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Steel Industry Preservation Act

Bill: 116-s-1627
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business expenses
Coal
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Metals
Oil and gas
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Steel Industry Preservation Act 

 
This bill extends and modifies the production tax credit for steel industry fuel. 
 
(Under current law, steel industry fuel is a fuel which is: (1) produced through a process of liquefying coal waste sludge and distributing it on coal, and (2) used as a feedstock for the manufacture of coke.) 
 
The bill modifies the tax credit for steel industry fuel to
 
 
 extend the credit period and the placed-in-service date, 
 
 revise the definition of &quot;steel industry fuel&quot; to allow blends of coal and petroleum coke or other coke feedstock in the fuel, 
 
 set forth ownership requirements, and 
 
specify requirements for treating an owner as producing and selling steel industry fuel. 
 
 
A taxpayer that produces steel industry fuel may elect to accept an increased tax credit in lieu of certain deductions for expenses in connection with the production of steel industry fuel. 
 
The bill specifies the treatment of the credit for the purpose of the alternative minimum tax. It also exempts transactions related to steel industry fuel from rules that restrict deductions and other tax benefits for activities that are not engaged in for profit or that do not have economic substance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act

Bill: 116-s-1628
Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act

 
This bill extends through 2022 the tax credit for employers who provide employees with paid family and medical leave. 
 
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to (1) examine the effectiveness of the tax credit for paid family and medical leave, (2) recommend ways to modify or enhance the tax credit to further promote access to paid family and medical leave for qualifying employees, and (3) suggest alternative policies that federal and state governments could implement to increase access to paid family and medical leave. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to regulate certain pay-to-win microtransactions and sales of loot boxes in interactive digital entertainment products, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-1629
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Child health
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Digital media
Games and hobbies
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 
This bill prohibits the publication or distribution of interactive video games and digital entertainment products that (1) include pay-to-win features and (2) are targeted to minors under the age of 18. 
 
Pay-to-win features include making available for purchase assistance, advantages, or other awards that a reasonable user would perceive provides a competitive advantage in the progression of the game or product over those users who do not make such purchase. Pay-to-play features do not include purchases (1) that alter only the appearance of the game, (2) of game modes that make game-play progression more difficult that without such purchase, or (3) of add-ons that do not assist in the progression of the underlying game or product.
 
 Additionally, game publishers and distributors are prohibited from including pay-to-play features in games and digital entertainment products that are not targeted to minors but where the publisher or distributor reasonably should know that minors use such games or products.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Shareholder Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1630
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Political advertising
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Shareholder Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill requires shareholder authorization of certain political expenditures by an issuer. A violation of this requirement shall be considered a breach of fiduciary duty, and the officers and directors who authorized the expenditure shall be subject to joint and several liability. An issuer must require a board vote with respect to political expenditures in excess of $50,000 and, within 48 hours, make publicly available the individual votes of each board member.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish criminal penalties for aliens who fail to depart before the expiration of their visas.

Bill: 116-s-1631
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 
This bill provides for criminal penalties for an alien who stays in the United States after the expiration of the alien's visa. Such an alien shall be criminally fined, imprisoned for up to one year, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Visa Lottery Repeal Act

Bill: 116-s-1632
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Visa Lottery Repeal Act

 
This bill eliminates the diversity immigrant visa program, which makes available a limited number of visas for aliens from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
RAISE Act

Bill: 116-s-1633
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act

 
This bill declares that neither a labor organization's exclusive representation of employees in a bargaining unit, nor the terms of a collective bargaining contract or agreement entered into after enactment of this bill, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than provided for in the contract or agreement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1634
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
Aviation and airports
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Building construction
China
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international banking
Foreign property
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
International law and treaties
Japan
Marine and inland water transportation
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Pacific Ocean
Philippines
Sanctions
South Korea
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2019

 
This bill imposes sanctions on Chinese persons and entities that participate in certain activities related to China's territorial disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea and addresses other related issues.
 
The President shall impose property-blocking and visa-denial sanctions on Chinese persons and entities that (1) contribute to development projects in parts of the South China Sea contested by a member country of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or (2) engage in actions or policies that threaten the peace or stability in disputed South China Sea areas or in an East China Sea area administered by Japan or South Korea. The bill prohibits U.S. entities from investing in or insuring projects involving sanctioned entities in either sea.
 
The President shall also impose prohibitions and restrictions on correspondent and payable-through accounts related to sanctioned entities if the Office of the Director of National Intelligence determines that China has taken certain actions, such as declaring an air defense identification zone over the South China Sea.
 
The Government Publishing Office shall not publish any resources that portray the contested territories in either sea as part of China, with limited exceptions. The Department of Defense, U.S. flagged vessels, or U.S. aircraft may not take any action that implies recognition of China's claimed sovereignty over contested territories. 
 
The State Department shall periodically report to Congress identifying countries that recognize China's claims to the contested territories. Certain types of foreign aid may not be provided to such countries. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, as the "Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic".

Bill: 116-s-1635
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Home and outpatient care
Military personnel and dependents
Texas
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 
This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Odessa, Texas, as the &quot;Wilson and Young Medal of Honor VA Clinic.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1637
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural research
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 201

9

 
 This bill reaffirms that the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and any successor agencies must be (1) within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department of Agriculture (USDA); and (2) administered by the USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics. 
 
The headquarters and the majority of the staff of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture must be located within the National Capital Region. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1638
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government liability
Immunology and vaccination
Judicial procedure and administration
Product safety and quality
Specialized courts

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 

2019

 
This bill doubles the number of authorized special masters in the Office of Special Masters within the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which decides claims under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act

Bill: 116-s-1639
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Commodities markets
Financial services and investments
Income tax deferral
Income tax rates
Securities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Ending the Carried Interest Loophole Act

 
This bill revises the tax treatment of partnership interests received in connection with the performance of services. It eliminates the concept of 

 carried interest, a form of compensation received by certain partners in private equity, real estate, or hedge funds for investment management services. Under current law, such compensation can be deferred from taxation until income is realized by the partnership.
 
The bill requires partners to recognize deemed compensation received from a partnership annually, taxed at ordinary income tax rates and subject to self-employment taxation. The bill eliminates a partner's ability to defer tax on such compensation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1640
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Accidents
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Consumer affairs
Fires
Motor fuels
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of
 
2019

 
This bill directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to require fuel containers to include devices that impede flames from entering the container. This requirement applies to flammable, liquid fuel containers of fewer than five gallons that are intended for transport. CPSC may either promulgate a rule or adopt an existing standard. Additionally, CPSC must educate consumers about dangers associated with using or storing such containers near an open flame or a source of ignition.
 
 The bill also requires child resistant caps on kerosene and diesel fuel containers. Currently, this only applies to gasoline containers.

action_date: 2020-06-23
text: 

Portable Fuel Container Safety Act of
 
2019

 
This bill directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to require fuel containers to include devices that impede flames from entering the container. This requirement applies to flammable, liquid fuel containers of fewer than five gallons that are intended for transport. CPSC may either promulgate a rule or adopt an existing standard. Additionally, CPSC must educate consumers about dangers associated with using or storing such containers near an open flame or a source of ignition.
 
 The bill also requires child resistant caps on kerosene and diesel fuel containers. Currently, this only applies to gasoline containers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-23
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 482.
action_date: 2020-06-23
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-235.
action_date: 2020-06-23
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-235.
action_date: 2019-11-13
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
ECORA Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1641
Sponsor: Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Credit and credit markets
Farmland
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act of 2019 or the ECORA Act of 201

9

 
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income interest received by a lender from real estate loans secured by agricultural real estate or by a leasehold mortgage (with a status as a lien) on agricultural real estate.
 
Agricultural real estate includes real property that is substantially used for the production of one or more agricultural products. It also includes any single family residence that is (1) the principal residence of its occupant, (2) located in a rural area which is not within a Metropolitan Statistical Area and has a population of 2,500 or less; and (3) is purchased or improved with the proceeds of a loan secured by property used for the production of one or more agricultural products. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act

Bill: 116-s-1642
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child health
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
Performance measurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to partnerships between educational agencies and graduate institutions to increase the number of school-based mental-health services providers employed by low-income local educational agencies (LEAs).
 
Grant funds may be used for specified purposes, including to provide student-loan forgiveness and tuition credits and to support recruitment, hiring, and training. 
 
In addition, ED shall establish a program to provide student-loan forgiveness for individuals who (1) are not, and have never been, participants in the grant program established by the bill; and (2) have been employed by low-income LEAs for five or more consecutive school years as mental-health services providers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Forest Management for Rural Stability Act

Bill: 116-s-1643
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Economic development
Federally chartered organizations
Forests, forestry, trees
Rural conditions and development
State and local finance
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Forest Management for Rural Stability Act

 
This bill establishes the Natural Resources Permanent Fund to provide payments to certain counties containing federal land. The bill also provides appropriations for the fund, requires certain annual receipts generated from public lands to be deposited into the fund, and grants a federal charter to the Forest and Refuge County Foundation to manage the fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-348.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3109-3110)
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

Bill: 116-s-1644
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Detention of persons
Economic development
Housing and community development funding
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

 
This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program. A sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or local government that has in effect a statute, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts (1) information sharing about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued detainer request or notification of release request.
 
The bill authorizes a state or local government to comply with a detainer and limits the liability of a state or local government for complying with the detainer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in Senate