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Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act

Bill: 116-s-2875
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-11-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Congressional oversight
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Historical and cultural resources
Horticulture and plants
Indian lands and resources rights
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Oregon
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wetlands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: 

Smith River National Recreation Area Expansion Act

 
This bill expands the Smith River National Recreation Area in California into Oregon and designates specified segments of the North Fork Smith River as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (NWSRS).
 
The management emphasis for any portion of the recreation area in Oregon shall be on roadless backcountry and white-water recreation.
 
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall study the additions to the recreation area, including inventories and assessments of water features (e.g., streams and lakes). USDA shall modify any applicable management plan to protect the resources inventoried.
 
USDA shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding with applicable Indian tribes to (1) provide them with access to the portions of the recreation area in Oregon to conduct historical and cultural activities; and (2) develop interpretive information to be provided to the public on the history of, and use of the area by, those tribes.
 
On the adoption of a resolution by the State Land Board of Oregon, USDA shall acquire the 555 acres of land known as the Cedar Creek Parcel in Oregon.
 
A streamside protection zone in which timber harvesting is prohibited (with exceptions) shall be established for each of the designated North Fork Smith River segments.
 
 The bill also designates a specified segment of the Smith River in Oregon as part of the NWSRS.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-382.
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

Bill: 116-s-2876
Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2019-11-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Architecture
Building construction
Buy American requirements
Child care and development
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental health
Family services
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
Indian social and development programs
Infrastructure development
Labor market
Lighting, heating, cooling
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: 

Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

 
This bill addresses energy efficiency and workforce development in the context of public housing.
 
Specifically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must award grants to public housing agencies (PHAs) and other eligible entities under a variety of new programs, including programs for 

 
 
facilitating workforce development and high-income employment transition;
 
 
conducting physical needs assessments and subsequent energy efficiency retrofits; and
 
 
making upgrades, replacements, and improvements for energy efficiency, building electrification, and water quality upgrades.
 
 
Recipients of these grants must provide relocation assistance for residents who are displaced during construction and must ensure that they can return to their homes once retrofitting is completed.
 
A certain percentage of the employment positions generated by these grant programs and other specified federal grant programs must be filled by low-income individuals, and a specified percentage of certain contracts associated with these programs must be awarded to businesses owned by residents of public housing.
 
The bill also repeals a provision that prohibits a PHA from using HUD funds to construct or operate new public housing units if doing so would result in the PHA owning or operating more units than it did on October 1, 1999.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2877
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2019-11-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Life, casualty, property insurance
Religion
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: 

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 

 
This bill reauthorizes through 2027 the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program within the Department of the Treasury. The Government Accountability Office must report on insurance coverage of cyberterrorism.

action_date: 2019-12-03
text: 

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 

 
This bill reauthorizes through 2027 the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program within the Department of the Treasury. The Government Accountability Office must report on insurance coverage of cyberterrorism.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-03
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 313.
action_date: 2019-12-03
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Crapo without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-03
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Crapo without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2878
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2019-11-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Evidence and witnesses
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: 

Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits, subject to certain exceptions, an officer or employee of a federal agency from using facial recognition technology to engage in ongoing surveillance of one or more individuals unless such efforts support a law enforcement activity for which an appropriate court order has been obtained. It also sets out requirements related to these court orders and testing procedures for facial recognition technology systems used by federal agencies.
 
An individual who has been the subject of ongoing surveillance in violation of this bill may move to suppress information obtained by the surveillance in court, administrative, or similar proceedings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Introduced in Senate
Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

Bill: 116-s-2879
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2019-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Birth defects
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Elementary and secondary education
Family services
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hereditary and development disorders
Higher education
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Indian social and development programs
Judicial procedure and administration
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Research administration and funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Special education
State and local government operations
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: 

Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

 
This bill reestablishes and expands programs for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). The Department of Health and Human Services must establish a research agenda on FASD, facilitate and disseminate findings on public health surveillance and research to prevent FASD, and establish multiple grant programs. 
 
Depending on the specific grant program, eligible grantees may include states, tribes and tribal organizations, public and private nonprofits, and educational institutions. Among other purposes, the grants support research on the diagnosis, intervention, and prevention of FASD; expand and coordinate surveillance; and foster collaboration to provide integrated services to individuals with FASD. 
 
The bill also directs the Department of Education and the Department of Justice to develop and disseminate trainings and best practices related to FASD. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2880
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2019-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Crime prevention
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency communications systems
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health personnel
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Telephone and wireless communication
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: 

Protecting Social Workers and Health Professionals from Workplace Violence Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations for providing safety measures to social workers, health workers, and human services professionals performing services placing such individuals in high-risk and potentially dangerous situations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
5G Spectrum Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2881
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2019-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Licensing and registrations
Radio spectrum allocation
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: 

5G Spectrum Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a public auction of at least 280 megahertz of mid-band spectrum (the band of frequencies between 3700 megahertz and 4200 megahertz) and to deposit at least 50% of the gross proceeds from such auction in the Treasury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Wildfire Defense Act

Bill: 116-s-2882
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Forests, forestry, trees
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: 

Wildfire Defense Act 

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a community wildfire defense grant program and requires other actions by FEMA, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and the Forest Service with respect to wildfires.
 
In awarding grants, FEMA must give priority to state and local governments, Indian tribes, and joint authorities that will carry out projects or plans supporting a low-income community in a fire-hazard area or a severe disaster impacted community in a fire-hazard area.
 
The GAO shall publish (1) a report on authorities and programs that are available to protect communities from wildfires; and (2) a study on the potential for a community wildfire defense plan to qualify for a certification identifying a level of wildfire survivability and resilience, and how to incentivize insurance companies to accept the certification.
 
The Forest Service shall develop and publish a map depicting at-risk communities.
 
FEMA shall prepare a report relating to insufficient radio frequencies, barriers to interoperability of radio frequencies, and available products and technologies for overcoming barriers to interoperability for wildland fire management.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Fraud Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-2883
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Commerce
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: 

Small Business Fraud Protection Act

 
This bill extends the time limit for a small business to report an unauthorized electronic fund transaction before it will be responsible for the transaction's total amount from 24 hours to 60 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-2884
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: 

Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act 

 
This bill applies consumer debt collection protections to small businesses, including protections regarding debt collection methods and third-party debt collection. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
SMARTWATCH Data Act

Bill: 116-s-2885
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2019-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Genetics
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: 

Stop Marketing And Revealing The Wearables And Trackers Consumer Health Data Act or the SMARTWATCH Data Act

 
This bill prohibits entities that collect personal health information from consumer devices (e.g., smart watches) from transferring, selling, sharing, or allowing access to individually identifiable consumer health information from such devices for commercial purposes, subject to certain exceptions such as if an entity obtains informed consent from the consumer or sends such information to a health plan or health provider.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Humane Cosmetics Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2886
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2019-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Cosmetics and personal care
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Federal preemption
Government information and archives
Marketing and advertising
Product development and innovation
Product safety and quality
Research administration and funding
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: 

Humane Cosmetics Act of 2019

 
 This bill generally prohibits animal testing in the evaluation of cosmetic products, and it prohibits the sale or transport of cosmetics developed using animal testing. These prohibitions begin one year after enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Classrooms Reflecting Communities Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2887
Sponsor: Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]
Introduced: 2019-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Disability and paralysis
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Minority employment
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development
Special education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: 

Classrooms Reflecting Communities Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to eligible partnerships to develop and run a Grow Your Own Program to recruit diverse teacher candidates from the community into the teaching profession and support them through high-quality preparation to full teacher certification or licensure. The program is particularly aimed at growing the educator workforce in rural communities.
 
Such a program includes
 
 
targeted recruitment efforts, including promotion of the teaching profession at high schools, minority-serving institutions, and community centers;
 
creation of curriculum and coursework with principles of culturally responsive education woven throughout;
 
mentorship and assistance with the teacher licensure and certification process, including test preparation; and 
 
direct financial assistance, including reduced tuition and in-kind financial support, such as childcare, especially for teachers being certified or licensed to teach in high-need fields or high-need communities.
 
 
The bill requires a partnership, at the end of each grant year, to submit a report that includes (1) a description of activities undertaken; (2) graduation rates; (3) the percentage and total number of teacher candidates who have been certified or licensed to teach; (4) the three- and five-year teacher retention rate in the same school and local educational agency, within the profession, and in the subjects for which the teachers were trained; and (5) surveys of teachers and community members.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2888
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2019-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: 
This bill modifies the authority of the General Services Administration to enter into building leases to accommodate federal agencies. Specifically, it allows any bargain-price option to purchase at less than fair market value contained in an agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2019, to be exercised only to the extent specifically provided for in subsequent Acts of Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate
National Security and Personal Data Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2889
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2019-11-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
China
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Corporate finance and management
Department of State
Foreign and international corporations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Photography and imaging
Right of privacy
Russia
State and local government operations
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: 

National Security and Personal Data Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the transfer of data to, and storage of data within, foreign countries that threaten U.S. national security.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of State to designate as a country of concern any country, including the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation, whose data privacy and security requirements pose a substantial risk to U.S. national security.
 
A technology company that is subject to the jurisdiction of a country of concern and that provides a website or internet application operating in interstate or foreign commerce shall 
 
 
not collect unnecessary user data or use any user data for a purpose that is secondary to the operation of the website, service, or application;
 
not transfer user data or information to a country of concern;
 
not store user data on a server outside either the United States or a country that has agreed to share data with U.S. law enforcement agencies; and
 
allow individuals to view and delete their individual user data. 
 
 
Additionally, any company that provides a website or internet application operating in interstate or foreign commerce but which is not subject to the jurisdiction of a country of concern is prohibited from transferring data to a country of concern or storing user data on a server located in a country of concern.
 
The Federal Trade Commission shall enforce these requirements; however, the bill also provides for civil actions brought by either an individual or the attorney general of a state to enjoin the engagement of any person in a practice that violates the prohibitions in this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Introduced in Senate