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Break the Cycle of Violence Act

Bill: 116-hr-4836
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Community life and organization
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Housing and community development funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Break the Cycle of Violence Act

 
This bill authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives.
 
Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence.
 
Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Savings Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-4837
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alcoholic beverages
Government studies and investigations
Insects
Lighting, heating, cooling
Mental health
Political movements and philosophies
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Taxpayer Savings Improvement Act

 
This bill prohibits federal agencies from using funds for grants that would fund a study on (1) the history of wine in countries outside of the United States, (2) whether insects are attracted to artificial light, or (3) the levels of stress on humans when discussing politics in social situations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

Bill: 116-hr-4838
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

SOS: Sustaining Outpatient Services Act

 
This bill allows for payment under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services of certain items and services that are furnished at off-campus outpatient departments. Specifically, the bill allows for payment of items and services for which payments to physician specialists (under the Medicare physician fee schedule) did not exceed $2 million during the previous year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-23
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: 2019-10-23
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: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Caring Homes and Improved Lives for Dependents (CHILD) Act

Bill: 116-hr-4839
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Family services
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Caring Homes and Improved Lives for Dependents (CHILD) Act

 
This bill requires states to consider foster family homes or cottage homes to be the least restrictive setting for children who have attained six years of age and have been removed from their homes, if suitable relatives or other designated caregivers are not available. A cottage home is a residential operation
 
 
 in which not more than 12 children reside; 
 
 that implements a trauma-informed treatment plan for its residents; 
 
 that involves family members of a child in the treatment for the child, and maintains contact with the family of the child, if available and if the involvement is clinically appropriate for the well-being of the child; 
 
 that is licensed by the state where it is located; and 
 
 that is accredited.
 
 
The bill makes cottage homes eligible for foster care maintenance payments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Prudential Regulator Oversight Act

Bill: 116-hr-4841
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Prudential Regulator Oversight Act 

 
This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration to report semiannually and testify annually on their supervisory and regulatory responsibilities and activities. 

action_date: 2020-01-13
text: 

Prudential Regulator Oversight Act 

 
This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration to report semiannually and testify annually on their supervisory and regulatory responsibilities and activities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-14
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-01-13
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-01-13
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H189-190)
action_date: 2020-01-13
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H189-190)
action_date: 2020-01-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4841.
action_date: 2020-01-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H189-192)
action_date: 2020-01-13
text: Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 55 - 0.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
EXPO Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4842
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
Human trafficking
Labor standards
Middle East
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
United Arab Emirates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Expositions Provide Opportunities Act of 2019 or EXPO Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to provide funds for a pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Before providing such funds, the State Department shall report to Congress on various related topics, including the source of such funds, an analysis of the human rights record of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and a certification that each entity receiving such funds is not violating UAE labor laws or utilizing a victim of trafficking.

action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 

Expositions Provide Opportunities Act of 2019 or EXPO Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to provide funds for a pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Before providing such funds, the State Department shall notify Congress. The notification shall contain information on various related topics, including the source of such funds, an analysis of the human rights record of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and a certification that each entity receiving such funds is not (1) in violation of UAE labor laws, (2) utilizing a victim of trafficking, or (3) in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws.
 
The funds shall be made available on a cost-matching basis from sources other than the U.S. government, to the maximum extent practicable. 
 
The State Department shall report to Congress within 180 days after the opening of the pavilion on (1) the number of participating U.S. businesses, and (2) the amount and source of any obtained matching funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291.
action_date: 2019-11-05
text: Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8585)
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8585)
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4842.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8585-8587)
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Mr. Phillips moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Susan Harwood Training Grant Program Authorization Act

Bill: 116-hr-4843
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Susan Harwood Training Grant Program Authorization Act

 
This bill establishes a Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. Under the program, the Department of Labor must award grants to (1) provide training and education programs for employers and workers on the recognition, avoidance, and prevention of safety and health hazards in workplaces; and (2) inform workers of their rights and employers of their responsibilities under requirements governing occupational safety and health.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
To remove the authorized purpose of maintaining water supply for agricultural uses for the project for Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas, Florida.

Bill: 116-hr-4844
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations
Florida
Lakes and rivers
Water use and supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 
This bill prohibits maintaining water supply for agricultural uses from being an authorized purpose of the project for Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee drainage areas in Florida.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
National Lighthouse Center and Museum Act

Bill: 116-hr-4845
Sponsor: Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Business records
Congressional oversight
Federally chartered organizations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Marine and inland water transportation
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Navigation, waterways, harbors
New York City
Research administration and funding
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

National Lighthouse Center and Museum Act

 
This bill grants a federal charter to the National Lighthouse Center and Museum. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Fair Opportunities for Seniors Act

Bill: 116-hr-4846
Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Employment and training programs
National and community service
State and local government operations
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Fair Opportunities for Seniors Act

 
This bill gives priority, for purposes of certain grant programs that support the employment of older adults, to seniors who have been recently incarcerated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Global Health Act

Bill: 116-hr-4847
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
HIV/AIDS
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
International organizations and cooperation
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Global Health Act

 
This bill establishes various bodies and positions related to U.S. global health activities.
 
The President shall establish the U.S. Global Health Commission, which shall (1) develop and periodically report to Congress a Unified Global Health Strategy; (2) recommend improvements to ensure that U.S. global health efforts have the greatest possible impact; (3) advise various bodies, including the National Security Council, on global health issues; and (4) facilitate cooperation from nongovernmental entities, including in academia and the private sector. 
 
The President shall establish the Interagency Global Health Committee to implement the Unified Global Health Strategy. The committee's duties shall include developing a five-year plan for implementing the strategy and coordinating U.S. government global health assistance efforts.
 
The bill establishes the U.S. Global Health Attache Program, to be managed by the Department of Health and Human Services. Each attache shall (1) serve as senior health advisor to the U.S. mission in the country or region where the attache is posted, (2) oversee and coordinate the U.S. health development plan for that country or region, and (3) represent the U.S. government in health matters. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Better Education and Skills Training for America’s Workforce Act

Bill: 116-hr-4848
Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Income tax credits
Labor-management relations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Better Education and Skills Training for America's Workforce Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for (1) qualified training expenses paid with respect to U.S.-based positions for job trainees who have been unemployed for at least 90 days before enrolling in a training program and have not been employed by the taxpayer during the two-year period before the trainee was hired, and (2) investment in a qualified job training partnership between a private business and an institution of higher education or a labor organization. 
 
The bill defines "qualified training expenses" as an eligible trainee's qualified tuition costs, which may include costs for books and enrollment in a training program at an institution of higher education that may include a single course, multiple courses, or a combination of work training and study and that is reasonably necessary for employment with the taxpayer. It terminates the credit for qualified training expenses of job trainees after December 31, 2030.
 
The bill also (1) requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a Qualified Job Training Partnership program to consider and award certifications for qualified investments eligible for credits to qualified job training partnerships, and (2) authorizes Treasury to make grants to individuals who make an investment in a qualified job training partnership, in lieu of a tax credit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Upward Mobility Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-4849
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Upward Mobility Enhancement Act

 
This bill increases the maximum amount of the tax exclusion for employer-provided educational assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Biologic Patent Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-4850
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Biological and life sciences
Genetics
Government information and archives
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Biologic Patent Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the holder of a license to market a biologic drug to disclose all patents believed to be covering that drug. The bill also directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make such information publicly available. (Biologics are drugs produced through natural processes or isolated from natural sources.)
 
The holder of a market approval license for a biologic product shall submit a list to HHS of all patents that the holder reasonably believes would be infringed by an unauthorized person making, using, offering to sell, selling, or importing that product. The license holder shall update HHS as to any relevant patents granted after the initial submission and as to listed patents that were later invalidated or rendered unenforceable.
 
If a patent that should have been listed was not timely disclosed to HHS, the patent holder may not sue for infringement of that patent.
 
HHS shall publish an easily searchable list of all biologics that have received market approval or for which an application for approval has been filed. The list shall contain information including (1) the official and proprietary name of the product, (2) the patents the license holder has listed under this bill, (3) whether various market exclusivity periods apply to the product, and (4) information about whether the product is interchangeable with another biologic product. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2019-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House