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Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-784
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Abortion
Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Medical ethics
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Sex offenses
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for performing or attempting to perform an abortion if the probable post-fertilization age of the fetus is 20 weeks or more. 
A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both. 
The bill provides exceptions for an abortion (1) that is necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or (2) when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. A physician who performs or attempts to perform an abortion under an exception must comply with specified requirements. 
A woman who undergoes a prohibited abortion may not be prosecuted for violating or conspiring to violate the provisions of this bill.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
Planning for American Energy Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-785
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Coal
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
Manufacturing
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Planning for American Energy Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to develop and publish a quadrennial federal onshore energy production strategy for energy development and department resource allocation in order to promote the energy security and national security of the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
Education and Energy Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-786
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Department of the Treasury
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Energy revenues and royalties
Executive agency funding and structure
Higher education
Mining
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Education and Energy Act of 2019

 
This bill requires excess revenue from new mineral and geothermal leases to be provided to the counties in which the revenue is generated to supplement the education of students in kindergarten through grade 12 and to supplement public support of institutions of higher education. The bill applies to revenue from new leases that are in excess of the Congressional Budget Office's estimated revenue for the leases in the prior fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
SOAR Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-787
Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
District of Columbia
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

SOAR Reauthorization Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Program, which provides education funding for the District of Columbia, including for private school vouchers, public schools, and public charter schools.
 
The bill requires participating private schools to be fully accredited by (1) an accrediting body with jurisdiction in the District that is recognized by the Student and Visitor Exchange English Language Program administered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or (2) any international accrediting body designated by the Department of Education (ED).
 
The bill revises the manner in which tutoring services provided under the program are funded.
 
The bill revises several requirements concerning SOAR evaluations, including concerning (1) frequency; (2) ED's and the Institute of Education Sciences' duties; and (3) the issues to be evaluated, including high school and college performance measurements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act

Bill: 116-hr-788
Sponsor: Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural trade
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Fishes
Hunting and fishing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Seafood
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill revises provisions regarding shark conservation and fishery management.
 
The bill requires any country that seeks to import shark products into the United States to obtain a certification from the Department of Commerce that the country has a regulatory program in effect to provide for the conservation and management of sharks, including measures to prohibit the removal of any of the fins of a shark (including the tail).
 
Commerce must revise its regulations to include rays and skates as species that are subject to the Seafood Traceability Program. (The Seafood Traceability Program has data reporting and recordkeeping requirements at the time of entry for imported fish or fish products entered into U.S. commerce.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

Bill: 116-hr-789
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

 
This bill prohibits Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A "clean claim" is a Medicare claim that is free of defects such as incomplete documentation.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-24
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: 2019-01-24
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: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
End Government Shutdowns Act

Bill: 116-hr-791
Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12]
Introduced: 2019-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: 

End Government Shutdowns Act 

 
This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. 
 
For an initial 120-day period, the bill provides appropriations to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year. The bill reduces the continuing appropriations by 1% after the first 120-day period and by an additional 1% for each subsequent 90-day period until the applicable appropriations legislation is enacted. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Opportunities for Success Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-792
Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Congressional oversight
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational guidance
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Higher education
National and community service
Student aid and college costs
Temporary and part-time employment
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: 

Opportunities for Success Act of 2019

 
This bill permanently reauthorizes the Federal Work-Study Program and otherwise revises the program, including by allocating program funds to institutions of higher education based on the amount of Pell Grant funds received by each institution. 
 
It also establishes a pilot program that provides work-based learning opportunities for students who demonstrate exceptional financial need. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit the use of funds for the official travel of Members of Congress during any period in which a Government shutdown is in effect.

Bill: 116-hr-793
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional operations and organization
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for travel by a Member of Congress during any government shutdown, except for travel by a Member to the District of Columbia metropolitan area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Correct the Census Count Act

Bill: 116-hr-794
Sponsor: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional districts and representation
Correctional facilities and imprisonment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: 

Correct the Census Count Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce, beginning with the 2020 decennial census, to attribute an individual incarcerated in a correctional center to such individual's last place of residence before incarceration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Preserve Our Lakes and Keep Our Environment Safe Act

Bill: 116-hr-795
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2019-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Great Lakes
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Lakes and rivers
Marine pollution
Michigan
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Seashores and lakeshores
Transportation safety and security
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: 

Preserve Our Lakes and Keep Our Environment Safe Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct a study to determine the economic and environmental risks to the Great Lakes of oil or hazardous liquids spills or leaks from onshore, underwater pipeline facilities in the Straits of Mackinac.
 
In addition, DOT must evaluate the condition and structural integrity of the facilities.
 
DOT shall terminate operations of a facility upon a determination, based on such studies, that risk of hazard to life, property, or the environment warrants termination. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-01-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
End Government Shutdowns Act

Bill: 116-hr-797
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2019-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: 

End Government Shutdowns Act 

 
This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. 
 
 The bill provides appropriations at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-798
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2019-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: 

Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2019 

 
This bill exempts from the annual cap on nonimmigrant H-2B visas (temporary nonagricultural services) all returning workers who were already counted toward such cap during any of the preceding three fiscal years. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-799
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Appropriations
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: 

Federal Worker Credit Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill provides that, upon request by specified employees affected by the federal government shutdown that began on December 22, 2018, individuals are prohibited from reporting certain negative credit information to consumer reporting agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act

Bill: 116-hr-800
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: 

Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act

 
This bill provides additional criteria a federal financial supervisory agency may consider in its evaluation of a financial institution's community investment. Specifically, a financial institution's assistance to certain individuals affected by a federal government shutdown may be considered as part of such evaluation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Reserve Component Employer Incentive, Compensation, and Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-801
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2019-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: 

Reserve Component Employer Incentive, Compensation, and Relief Act of 201

9

 
This bill allows a tax credit for certain employers of reservists (i.e., members of the National Guard or a reserve component of the Armed Forces). 
 
The tax credit is equal to $1,000 for each reservist employed during the year, plus an additional amount that ranges from $3,000 to $10,000, depending on the number of days the reservist serves in the uniformed services during the year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Patriot Employer Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-802
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2019-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Labor standards
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: 

Patriot Employer Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill allows a Patriot employer a business-related tax credit equal to 10% of up to $15,000 of wages paid to any employee in a taxable year. 
 
The bill sets forth criteria for designation as a Patriot employer, including requirements that the employer
 
 
 maintain its headquarters in the United States and not expatriate to avoid payment of U.S. income taxes, 
 
 comply with the employer mandate to provide minimum essential health care coverage to its employees under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
 
 provide employees with paid sick leave or paid family and medical leave, 
 
 compensate at least 90% of its employees at an hourly rate that is at least 218% of the federal poverty level for an individual for the calendar year divided by 1,750 and provide at least 90% of its employees with a basic level of retirement benefits, 
 
 provide for differential wage payments to its employees who are members of the Uniformed Services, 
 
 have a written policy in place for the recruitment of employees who have served in the Uniformed Services or who are disabled, and
 
 increase the number of its employees performing substantially all of their services inside the United States to offset the number of employees who work outside the United States. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

Bill: 116-hr-803
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-01-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: 

Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act

 
This bill prohibits Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies. (A "clean claim" is a Medicare claim that is free of defects such as incomplete documentation.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-25
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: 2019-01-25
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: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Introduced in House