehicle technologies, electrification of vehicle systems, and hydraulic hybrid technologies; 
 
implement a program of advanced vehicle manufacturing technologies and practices, including innovative processes to increase the production rate and decrease the cost of advanced battery and fuel cell manufacturing; and 
 
seek opportunities to leverage resources and support initiatives of state and local governments in developing and promoting advanced vehicle technologies, manufacturing, and infrastructure.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure that certain TRICARE beneficiaries who reside in Puerto Rico may enroll in TRICARE Prime, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2171
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Public contracts and procurement
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to ensure that TRICARE beneficiaries whose health benefits are provided under contract, other than certain Medicare-eligible beneficiaries, may enroll in the TRICARE Prime managed care option in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, beginning not later than January 1, 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals.

Bill: 116-hr-2172
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 
This bill establishes a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage of 100% with respect to a U.S. territory's use of specified federal funds to provide covered drugs to low-income individuals who are eligible for the Medicare prescription drug benefit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reserve EB-5 visas each fiscal year for investors in new commercial enterprises in areas with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President.

Bill: 116-hr-2173
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Disaster relief and insurance
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 
This bill reserves a certain number of EB-5 visas (immigrant investors) for immigrants who invest in a new commercial enterprise that will create employment in an area where the President has declared a major disaster. For a period of three fiscal years starting from the fiscal year in which a disaster has been declared, 100 such visas must be reserved for each fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
To remove fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System and to make flood control the highest priority of authorized purposes of such system, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2174
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aquatic ecology
Army Corps of Engineers
Dams and canals
Fishes
Floods and storm protection
Government information and archives
Missouri River
Water storage
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

This bill addresses the management of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System. Specifically, it designates flood control as the highest priority of the system. The system may not be managed for the protection of fish and wildlife.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Stop Harmful Adolescent Marriage Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2175
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Marriage and family status

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

Stop Harmful Adolescent Marriage Act of 2019

 
This bill amends the definitions of the terms &quot;spouse,&quot; &quot;wife,&quot; and &quot;husband&quot; to exclude any individual under the age of 18 for immigration law purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2176
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Corporate finance and management
Department of the Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Financial services and investments
Securities
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2019

 
This bill generally separates the activities of commercial banks and investment banks. 
Specifically, the bill prohibits an insured depository institution from affiliating with any person or firm engaged principally in, among other things, issuing or selling stocks, bonds, notes, or other securities. 
Officers, directors and employees of securities firms are prohibited from simultaneously serving as an officer, director, or employee of a depository institution, except in specified circumstances.
 
No entity issuing or selling stocks, bonds, or other securities may engage in the business of receiving deposits, which includes the establishment and maintenance of transaction accounts.
 
The bill declares that Congress ratifies the interpretation by the Supreme Court in 
Investment Company Institute v. Camp 
(ICI) of specified statutory language regarding permissible activities of banks and securities firms. It further declares that the reasoning of the Court in that case shall continue to apply to the limitations placed upon security affiliations as enacted by this bill. No federal banking agency or federal court shall issue an interpretation regarding such security affiliations that is narrower than that of the Court in ICI.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E448)
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2177
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 201

9

 
This bill modifies the requirements for health savings accounts (HSAs) to treat membership in a tax-exempt health care sharing ministry as coverage under a high deductible health plan for purposes of the tax deduction for contributions to an HSA. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

Bill: 116-hr-2178
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Cancer
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Medicare
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

 
This bill exempts individuals with metastatic breast cancer from certain waiting periods for disability insurance benefits under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program and related Medicare coverage. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-2179
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against property
Firearms and explosives
Sports and recreation facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

Federal Firearms Licensee Protection Act

 
This bill modifies provisions related to theft of firearms.
 
Under current law, it is unlawful to steal a firearm from a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, or from their business premises. This bill broadens the scope of unlawful conduct to also prohibit stealing a firearm from a gun range that rents firearms or a shooting club. 
 
An attempt to commit an offense is subject to the same penalties as a substantive offense. The bill modifies these penalties by increasing the maximum prison term. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Domenic and Ed’s Law

Bill: 116-hr-2180
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

Domenic and Ed's Law

 
This bill revises the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to discharge the liability on loans that parents incurred on behalf of a student who (1) has become permanently and totally disabled, or (2) is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to a physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or has lasted or is expected to last continuously for at least 60 months. Under current law, ED is required to discharge the loans to parents if the student dies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Access to Birth Control Act

Bill: 116-hr-2182
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Family planning and birth control
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

Access to Birth Control Act

 
This bill requires pharmacies to comply with certain requirements related to providing contraceptives. For example, a pharmacy must provide a customer with a requested contraceptive without delay if it is in stock and must ensure that customers are not intimidated, threatened, or harassed with respect to their requests for contraceptives. 

 
The bill establishes civil penalties and a private cause of action for violations of the bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
State Flexibility and Patient Choice Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2183
Sponsor: Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

State Flexibility and Patient Choice Act of 2019

 
This bill revises the procedures for states to waive certain federal health insurance requirements and implement state-administered health insurance programs. Specifically, the bill revises the affordability requirement to allow states to provide coverage of comparable affordability to what is available through the federal health insurance exchange.
 
 Further, the reviewing agencies may consider the budgetary impact of a state waiver program on other federal programs (e.g., Medicaid) when determining whether the waiver application would increase the federal deficit. Additionally, the bill applies the budget-neutrality requirement over the term of the waiver period.
 
 States may certify that a governor has the authority to apply for a waiver under current state law, as an alternative to referencing a specific state statute. The bill also provides expedited review and approval of state applications that are substantially similar to a waiver program that already has been approved.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-09
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: 2019-04-09
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: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
Reach Every Veteran in Crisis Act

Bill: 116-hr-2184
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2019-04-09 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Mental health
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Television and film
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: 

Reach Every Veteran in Crisis Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish measurable targets to evaluate the effectiveness of the VA's mental health and suicide prevention media outreach campaigns.
 
The VA must also establish a process to oversee such outreach campaigns that includes a delineation of the roles of officials in leadership and contract oversight positions within the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention of the Veterans Health Administration.
 
Finally, the VA must ensure that each contract entered into for the development of such outreach campaigns includes a requirement that the contractor track and report on the established metrics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3349-3350)
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-09
text: Introduced in House