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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate a week as "Buddy Check Week" for the purpose of outreach and education concerning peer wellness checks for veterans, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2898
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Telephone and wireless communication
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to designate one week per year as Buddy Check Week for the purposes of organizing outreach events and educating veterans on how to conduct peer wellness checks. The VA shall ensure that the Veterans Crisis Line has a plan for handling the potential increase in calls that may occur during such week.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E667)
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Main Street Growth Act

Bill: 116-hr-2899
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Main Street Growth Act 

 
This bill allows for the registration of national venture securities exchanges for the purpose of trading the securities of certain small companies, such as startups and emerging growth companies. Individuals and existing national securities exchanges may apply to the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval to register such an exchange, or to register a listing tier within an existing exchange. 
 
The bill sets forth requirements for these venture exchanges, including required disclosures, trading limits, and trading privileges. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Chief Manufacturing Officer Act

Bill: 116-hr-2900
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Economic performance and conditions
Employment and training programs
Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Income tax credits
Manufacturing
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public-private cooperation
Research and development
Technology assessment
Technology transfer and commercialization
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Chief Manufacturing Officer Act

 
This bill directs the President to appoint a United States Chief Manufacturing Officer who shall (1) coordinate manufacturing-related policies and activities across agencies; and (2) create and submit a national manufacturing srategy to develop the manufacturing sector, encourage economic growth, and promote the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2901
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Public participation and lobbying
Social Security Administration
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes procedures for closing or reducing services at Social Security Administration (SSA) field offices, including requirements related to public hearings, opportunities for comment, and notice to Congress and the public. 
 
The SSA shall report to Congress on previous office closures and submit a plan to ensure that field offices maintain their current levels of provided services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Maternal CARE Act

Bill: 116-hr-2902
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Child health
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Medical education
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex and reproductive health
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act or the Maternal CARE Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to health-professional training programs for training that addresses implicit bias (e.g., racial bias) in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. 
 
HHS must also award grants to up to 10 states for pregnancy medical-home programs that reduce adverse maternal-health outcomes and racial disparities. Among other requirements, such programs must prioritize the care of uninsured individuals or Medicaid enrollees. 
 
The National Academy of Medicine must make recommendations for incorporating bias recognition in clinical-skills tests at medical schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Blocking Investment In Our Adversaries Act

Bill: 116-hr-2903
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Asia
China
Europe
Financial services and investments
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Blocking Investment In Our Adversaries Act

 
This bill limits the investments of the International Stock Index Investment Fund (I Fund) under the Thrift Savings Plan.
 
Specifically, it prohibits the I Fund from investing in any entity based in a peer or near-peer competitor nation, including China or Russia. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Financial Protection for Our Military Families Act

Bill: 116-hr-2904
Sponsor: Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Financial Protection for Our Military Families Act 

 
This bill extends the supervisory authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to credit protections applicable to certain active duty members of the armed forces and their dependents. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Medicare IVIG Access Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-2905
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Government studies and investigations
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Medicare IVIG Access Enhancement Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to establish a three-year demonstration project to evaluate the benefits of providing Medicare coverage and payment for items and services needed for the in-home administration of intravenous immune globulin to treat chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy or multifocal motor neuropathy. Beneficiary participation shall be voluntary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-05-22
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: 2019-05-22
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: 2019-05-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E657)
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Clean Commute for Kids Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2906
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Energy efficiency and conservation
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Motor carriers
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Oil and gas
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Clean Commute for Kids Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the Clean School Bus Program, including to authorize the Environmental Protection Agency to award grants for up to 60% of the replacement costs of acquiring clean school buses and charging and fueling infrastructure.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-2907
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aging
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Health technology, devices, supplies
Materials
Medical research
Military medicine
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Wounded Warrior Research Enhancement Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense to award grants to advance orthotic and prosthetic care for members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and civilians who have undergone amputation, traumatic brain injury, and other serious injuries resulting from combat or military experience. The grants must fund research on (1) outcomes for such patients, (2) materials used in orthotics and prosthetics, and (3) improving existing orthotic and prosthetic technology and the development of new technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2908
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Asia
Citizenship and naturalization
Conflicts and wars
Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Philippines
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2019

 
 This bill exempts from worldwide or numerical limitations certain family-sponsored immigrant visas for the sons and daughters of Filipino World War II veterans who were naturalized under certain laws providing for naturalization for service during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E653)
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Grid Storage Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2909
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Public utilities and utility rates
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Promoting Grid Storage Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish certain programs for energy storage.
 
DOE must establish a program for the research of energy storage systems, components, and materials.
 
DOE must also establish a technical assistance and grant program for (1) disseminating information and providing technical assistance directly to nonprofit or for-profit entities so those entities can identify, evaluate, plan, and design energy storage systems; and (2) making grants to those entities so that they may contract to obtain technical assistance to identify, evaluate, plan, and design energy storage systems.
 
The bill provides for the establishment of a competitive grant program for pilot energy storage systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
To provide that an order by the Secretary of the Interior imposing a moratorium on Federal coal leasing shall not take effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2910
Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Coal
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 
This bill provides that an order by the Department of the Interior imposing a moratorium on federal coal leasing shall have no force or effect unless Interior submits the order to Congress and a joint resolution of approval is enacted within 30 legislative days of its receipt. Secretarial Order 3338, relating to a moratorium on the federal coal leasing program, which was issued by Interior on January 15, 2016, shall have no force or effect. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act

Bill: 116-hr-2911
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Conflicts and wars
Marketing and advertising
Military personnel and dependents
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Private Corrado Piccoli Purple Heart Preservation Act

 
This bill prohibits the sale of a Purple Heart, unless the sale is conducted by the member or former member of the Armed Forces to whom the Purple Heart was awarded.
 
It imposes criminal penalties for a violation&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to six months, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Military Spouse Hiring Act

Bill: 116-hr-2912
Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee hiring
Income tax credits
Military personnel and dependents
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Military Spouse Hiring Act 

 
This bill expands the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of a qualified military spouse. (The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group such as qualified veterans, ex-felons, or long-term unemployment recipients to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.) 
 
A "qualified military spouse" is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as being (as of the hiring date) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
Medical Device Guardians Act

Bill: 116-hr-2915
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Medical Device Guardians Act 

 
This bill requires physicians to report significant adverse experiences caused by medical devices to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
 
The FDA must establish an electronic reporting system to facilitate compliance with this bill and must publish the reports online.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
COFA Veterans Review Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2916
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Disability and paralysis
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Marshall Islands
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Micronesia
Palau
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Compact of Free Association Veterans Review Act of 2019 or the COFA Veterans Review Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a three-year pilot program to provide hospital care, medical services, and other related services to veterans residing in the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
 
The bill requires the VA to conduct a study and report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing one or more VA offices in the remote Pacific islands to provide hospital care and medical services to veterans residing in the area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in House