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Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1164
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Government information and archives
Judicial procedure and administration
State and local courts
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, in coordination with the General Services Administration, to consolidate the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system into one system.
 
Additionally, it establishes certain requirements for the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, including the following:
 
 
documents filed with a federal court must be publicly accessible upon filing, and
 
 documents on PACER must be available to the public and to parties before the court free of charge.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
ETO is Toxic Act

Bill: 116-hr-1165
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Air quality
Cancer
Child health
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Intergovernmental relations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Expanding Transparency of Information and Safeguarding Toxics Act of 2019 or the ETO is Toxic Act

 
This bill updates requirements for chemicals that pose an adverse public health risk. Specifically, the bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to publish an updated National Air Toxics Assessment once every two years. The assessment uses emissions data to estimate health risks from toxic air pollutants. 
 
The bill also requires the EPA to use data from its Integrated Risk Information System when conducting rulemaking with respect to chemicals that have been assessed in the system. For chemicals that are found to pose an adverse health risk, the EPA shall identify and do additional review on facilities that are significant sources of the chemical to determine whether the facility poses an adverse public health risk.
 
Under the bill, chemicals identified as carcinogenic in the system must have a toxic chemical release form completed by the owner or operator of a facility.
 
The bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consult with appropriate EPA offices regarding the future schedule of assessments of chemicals to be conducted under the system, the results or existing assessments, and concerns that may merit additional review. HHS must also administer personal exposure tests for chemicals that pose a new adverse public health risk to vulnerable populations, such as children. HHS must establish a Community Outreach Division to communicate risk assessments to affected communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To create a zero interest loan program for Federal and District of Columbia employees furloughed or excepted from such furlough during a lapse in Federal appropriations, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1167
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Appropriations
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Credit and credit markets
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 
This bill creates a zero-interest loan program for certain federal and District of Columbia employees impacted by a federal government shutdown. Specifically, banks enrolled in the program must offer zero-interest loans, subject to a maximum per-person limit, to such individuals during the first 90 days of a shutdown.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1169
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Africa
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Liberia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to grant permanent residence status to qualifying nationals of Liberia.
 
The program shall be available to a Liberian national who has been continuously present in the United States from November 20, 2014, until the filing of an application for adjustment to permanent residence status, or the spouse, parent, or child of such an individual. The individual must apply within one year of the bill's enactment, be otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant visa, and not be inadmissible under various grounds. Certain grounds for inadmissibility under the Immigration and Nationality Act, such as being a public charge, shall not apply.
 
An individual shall be ineligible if the individual has been convicted of an aggravated felony, convicted of two or more crimes involving moral turpitude, or has participated in the persecution of a person for reasons such as race, nationality, or political opinion. 
 
DHS shall promulgate regulations to establish procedures by which an alien who is subject to a final order of deportation, removal, or exclusion may seek a stay of such order based on the filing of an application to adjust status. If there is no such final order, DHS shall stay removal proceedings if a qualified alien submits an application for adjustment of status.
 
DHS shall authorize an individual for employment if that individual's application has been pending for more than 180 days, and may also provide employment authorization before that.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Expansion Act

Bill: 116-hr-1170
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment taxes
Financial services and investments
Government trust funds
Higher education
Income tax rates
Inflation and prices
Railroads
Self-employed
Social security and elderly assistance
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Social Security Expansion Act

 
This bill increases benefits and certain taxes related to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
 
Changes to benefits include (1) increasing the primary insurance amount for certain beneficiaries; (2) revising the method of calculating cost-of-living adjustments; (3) establishing a new minimum benefit for certain low earners; and (4) allowing certain children of retired, deceased, or disabled workers to receive benefits until age 22 if they are a full-time students. 
 
Changes to taxes include increasing the net investment income tax for certain taxpayers and extending payroll taxes on wages, salaries, and self-employment earnings to income above $250,000. Under current law, the maximum amount subject to the Social Security payroll tax is $132,900 for 2019. 
 
The bill also combines the existing Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund into a single Social Security Trust Fund.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
FASTER Act

Bill: 116-hr-1171
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act or the FASTER Act

 
This bill repeals the requirement that a portion of aviation security service fees collected from passengers be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and instead requires such fees to be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury for expenditure only to pay the costs of activities and services for which the fee is imposed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Ensure Washington Funds Government Responsibly Act

Bill: 116-hr-1172
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Ensure Washington Funds Government Responsibly Act

 
This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. It also prohibits Members of Congress and the President from being paid during any period in which the continuing appropriations are in effect. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Budget, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Budget, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Budget, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, House Administration, and the Budget, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush Dollar Coin Act

Bill: 116-hr-1173
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush Dollar Coin Act

 
This bill requires the issuance of
 
 
 $1 coins bearing the image of President George H.W. Bush for a one-year period beginning on January 1, 2019, and 
 
 bullion coins bearing the image of Barbara Bush during that same period. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1174
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Evidence and witnesses
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
HIV/AIDS
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health personnel
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2019

 
 This bill provides federal worker's compensation to firefighters who contract certain illnesses as a result of their service.
 
Specifically, the bill provides that (1) heart disease, lung disease, and specified cancers of federal employees employed in fire protection activities for at least 5 years is presumed to be proximately caused by such employment if the employee is diagnosed with the disease within 10 years of their employment in fire protection activities; and (2) the disability or death of the employee due to such disease is presumed to result from personal injury sustained in the performance of duty. These presumptions also apply to fire protection employees who contract any uncommon infectious disease, such as tuberculosis, hepatitis A, B, or C, or the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
 
 An 
employee in fire protection activities
 is a firefighter, paramedic, emergency medical technician, rescue worker, ambulance personnel, or hazardous material worker, who (1) is trained in fire suppression; (2) has the legal authority and responsibility to engage in fire suppression; (3) is engaged in the prevention, control, and extinguishment of fires or response to emergency situations where life, property, or the environment is at risk; and (4) performs such activities as a primary responsibility.
 
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must examine the implementation of this bill and appropriate scientific and medical data related to the health risks of firefighting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1175
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alcoholic beverages
Business expenses
Department of the Treasury
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Income tax deductions
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the tax treatment of certain alcoholic beverages to
 
 
exclude the aging period from the production period for beer, wine, or distilled spirits for purposes of determining whether a taxpayer can expense, rather than capitalize, interest costs paid or incurred during the production period; 
 
reduce excise tax rates on beer and distilled spirits; 
 
permit the transfer of beer between bonded facilities without payment of tax; 
 
increase the amount of the small wine producer tax credit and expand the categories of producers covered by such credit; 
 
allow an adjustment to the producer credit for hard cider; and 
 
modify the alcohol content limitations that apply to certain wines for tax purposes.
 
 
The Department of the Treasury must amend applicable regulations with respect to the use of wholesome products suitable for human consumption in the production of fermented beverages. 
 
The bill also increases funding for the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Transparency in Corporate Political Spending Act

Bill: 116-hr-1176
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Business ethics
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Transparency in Corporate Political Spending Act 

 
This bill allows the Securities and Exchange Commission, during FY2019, to promulgate rules regarding the disclosure of corporate political contributions, contributions to tax-exempt organizations, and dues paid to trade associations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Stop the Shutdowns Transferring Unnecessary Pain and Inflicting Damage In The coming Years Act

Bill: 116-hr-1177
Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Stop the Shutdowns Transferring Unnecessary Pain and Inflicting Damage In The coming Years Act

 
This bill provides continuing appropriations to certain federal agencies to prevent a government shutdown if an appropriations bill for the agency has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect.
 
The bill excludes agencies within or under the legislative branch or the Executive Office of the President, which would continue to be subject to a government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Deadline Enforcement Act

Bill: 116-hr-1178
Sponsor: Rep. Spano, Ross [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Congressional operations and organization
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Members of Congress
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Deadline Enforcement Act

 
This bill provides specified continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if any appropriations measure for a fiscal year has not been enacted before the fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations is not in effect. 
 
The bill also withholds congressional salaries and prohibits the use of federal funds for official travel by a Member of Congress while the continuing appropriations are in effect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
African-American Burial Grounds Network Act

Bill: 116-hr-1179
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Public-private cooperation
Racial and ethnic relations
Research administration and funding
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

African-American Burial Grounds Network Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the U.S. African-American Burial Grounds Network within the National Park Service (NPS). 
 
In carrying out the network, Interior, among other things, must 
 
 
review existing and new studies and reports to inform consideration of sites for the network; 
 
furnish specified technical assistance; 
 
develop a program to train states, units of local government, regional governmental bodies, organizations, educational institutions, and private entities to carry out the purposes of this bill; and
 
produce and disseminate educational and training materials related to African-American burial ground identification methods and best practices for caring for artifacts, developing interpretive tours and exhibits, preserving burial ground landscapes, heritage tourism initiatives and sources for grants (e.g., handbooks, maps, interpretive guides, or electronic information). 

 
A burial ground shall only be considered for addition to the network with the property owner's consent and at the request of an individual, landowner, private or nonprofit organization, state or local government, or another entity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House