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SAFE TO DRIVE Act

Bill: 116-hr-2416
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

States Afforded Funding Extensions To Oppose Driving Recklessly In Vehicular Engagements Act or the SAFE TO DRIVE Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to use up to 25% of the amounts available for national priority safety program grants to award grants to any state that certifies it has enacted a distracted driving statute that (1) is applicable to drivers of all ages, (2) makes a violation of the statute a primary offense, and (3) prohibits texting or all non-navigational viewing of a personal wireless communication device.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
HEADs UP Act

Bill: 116-hr-2417
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Dental care
Disability and paralysis
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Healthcare Extension and Accessibility for Developmentally disabled and Underserved Population Act of 2019 or the HEADs UP Act

 
 This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to support health centers that provide services for individuals with developmental disabilities, including dental care. Grant recipients must provide specialized treatment to individuals with developmental disabilities as necessary. The bill also provides statutory authority for HHS to designate individuals with developmental disabilities as health-professional shortage population groups for the purposes of the National Health Service Corps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.

Bill: 116-hr-2418
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Europe
Foreign labor
Ireland
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 
This bill expands the E-3 visa program to cover Irish nationals. The E-3 visa is a nonimmigrant visa currently only available to Australian nationals coming to the United States for employment in a specialty occupation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2419
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Arms control and nonproliferation
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
International law and treaties
Military operations and strategy
Nuclear weapons
Radioactive wastes and releases

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the U.S. government to sign and ratify the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons or a similar international agreement that calls for the elimination of all nuclear weapons in every country. The government shall (1) redirect resources currently used in nuclear weapons programs toward building an ecologically beneficial peace economy and addressing human and infrastructure needs, and (2) actively promote policies to induce all other countries to take similar action.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-04-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E511)
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
ALERT Act

Bill: 116-hr-2421
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Education programs funding
Higher education
School administration
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Accountability of Leaders in Education to Report Title IX Investigations Act or the ALERT Act

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that receive federal aid to certify annually with the Department of Education that they have reviewed reports of misconduct by their employees involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The certification must include a confirmation that the IHEs' president and board members involved in the review did not interfere with or influence investigations or dispositions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
SFC Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2422
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Government liability
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax reform and tax simplification

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

SFC Richard Stayskal Military Medical Accountability Act of 2019

 
This bill allows claims to be brought against the United States for damages relating to the personal injury or death of a member of the Armed Forces arising out of a negligent or wrongful act or omission in providing medical, dental, or related health care functions at a military medical treatment facility. However, the bill does not apply to care provided at a medical treatment location deployed in an area of armed combat.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Duty to Report Act

Bill: 116-hr-2424
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional elections
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Family relationships
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Public participation and lobbying
Subversive activities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Duty to Report Act

 
This bill requires political committees, candidates for federal office, and other individuals to report to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) any offers of prohibited contributions, including offers of nonpublic information regarding other candidates, by foreign nationals. 
 
Specifically, political committees and candidates must report to the FEC within 24 hours any (1) offers of prohibited contributions from foreign nationals, and (2) meetings with foreign governments or their agents.

In addition, the bill requires political committees, candidates, immediate family members of candidates, and individuals affiliated with a campaign (e.g., employees and independent contractors) to report to the FBI within 24 hours any offers of prohibited contributions from foreign nationals. Further, the bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly and willfully failing to comply with this reporting requirement. A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both.
 
Such reported information may not be used to enforce certain immigration provisions related to the removal of undocumented aliens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2425
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-04-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Aquaculture
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019

 
This bill limits recovery for certain injuries sustained by an aquaculture worker if state workers' compensation is available to such individual. (An aquaculture worker is an individual employed by commercial enterprises involved in the controlled cultivation and harvest of aquatic plants and animals, including the cleaning, processing or canning of fish and fish products, the cultivation and harvesting of shellfish, and the controlled growing and harvesting of other aquatic species.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Introduced in House
Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2427
Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Chesapeake Bay
Firearms and explosives
Government trust funds
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Inflation and prices
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Sales and excise taxes
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2025 the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program.

action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2025 the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program.

action_date: 2020-02-26
text: 

Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2025 the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network and the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Grants Assistance Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1204)
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2427.
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1204)
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: Mr. Neguse moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 221.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-276.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-276.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2428
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits private health insurance plans from imposing higher cost-sharing requirements on breast cancer diagnostic examinations than initial breast cancer screening examinations. Diagnostic examinations are generally required after an initial screening detects an abnormality and typically require additional mammogram images (e.g., x-rays).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
ALJ Competitive Service Restoration Act

Bill: 116-hr-2429
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Judges

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

ALJ Competitive Service Restoration Act

 
This bill makes administrative law judge (ALJ) positions part of the competitive service and otherwise modifies the process for the appointment of ALJs, including by establishing certain minimum qualifications and conditions of employment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2430
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Lawyers and legal services

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Protecting Immigrants From Legal Exploitation Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes that certain acts of immigration-related fraud shall be punished by fines, imprisonment, or both.
 
The bill provides for such punishment for a person who knowingly or recklessly executes a scheme or artifice in a matter arising under immigration law to (1) defraud any person; or (2) obtain anything of value from any person through false pretenses, representations, or promises.
 
A person who knowingly and falsely represents that such person is an attorney or accredited representative in any matter arising under immigration law shall be subject to such punishment.
 
The Department of Justice (DOJ) may seek civil injunctions to stop an immigration service provider from further engaging in fraudulent conduct or willfully misrepresenting the provider's authority to provide representation in immigration matters. 
 
An alien who left the United States based on erroneous advice from a person engaged in immigration practitioner fraud or the unauthorized practice of law shall not be barred from reentering the country. 
 
An alien may withdraw an application for immigration benefits that was prepared or submitted by an individual engaging in immigration practitioner fraud or the unauthorized practice of law, if the alien had no prior knowledge of the individual's fraudulent or unauthorized status. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of State, and DOJ shall develop procedures for allowing such an alien to submit corrected filings. 
 
DHS and DOJ shall establish a program to provide grants to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide direct legal services to aliens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2431
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Medical education
Mental health
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Loan Repayment Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to establish a loan-repayment program for mental-health professionals who work in designated workforce-shortage areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E566-567)
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3494-3495)
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Future DATA Act

Bill: 116-hr-2432
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Military operations and strategy
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Future Defense Artificial Intelligence Technology Assessment Act or the Future DATA Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to report on its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy.
 
The report shall include
 
 
an analysis of the increasing use of AI by DOD,
 
identification of any data gaps, 
 
identification of applicable ethical guidelines,
 
plans to protect systems from bad actors, 
 
expected benefits of AI for Armed Forces operations, and 
 
plans for collaboration. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 5 of the United States Code to modify, for purposes of veterans' preference for Federal hiring, certain requirements with respect to service and retirement, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2433
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 
This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for certain veterans to qualify for a preference in the federal hiring process.
 
Specifically, an individual who is honorably discharged from active duty service is eligible for a veterans' preference, if the active duty service was performed for more than 180 total days (currently, consecutive days).
 
Additionally, a retired member of the Armed Forces is eligible for a veterans' preference, even if the retiree (1) is not a disabled veteran and (2) retired at or above the rank of major or its equivalent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House