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AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-732
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crimes against children
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency communications systems
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Missing persons
Right of privacy
Transportation safety and security
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 

AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019

 
This bill makes several modifications to the AMBER Alert grant program, including to make all U.S. territories eligible for grants.
 
Additionally, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 AMBER Alert grants for notification and communication systems along highways.

action_date: 2020-11-16
text: 

AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019

 
This bill makes several modifications to the AMBER Alert grant program, including to make all U.S. territories eligible for grants.
 
Additionally, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 AMBER Alert grants for notification and communication systems along highways.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2020-11-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6717-6718)
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6717-6718)
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6717-6718)
action_date: 2020-11-16
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6717-6718)
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-733
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Consumer affairs
Financial crises and stabilization
Financial services and investments
Government lending and loan guarantees
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill allows a money market fund, under specified conditions, to elect to operate using a different method of valuation than is otherwise required. A money market fund that elects to do so shall not be subject to specified requirements related to the imposition of liquidity fees.
 
Certain federal assistance may not be provided directly to any money market fund. This limitation on federal assistance must be disclosed in a money market's advertising and sales literature.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act

Bill: 116-s-735
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act 

 
This bill expands the disclosure requirements for certain tax-exempt organizations. 
 
This bill requires the annual tax return information for tax-exempt organizations and deferred compensation plans to be made available to the public at no charge and in an open structured data format that is processable by computers, with the information easy to find, access, reuse, and download in bulk. 
 
The bill also requires the disclosure of the names and addresses of contributors of $5,000 or more to tax-exempt organizations that participate or intervene in political campaigns on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state.

Bill: 116-s-736
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2019-03-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
First Amendment rights
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: 

Constitutional Amendment 

 
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment declaring that (1) the rights enumerated in the Constitution and other rights retained by the people are the rights of natural persons and not corporate entities, and (2) corporate entities are subject to regulation consistent with the powers of Congress and the states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.

Bill: 116-s-738
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Elementary and secondary education
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Preschool education
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 
This bill requires that the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses be made eligible for support under the E-Rate program, which allots broadband discounts to schools and libraries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1794; text: CR S1794)
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-739
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Civil actions and liability
Due process and equal protection
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal-Indian relations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Legal fees and court costs
Postal service
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. Changes made by the bill include the following:
 
 
expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies,
 
increasing polling site accessibility, 
 
providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general,
 
requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place, 
 
validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering, and
 
expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility. 
 
 
The bill also establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act

Bill: 116-s-740
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Minority health
Neurological disorders
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to public and nonprofit private health care providers to expand training and support services for families and caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-741
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Drug therapy
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019

 
This bill requires health plans that cover anticancer medications administered by a health care provider to provide no less favorable cost sharing for patient-administered anticancer medications. This requirement applies to medications that are (1) approved by the Food and Drug Administration; (2) medically necessary for the cancer treatment; and (3) clinically appropriate in terms of type, frequency, extent site, and duration.
To comply with this requirement, health plans may not, with respect to anticancer medications (1) change or replace benefits to increase out-of-pocket costs, (2) reclassify benefits to increase costs, or (3) apply more restrictive limitations to orally administered medications than to intravenously administered or injected medications.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Children Through Eliminating Visa Loopholes Act

Bill: 116-s-742
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Human trafficking
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Marriage and family status
Sex offenses
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Protecting Children Through Eliminating Visa Loopholes Act

 
This bill requires an alien who seeks to qualify for a nonimmigrant visa as the fiance or spouse of a U.S. citizen to be at least 18 years old, and the sponsoring U.S. citizen must also be at least 18 years old. The bill also establishes that the terms &quot;spouse,&quot; &quot;wife,&quot; and &quot;husband&quot; shall not apply to any individual less than 18 years old for the purposes of the immigration and nationality laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Climate Security Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-745
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Aquatic ecology
Arctic and polar regions
Atmospheric science and weather
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Conflicts and wars
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Ecology
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Fires
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Military operations and strategy
Military readiness
Natural disasters
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Transportation safety and security
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Climate Security Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes various positions and duties related to climate change in the foreign policy context. 
 
The President shall appoint a Climate Security Envoy within the Department of State. The envoy shall develop, implement, and encourage other countries to support a climate security policy to (1) enhance resilience to the effects of climate change to reduce the risk of conflict and instability, (2) evaluate the risks to regions and countries that are vulnerable to climate change and are strategically significant to the United States, and (3) coordinate the integration of climate risk assessments into foreign-assistance decisions.
 
The President shall periodically evaluate global climate disruptions, including by analyzing (1) the intensity and frequency of natural disasters, (2) the scarcity of resources including fresh water, (3) food and energy insecurities, and (4) how such conditions contribute to conflict and instability.
 
The State Department shall designate a Special Representative for the Arctic, whose duties shall include (1) formulating U.S. policy related to resolving international disputes in the Arctic, and (2) acting as the U.S. representative in discussions with other countries on Arctic-related issues.
 
The bill establishes that whistleblower protections shall apply to individuals reporting on what they reasonably believe to be a deliberate manipulation, removal, or misjudgment of information critical to national security assessment and planning.
 
The President shall ensure that drafts and final reports related to federal climate security research are publicly available. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-746
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Department of Veterans Affairs Website Accessibility Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress regarding the accessibility of VA websites (including attached files and web-based applications) to individuals with disabilities. The report shall identify websites, files, and applications that are not accessible to such individuals and include the VA's plan to make each of them accessible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-748
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 
This bill extends to minors (ages 12&#8211;16) privacy protections previously applicable only to children (ages 0&#8211;12) and otherwise establishes greater online privacy protections for children and minors.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits an operator of a website, online service, online application, or mobile application directed to a child or minor with constructive knowledge the user is a child or minor from collecting the user's personal information without
 
 
providing notice and obtaining consent,
 
providing a parent or minor with certain information upon request,
 
conditioning participation by a user on the provision of personal information,
 
establishing and maintaining reasonable procedures to protect the personal information collected from users. 
 
 
The bill also prohibits targeted marketing directed to a child or directed to a minor without the minor's consent. 
 
The bill further outlines a set of principles governing how operators should collect and use personal information, as well as provide information to a parent or minor. A parent or minor must be able to challenge the accuracy of personal information, and an operator must provide for the erasure or correction of inaccurate personal information. Operators must also implement mechanisms for the erasure or elimination of personal information at the request of users and make users aware of such mechanisms.
 
Moreover, the bill prohibits the sale of internet-connected devices targeted to children and minors unless they meet certain cybersecurity and data security standards, and it requires manufacturers of such devices to display a privacy dashboard detailing how personal information is collected and used.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
PACE Act

Bill: 116-s-749
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child care and development
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Promoting Affordable Childcare for Everyone Act or the PACE Act 

 
This bill modifies the tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (known as the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit) to (1) make the credit refundable, (2) increase the rate for the credit, and (3) require the dollar amounts for such credit to be adjusted for inflation after 2019. 
 
The bill also increases the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance which may be excluded from the gross income of an employee and requires the increased exclusion amount to be adjusted for inflation after 2020. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-750
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Economic development
Financial services and investments
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 201

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This bill makes the new markets tax credit permanent. It also modifies the credit to (1) provide for an inflation adjustment to the limitation amount for the credit after 2018, and (2) allow an offset against the alternative minimum tax for the credit (determined with respect to qualified equity investments initially made after 2018). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Journalist Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-751
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
News media and reporting
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Journalist Protection Act

 
This bill establishes new criminal offenses for intentional acts (or attempts to commit acts) that cause bodily injury to a journalist.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
PREP Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-752
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Minority education
Performance measurement
Preschool education
School administration
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Preparing and Retaining Education Professionals Act of 2019 or the PREP Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes and revises certain grant programs to address shortages of teachers and school leaders (e.g., principals) in elementary and secondary schools, including shortages in rural areas and related to specific positions (e.g., special education and English language instruction).
 
First, the bill makes permanent and otherwise revises the Teacher Quality Partnership program (which provides grants to improve the quality of teachers and enhance professional development activities). It revises the program to, among other things (1) expand the purpose of grants to include the recruitment of well-prepared individuals, including individuals from underrepresented populations, into the teacher and school leadership force; (2) include training and professional development opportunities for school leaders; and (3) establish a grant program to address workforce shortages or increase workforce diversity.
 
Next, the bill makes permanent and otherwise revises the Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program (which provides grants to establish teacher preparation programs at minority-serving institutions). It allows grants to be used for school leader preparation programs.
 
Additionally, it aligns activities within teacher preparation programs at predominantly Black institutions and Native American-serving nontribal institutions with certain changes made to the Teacher Quality Partnership program.
 
It permanently reauthorizes the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement program (which provides grants to improve science and engineering education at predominantly minority institutions).
 
Finally, it provides annual funding beginning in FY2020 to historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions for grant programs (e.g., teacher preparation). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1795)
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-753
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 

2019

 
This bill deems an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital as an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in Senate