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CAMRA Act

Bill: 116-hr-1367
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 

Children and Media Research Advancement Act or the CAMRA Act

 
This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to fund research regarding the effects of media on infants, children, and adolescents. Such research must examine the impact of media (e.g., social media, television, video games) on cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1368
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Alaska
American Samoa
Caribbean area
Food assistance and relief
Guam
Hawaii
Higher education
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 

Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2019

 
This bill revises the requirements for calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) benefits.
 
Specifically, the bill
 
 
increases the minimum SNAP benefit and requires that benefits be calculated using a low-cost food plan (i.e., the diet required to feed a family of four);
 
directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to determine the requirements for the low-cost food plan;
 
requires USDA to make adjustments to the plan to account for household size, changes in the cost of the diet, and the costs of food in specified areas;
 
revises the amounts authorized for nutrition assistance block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa and requires that the amounts be modified based on adjustments to the low-cost food plan;
 
modifies the requirements for calculating household income to determine SNAP eligibility by authorizing a standard medical expense deduction for households containing an elderly or disabled member and eliminating the cap on the deduction for excess shelter expenses; and
 
revises eligibility requirements under SNAP for certain students enrolled in institutions of higher education.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit lifting of United States sanctions imposed with respect to North Korea.

Bill: 116-hr-1369
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
North Korea
Nuclear weapons
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 
This bill prohibits the President from waiving, reducing, or otherwise limiting the application of sanctions on North Korea until the President certifies to Congress that North Korea has
 
 
 ceased engaging in gross human rights abuses, including operation of slave-labor and political prisoner camps; 
 
established a disclosure and transparency process to identify crimes committed by the North Korean regime against its people; and 
 
issued a formal apology to the family of Otto Warmbier for his unlawful detention, torture, and murder. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act

Bill: 116-hr-1370
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare
Surgery and anesthesia
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 

Breast Cancer Patient Equity Act

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following the surgical removal of the breast (i.e., a mastectomy), including replacements of such prostheses. Currently, Medicare covers surgically implanted breast prostheses, as well as some external breast prostheses (e.g., post-surgical bras).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-26
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: 2019-02-26
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: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Flu Vaccine Act

Bill: 116-hr-1371
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 

Flu Vaccine Act

 
This bill requires the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is part of the National Institutes of Health, to conduct or support research regarding the development of a universal influenza vaccine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
To clarify that it is United States policy to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

Bill: 116-hr-1372
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Agricultural research
Arab-Israeli relations
Chemical and biological weapons
Conflicts and wars
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
Iran
Israel
Manufacturing
Middle East
Racial and ethnic relations
Research and development
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Syria

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 
This bill establishes that it is U.S. policy to recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights. References to "Israel" in future acts of Congress relating to appropriations or foreign commerce shall be interpreted to include the Golan Heights. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, and Agriculture, 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: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, and Agriculture, 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: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, and Agriculture, 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: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, and Agriculture, 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: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
DRIVE-Safe Act

Bill: 116-hr-1374
Sponsor: Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Employment and training programs
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 

Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act or the DRIVE-Safe Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations to implement an apprenticeship program for licensed commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
PAID Act

Bill: 116-hr-1375
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Health information and medical records
Insurance industry and regulation
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 

Provide Accurate Information Directly Act or PAID Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to identify, in response to an inquiry from certain non-group health plans (e.g., liability insurers), whether an individual was enrolled in Medicare, Medicare Advantage, or the Medicare prescription drug benefit during the preceding three-year period.

action_date: 2020-12-08
text: 

Provide Accurate Information Directly Act or the PAID Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide, in response to an inquiry from certain non-group health plans (e.g., liability insurers), whether an individual was enrolled in Medicare, Medicare Advantage, or the Medicare prescription drug benefit during the preceding three-year period.
 
The bill also restores available funding to the Medicare Improvement Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-09
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6991-6992)
action_date: 2020-12-08
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: 2020-12-08
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1375.
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6991-6993)
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Mr. Larson (CT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Cambodia Trade Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1376
Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Cambodia
Congressional oversight
Tariffs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 

Cambodia Trade Act of 2019 

 
This bill directs the President to report on Cambodia's classification under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), a U.S. trade preference program that provides duty-free access to imports on products from certain developing countries. (Currently, Cambodia is a beneficiary of the GSP program.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act

Bill: 116-hr-1377
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cancer
Marshall Islands
Nuclear weapons
Radiation
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 

Mark Takai Atomic Veterans Healthcare Parity Act
 
 
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands between January 1, 1977, and December 31, 1980, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers.
 
Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E235)
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act

Bill: 116-hr-1378
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
District of Columbia
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 

District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act

 
This bill declares that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised by such person or persons, and under such terms and conditions, as may be provided under a District law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E210)
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

Bill: 116-hr-1379
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Dental care
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Hereditary and development disorders
Insurance industry and regulation
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 

Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

 
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover diagnosis and treatment services for congenital anomalies and birth defects, such as reconstructive services and prosthetics. Coverage must include services that functionally improve, repair, or restore any body part that is medically necessary for normal bodily functions or appearance, as determined by the treating physician.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-09
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-09-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2020-02-26
text: Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Peterson.
action_date: 2020-01-08
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Inaugural Fund Integrity Act

Bill: 116-hr-1382
Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 

Inaugural Fund Integrity Act

 
This bill limits donations to inaugural committees. Inaugural committees may not solicit, accept, or receive donations from foreign nationals or persons who are not individuals. An individual may not make a donation in the name of another individual or authorize his or her name to be used to make such a donation. Foreign nationals may not make donations or make promises to make donations to inaugural committees.
 
The bill caps the amount an individual may donate to an inaugural committee.
 
Donations to inaugural committees may not be converted to personal use.
 
Inaugural committees must report information on donations and disbursements to the Federal Election Commission. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2733)
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
Vietnam Human Rights Act

Bill: 116-hr-1383
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2019-02-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Civics education
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Human trafficking
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Labor standards
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
News media and reporting
Property rights
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Rule of law and government transparency
Trade agreements and negotiations
Vietnam
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: 

Vietnam Human Rights Act

 
This bill amends various reporting requirements related to foreign assistance and human rights. It also authorizes various aid programs related to Vietnam.
 
In its annual reports to Congress on human rights in foreign countries and U.S. security assistance programs, the Department of State shall include assessments of online freedom of expression in each country, including efforts by governments to censor information, punish individuals for their speech, and monitor communications.
 
The State Department's annual report on human rights in Vietnam shall include information regarding the country's progress in various areas, including with respect to ending torture and violence against religious groups and returning property improperly confiscated by the Vietnamese government.
 
The bill authorizes the State Department to establish programs to (1) monitor and halt sex trafficking of women from Vietnam and other Asian countries, and (2) address Vietnam's growing sex-ratio disparity. It authorizes the President to provide assistance for ethnic minority groups in Vietnam affected by human rights violations and directs the State Department to report on such efforts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Introduced in House