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A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove an institutional bias by making permanent the protection for recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment.

Bill: 116-s-2000
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Home and outpatient care
Marriage and family status
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 
This bill makes permanent certain provisions regarding Medicaid eligibility that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services. Under current law, these provisions expire on September 30, 2019. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 116-s-2001
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional tributes
Professional sports
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Willie O'Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O'Ree, in recognition of his contributions and commitment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational opportunity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act

Bill: 116-s-2002
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act

 
The bill establishes a framework to require legislation that increases or suspends the public debt limit to include spending reductions that are equal to or greater than the projected increase in debt that will occur under the legislation. The bill allows the spending reductions to be phased in over a 10-year period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
SPEED Act

Bill: 116-s-2003
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Emergency communications systems
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Telephone and wireless communication
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Suicide Prevention by Eliminating Excessive Digits Act of 2019 or the SPEED Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to designate a three-digit dialing code that veterans may use to reach a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2004
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Business ethics
Business records
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Inflation and prices
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Minority health
Performance measurement
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Retail and wholesale trades
Sales and excise taxes
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019

 
This bill reduces the marketing exclusivity period for biological drug products from 12 to 7 years and establishes policies and programs designed to increase access to prescription insulin. Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to states to create insulin card programs, which provide uninsured or underinsured individuals with insulin at no cost for specified time periods. Payments for insulin prescriptions made through the program must count toward an underinsured individual&rsquo;s health plan deductible. Further, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must collect annual fees from insulin manufacturers, based on each manufacturer&rsquo;s market share, equal to the total estimated expenditures under the insulin grants program.
 
Subject to certain exceptions, the bill also establishes an excise tax on insulin manufacturers when the price of an insulin product spikes. The tax amount is a specified percentage of the revenue a manufacturer received as a result of the price spike. The tax amount increases in tiers based on the percentage of the price spike for that product.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
IMPACT for Energy Act

Bill: 116-s-2005
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Economic development
Energy research
Financial services and investments
Product development and innovation
Research and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Increasing and Mobilizing Partnerships to Achieve Commercialization of Technologies for Energy Act or the
 
IMPACT for Energy Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish a nonprofit corporation named the IMPACT for Energy Foundation to channel private sector investment into commercial innovative technologies in energy.
 
The foundation may establish one or more for-profit subsidiaries, including an impact investment fund to (1) stimulate economic development activities, and (2) attract for-profit investment partners for technology translation and commercialization activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act

Bill: 116-s-2006
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Mammals
Meat
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

John Stringer Rainey Safeguard American Food Exports Act or the John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act

 
This bill prohibits the knowing sale or transport of horses for purposes of human consumption.
 
Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful to knowingly possess, ship, transport, purchase, sell, deliver, or receive a horse for it to be slaughtered for human consumption.
 
It also makes it unlawful to knowingly possess, ship, transport, purchase, sell, deliver, or receive horse flesh, carcass, or part of a carcass for it to be used for human consumption.
 
Violators are subject to criminal penalties. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2007
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing discrimination
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing, administering, enforcing, or in any manner making effective the proposed rule titled 
Revised Requirements Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs
, published by HUD in Spring 2019, or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule.
 
The rule allows, among other things, shelter providers under HUD programs that permit certain single-sex or sex-segregated facilities to establish a policy by which such providers may consider an individual's sex to determine accommodation within or admission to a shelter or its facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2008
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Marketing and advertising
Mental health
Sex and reproductive health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

This bill prohibits commercial conversion therapy, which is a practice or treatment designed to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity or otherwise change behaviors, thoughts, or expressions related to gender or sexual attraction. This prohibition does not apply to treatment that assists an individual undergoing a gender transition or facilitates identity exploration and development. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4631-4632)
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Businesses Partnering with National Labs Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2009
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Product development and innovation
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small business
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Small Businesses Partnering with National Labs Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a program to provide qualified small business concerns with vouchers that may be used at National Laboratories and single-purpose research facilities for activities such as research and development.
 
In addition, the bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to locate and recover unclaimed U.S. government assets on behalf of any agency and to retain a portion thereof to cover administrative and operational costs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
CCM–CARE Act

Bill: 116-s-2010
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Clinical Awareness, Research, and Education Act of 2019 or the CCM-CARE Act

This bill requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other agencies to expand and coordinate their efforts to research cerebral cavernous malformation. (Cerebral cavernous malformation is a condition in which blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord become enlarged, which can lead to seizures, paralysis, hearing or vision loss, and bleeding in the brain.)

The NIH must (1) award grants for medical, clinical, and pharmacological research; (2) award grants to support a network of clinical research centers intended to develop a cure for the condition; and (3) convene a Cerebral Cavernous Malformations Research Consortium to develop programs for clinicians, scientists, and patients.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must award grants to research entities for collecting and reporting data about cerebral cavernous malformation.

The Food and Drug Administration must accelerate the clinical trial process for cerebral cavernous malformation by supporting (1) appropriate laboratory indicators of the condition, (2) the qualification of clinical outcome measures related to quality of life, (3) investigational drug applications, and (4) expedited peer-review pathways. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Veteran STEM Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2011
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Science and engineering education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Veteran STEM Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019

 
This bill reduces the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Specifically, an eligible individual must be enrolled in a program that requires at least the standard 120 semester (or 180 quarter) credit hours, instead of the current requirement for more than 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2012
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Restoring Local Control Over Public Infrastructure Act of 2019

 
This bill nullifies rules issued by the Federal Communications Commission that revoke state and local authority to regulate telecommunications equipment deployment and to determine the amount of payment for the use of such equipment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to protect the right of individuals to bear arms at water resources development projects.

Bill: 116-s-2013
Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Army Corps of Engineers
Department of Defense
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 
This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow an individual to possess a firearm in a public area of a water resources development project if (1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing the firearm, and (2) the possession of the firearm is in compliance with the law of the state in which the project is located.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
MASS Act

Bill: 116-s-2014
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Business records
Citizenship and naturalization
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Judicial review and appeals
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Mental health
Personnel records
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Making America Safe and Secure Act of 2019 or the MASS Act

 
This bill authorizes grants for states to implement or maintain firearms and firearms dealer licensing requirements. 
 
A state's requirements must incorporate certain elements, including the following:
 
 
an individual must have a firearms license at the time of acquiring, and during the entire period of possessing, a firearm or ammunition; and
 
an individual who sells, rents, or leases a minimum number of firearms, or sells ammunition, must obtain a firearms dealer license. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act

Bill: 116-s-2015
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Student Loan Disclosure Modernization Act

 
This bill requires loan disclosure forms for federal student loans to be written in plain language, thus enabling borrowers to understand loan terms, total costs of loans, and estimated monthly repayments. Borrowers must acknowledge in writing that they have read the form before the loans are issued.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2016
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Disability assistance
Government trust funds
Health information and medical records
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Social Security Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Social Security Disability Insurance Return to Work Act of 2019

 
This bill (1) directs the Social Security Administration (SSA) to establish new disability classifications under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program; (2) limits OASDI benefits with respect to individuals for whom medical improvement is deemed likely or expected; (3) requires the SSA to establish a process for such individuals to return to employment and receive an adjusted benefit amount; and (4) otherwise modifies provisions related to OASDI benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2017
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against children
Crimes against women
Sex offenses
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Federal Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the general prohibition on female genital mutilation.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits this conduct when it occurs in or affects interstate or foreign commerce. (A 2018 court ruling held the criminal offense of female genital mutilation to be unconstitutional because the statute did not include any jurisdictional elements, such as a requirement that the charged offense have a connection to or effect on interstate commerce.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
American Broadband Buildout Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2018
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Government information and archives
Housing and community development funding
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

American Broadband Buildout Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide matching grants to help states improve broadband infrastructure.
 
The bill requires the FCC to distribute matching grants for state-led, public-private partnership projects connecting areas to broadband infrastructure where internet service is not available above a certain speed. As part of these projects, the bill also requires the FCC to award grants for digital-literacy programs and public-service campaigns designed to increase adoption of broadband internet access and service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4632-4633)
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Restoring Oversight for Members of Congress Act

Bill: 116-s-2019
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Restoring Oversight for Members of Congress Act

 
This bill requires agencies or managers that control access to federal facilities to provide immediate access to Members of Congress, excluding the Vice President, unless access is denied for national security reasons with congressional approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
SEE MORE Act

Bill: 116-s-2020
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health facilities and institutions
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Screenings for Eye Evaluation, Monitoring, Observation, Review, and Examination Act or the SEE MORE Act

 
This bill exempts telehealth services involving remote imaging for chronic eye disease from specified requirements, such as geographic restrictions, under Medicare.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate