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Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3778
Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Minority health
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: 

Cady Housh and Gemesha Thomas Student Suicide Prevention Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes through FY2025, and otherwise revises, grants administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support youth suicide early-intervention and prevention strategies. Specifically, the bill requires SAMHSA to award a portion of such grants for statewide training programs on emotional well-being, mental health, and suicide awareness and prevention for elementary and secondary school students and staff. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-07-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3779
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2019-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
American Samoa
Caribbean area
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Floods and storm protection
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Guam
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Infrastructure development
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Lakes and rivers
Land use and conservation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Natural disasters
Northern Mariana Islands
Roads and highways
Seashores and lakeshores
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Virgin Islands
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: 

Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into agreements with any state or Indian tribal government to make capitalization grants for the establishment of hazard mitigation revolving loan funds.
 
 Such funds shall provide funding assistance to local governments to carry out projects to reduce disaster risk in order to decrease the loss of life and property, the cost of insurance claims, and federal disaster payments.

action_date: 2020-09-04
text: 

Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to enter into agreements with any state or Indian tribal government to make capitalization grants for the establishment of hazard mitigation revolving loan funds.
 
 Such funds shall provide assistance to local governments to carry out projects to reduce disaster risks for homeowners, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and communities in order to decrease the loss of life and property, the cost of insurance claims, and federal disaster payments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 389.
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-486.
action_date: 2020-09-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-486.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Patients and Doctors from Unlawful Robocalls Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3780
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2019-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Consumer affairs
Crime prevention
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Intergovernmental relations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: 

Protecting Patients and Doctors from Unlawful Robocalls Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Hospital Robocall Protection Group to develop best practices for combating unlawful robocalls made to hospitals and to devise strategies for hospitals to protect themselves from such calls. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3781
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
Introduced: 2019-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Insurance industry and regulation
Life, casualty, property insurance
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: 

Improving National Safety by Updating the Required Amount of Insurance Needed by Commercial Motor Vehicles per Event (INSURANCE) Act of 2019

 
This bill increases the minimum level of insurance required for motor carriers transporting property.
 
The Department of Transportation must adjust the minimum insurance requirement every five years to account for inflation relating to medical care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E930)
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Family Caregivers Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3782
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2019-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Child care and development
Disability and paralysis
Family services
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: 

Supporting Family Caregivers Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Administration on Aging to provide technical assistance related to, and report specified information on, caregiver assessments, which gather information related to a caregiver's specific needs, barriers, and existing supports. State programs on aging may use these assessments to inform the services provided to support caregivers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Air Ambulance Affordability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3784
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2019-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Aviation and airports
Department of Health and Human Services
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Inflation and prices
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: 

Air Ambulance Affordability Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes requirements for health insurance plans and air ambulance service providers with respect to payments for air ambulance services provided to insurance plan holders with emergency medical conditions. First, a health plan must impose no more than the in-network rate for air ambulance services even if the provider of such services is out-of-network. The cost-sharing responsibility of the plan holder also must be the same as if the services were provided in-network and must count toward the plan holder&rsquo;s deductible.
 
Further, the health plan must reimburse the air ambulance provider for such services in the amount under applicable state laws for determining medical service rates or, in the absence thereof, a commercially reasonable amount as determined by a certified independent dispute resolution process.
 
Additionally, out-of-network air ambulance service providers are subject to civil penalties if such a provider holds a plan holder liable for any amount above the plan holder&rsquo;s cost-sharing responsibility based on the appropriate determined rate for the service, unless the provider obtains informed written consent from the plan holder.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Federal Officials Residency Equality Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3785
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
District of Columbia
Federal district courts
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement officers
State and local courts

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: 

District of Columbia Federal Officials Residency Equality Act of 2019

 
This bill requires U.S. district and circuit court judges, U.S. attorneys, and U.S. marshals who are appointed to serve in the District of Columbia to be residents of the District of Columbia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E927)
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Reform Act

Bill: 116-hr-3786
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2019-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Debt collection
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
School administration
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: 

Student Loan Reform Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to carry out a program that allows participating institutions of higher education (IHEs) to cosign certain Federal Direct Loans made to its enrolled students.
 
An IHE that participates in the program assumes the obligation to repay the outstanding balance of principal and interest due on the loan over 10 years if the borrower defaults on the loan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act

Bill: 116-hr-3787
Sponsor: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2019-07-16 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Federal-Indian relations
Intergovernmental relations
Public-private cooperation
Research and development
State and local government operations
Terrorism
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: 

DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a DHS official as the Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Coordinator to coordinate with relevant DHS offices and components on the development of policies and plans to counter threats associated with UAS (i.e., drones).
 
The coordinator shall serve as the principal DHS official for disseminating information regarding counter-UAS technology to the private sector.

action_date: 2019-12-18
text: 

DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a DHS official as the Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Coordinator to coordinate with relevant DHS offices and components, including the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Privacy Office and other relevant federal agencies, on the development of policies and plans to counter threats associated with UAS (i.e., drones).
 
The coordinator shall serve as the principal DHS official for disseminating information regarding counter-UAS technology to the private sector.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 283.
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-356.
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-356.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability Discharged.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Introduced in House
VA Child Care Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3788
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2019-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Crimes against children
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Sex offenses
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: 

VA Child Care Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from making payments to any child care center, child care agency, or child care provider that employs an individual who has been charged with a sex crime, a crime involving a child victim, a violent crime, or a drug felony. The bill allows the VA to make payments if such an individual has been suspended from contact with children until the case is resolved.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-10
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-08-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House
IoT Readiness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3789
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Radio spectrum allocation
Technology assessment
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: 

IoT Readiness Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to ascertain the amount of spectrum necessary to meet rising demand by studying the growing usage of Internet of Things devices, which use a network to communicate and share data with other devices, and devices that utilize 5G networks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Residential Recovery Zone Act

Bill: 116-hr-3790
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2019-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Business records
Capital gains tax
Credit and credit markets
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic development
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax credits
Income tax deferral
Natural disasters
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: 

Residential Recovery Zone Act

 
This bill allows a new tax credit for the purchase of a principal residence in a residential recovery zone. The credit is equal to 10% of the purchase price of the residence, which may not exceed $1.5 million. The dollar amount of the credit is limited to $8,000 in a taxable year.
 
The bill allows the chief executive officer (e.g., governor) of a state to designate certain population census tracts in areas related to federally declared disasters as opportunity zones. This makes investments in the areas eligible for various tax incentives. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Investing in America: Rebuilding America’s Airport Infrastructure Act

Bill: 116-hr-3791
Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2019-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: 

Investing in America: Rebuilding America's Airport Infrastructure Act

 
This bill reauthorizes and revises the Airport Improvement Program through FY2023.
 
The bill also (1) eliminates the cap on passenger facility charges (local user fees) of $4.50 per enplanement; and (2) with respect to large hub airports that increase such charges beyond $4.50 per enplanement, provides for corresponding reductions in program grant funding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House
GRACE Act

Bill: 116-hr-3792
Sponsor: Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: 

Guaranteeing Respite After College Ends Act or the GRACE Act

 
This bill (1) provides for deferment periods (i.e., grace periods) that apply to federal student loan payments, and (2) prohibits interest from accruing on these loans during such deferment periods.
 
The bill specifies that Federal Direct Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2020, are not subject to repayment of principal or interest accrual while the student borrower is in school or during the six-month grace period after the student borrower leaves school. 
 
Additionally, the bill specifies that Federal Direct PLUS Loans and Federal Direct Consolidation Loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2020, are not subject to repayment of principal or interest accrual prior to 60 days after loan disbursement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House
SLASH Act

Bill: 116-hr-3793
Sponsor: Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: 

Student Loan Accrual Support and Help Act or the SLASH Act

 
This bill sets the annual interest rate on all Federal Direct Stafford Loans, Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans, and Federal Direct PLUS Loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2020, at an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the high-yield 10-year Treasury notes, or (2) 5%.
 
The bill also revises the method for calculating the applicable interest rate on a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan.
 
It also fixes the interest rate on such loans for the period of the loan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House
Second Look Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3795
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2019-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Evidence and witnesses
Lawyers and legal services

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: 

Second Look Act of 2019

 
This bill allows a defendant who has served at least 10 years in prison to petition a federal court for a sentence reduction.
 
Specifically, a court may reduce the prison term for a defendant if (1) the imposed prison term was more than 10 years; (2) the defendant has served at least 10 years in custody; and (3) the court finds that the defendant is not a danger to public safety, is ready for reentry, and the interests of justice warrant a sentence modification. The bill outlines the factors a court may consider in reducing a prison term.
 
Further, the bill creates a rebuttable presumption of sentence reduction for a defendant who is 50 years of age or older on the date of the petition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Introduced in House