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American Security Drone Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-2502
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
Aviation and airports
China
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Foreign and international corporations
Homeland security
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

American Security Drone Act of 2019

 
This bill bans the procurement or use by the federal government of commercial off-the-shelf drones or other unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by certain entities, including entities subject to influence or control by China, with exceptions.
 
Federal funds may not be used to purchase or operate such a drone or system, or a system to counter unmanned aircraft systems, that is manufactured or assembled by such an entity.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall report regarding such drones or systems procured by federal agencies from foreign entities. 

action_date: 2020-09-15
text: 

American Security Drone Act of 2020

 
This bill bans the procurement, operation or use by the federal government of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that are manufactured or assembled by certain foreign entities, including entities subject to influence or control by China, with exceptions for certain research, training, or testing activities.
 
Government-issued purchase cards may not be used to procure any UAS from a foreign entity.
 
All executive agencies must account for existing inventories of UAS manufactured or assembled by a foreign entity in their personal property accounting systems, with exceptions.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the amount of commercial off-the-shelf drones and UAS procured from foreign entities. 
 
The Office of Management and Budget shall (1) establish a government-wide policy for the procurement of UAS, taking into account information security; and (2) contract with a federally-funded research and development center to study certain UAS-related issues.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547.
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-268.
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-268.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2503
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Human rights
Religion
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom through FY2023 and makes changes to the administration of the commission.
 
Specifically, the bill removes staggered terms for commissioners, replacing them with one, non-renewable three-year term, and it eliminates the requirement that each commissioner obtain a security clearance.
 
The bill prescribes certain procedures when a commissioner speaks at a public event in either a private or official capacity, and it requires commissioners to disclose any instance in which they were identified as a commissioner while participating in a public event in a private capacity. The bill also prohibits commissioners and staff from accepting nonfederal funding for official travel expenses, and it requires each member of the commission to disclose any international travel that was paid for or reimbursed by anyone other than the commissioner or the federal government. Further, the commission must make its rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings publicly available, and each commissioner must submit financial disclosure reports in the same form and manner as an officer or employee of Congress.
 
In addition, the bill revises provisions related to commission personnel and compensation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
TBI and PTSD Treatment Act

Bill: 116-s-2504
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Health care coverage and access
Mental health
Neurological disorders
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

TBI and PTSD Treatment Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy through a provider authorized by the Veterans Community Care Program to veterans who have a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act

Bill: 116-s-2505
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
California
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Congressional oversight
Department of Energy
Department of Transportation
Department of the Interior
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy revenues and royalties
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Intergovernmental relations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Motor vehicles
Nuclear power
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Clean Air, Healthy Kids Act

 
This bill reinstates a variety of rules regarding climate change that were repealed, suspended, delayed, withdrawn, or replaced and prohibits the implementation of certain policies and proposed rules.
 
Specifically, the bill nullifies Executive Order 13783 titled 
Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth
.
 
In addition, the bill nullifies the following rules:
 
 
the 
Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations 
rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA);
 
the
 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; Delay and Suspension of Certain Requirements
 rule issued by the Bureau of Land Management;
 
the 
Energy Conservation Program: Definition for General Service Lamps
 rule issued by the Department of Energy (DOE); and
 
the 
Adopting Requirements in Emission Guidelines for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
 rule issued by the EPA.
 
 
The bill prohibits agencies from finalizing the following proposed rules:
 
 
the 
Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review 
proposed rule issued by the EPA; 
 
the 
Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicle Rules for Model Years 2021-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks 
proposed rule issued by the EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and
 
the 
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for General Service Incandescent Lamps 
proposed determination issued by DOE. 
 
 
Finally, the bill nullifies a rescission of a waiver granted to California to enforce standards, which are more stringent than federal standards, for air pollution emissions from vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2506
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Government studies and investigations
Medical research
Noise pollution

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into an arrangement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to examine and report on the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Canadian Snowbirds Act

Bill: 116-s-2507
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Canada
Immigration status and procedures
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Canadian Snowbirds Act 

 
This bill establishes a nonimmigrant visa for qualified Canadian citizens.
 
The Department of Homeland Security may admit as a visitor a Canadian citizen who (1) is at least 50 years old, (2) maintains a residence in Canada, (3) owns a U.S. residence or has signed a rental agreement for the duration of the stay, (4) is not inadmissible or deportable under various provisions, (5) will not engage in U.S. employment except for services for the visitor's employer in Canada, and (6) will not seek U.S. assistance or benefits. Such visitors may be admitted for up to 240 days out of any single 365-day period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Promoting American Energy Jobs Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2508
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Department of Energy
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Industrial policy and productivity
Labor market
Manufacturing
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Promoting American Energy Jobs Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish an Energy Jobs Council to (1) conduct a survey of employers in the energy, energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the U.S. economy; (2) preform an analysis of the employment figures and demographics in those sectors; and (3) publish a U.S. Energy and Employment Report that is based on the survey and analysis.

action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Promoting American Energy Jobs Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to establish an Energy Jobs Council to (1) conduct a survey of employers in the energy, energy efficiency, and motor vehicle sectors of the U.S. economy; (2) preform an analysis of the employment figures and demographics in those sectors; and (3) publish a U.S. Energy and Employment Report that is based on the survey and analysis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-28
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-210.
action_date: 2020-01-28
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-210.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 355.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-11-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-344.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-s-2509
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2019-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional agencies
Congressional leadership
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
General science and technology matters
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Members of Congress
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: 

Office of Technology Assessment Improvement and Enhancement Act

 
This bill renames and revises the functions and duties of the Office of Technology Assessment which, composed of a Technology Assessment Board and a director, provides Congress with assessments of probable technology application impacts.
 
Specifically, the bill renames the office the Congressional Office of Technology, and it requires the office to undertake additional duties, such as providing to Members of Congress (1) certain information without the need for board review, (2) certain technical assistance on legislation related to science and technology without the need for board review, and (3) objective policy options on how Members may achieve goals with respect to science and technology policy.
 
The bill authorizes Members of Congress to submit to the board a request that the office undertake an assessment activity. Additionally, the bill requires the Congressional Research Service and the Government Accountability Office to coordinate technology assessment activities with the office to avoid duplication or overlapping of research activities.
 
The office may temporarily appoint specified technical and professional personnel to work for the office, and the office must also make the findings of completed analyses publicly available.
 
The bill also (1) revises the appointment of board members, (2) requires the board to hold an annual meeting at which Members of Congress may appear and present information regarding technology assessment activities, and (3) requires the board to report annually on the activities of the office. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
RAISE Act

Bill: 116-s-2510
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Inflation and prices
Labor-management relations
Preschool education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: 

Respect, Advancement, and Increasing Support for Educators Act or the RAISE Act

 
This bill allows a refundable tax credit for elementary or secondary school teachers or early childhood educators in schools with a certain poverty rate, increases the tax deduction for the expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers, and provides funding for local educational agencies that maintain or increase teacher salaries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act

Bill: 116-s-2511
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2019-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Judges
Law enforcement officers
Protection of officials
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: 
This bill permanently authorizes the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security protection for Supreme Court Justices (and their official guests) and officers and employees of the Supreme Court. Additionally, it permits such protection to be provided in any location&#8212;not just in any state. 

action_date: 2019-11-05
text: 

Reauthorizing Security for Supreme Court Justices Act

 
This bill permanently authorizes the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Police to provide security protection for Supreme Court Justices (and their official guests) and officers and employees of the Supreme Court. Additionally, it permits such protection to be provided in any location&#8212;not just in any state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 282.
action_date: 2019-11-05
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-11-05
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2512
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Economic theory
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Government studies and investigations
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: 

Fair Calculations in Civil Damages Act of 2019 

 
This bill prohibits courts from awarding damages to plaintiffs in civil actions using a calculation for projected future earning potential that takes into account a plaintiff's race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation.
 
The bill requires the Department of Labor to develop guidance for economists to develop future earnings tables that do not rely on race, ethnicity, gender, religion, or actual or perceived sexual orientation. Additionally, Labor and the Department of Justice must develop guidance for states on how to calculate future earnings in state tort proceedings in a manner that is free of such biases. 
 
The Judicial Conference of the United States must report on damages awarded under federal law for personal injury, employment discrimination, tort damages, and cases involving protected classes of individuals sharing a common characteristic or identity who are legally protected against discrimination. The Administrative Office of the United States Courts must submit recommendations to ensure that future earnings calculations that take into account age and disability do not conflict with federal equal protection laws.
 
The bill requires the Federal Judicial Center to train federal judges on how to implement this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Worker Dividend Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2514
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business records
Capital gains tax
Corporate finance and management
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Sales and excise taxes
Securities
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: 

Worker Dividend Act of 2019 

 
This bill imposes a tax on certain publicly traded companies that have at least $250 million in U.S. earnings for the year, buy back securities during the year, and fail to pay employees a worker dividend. 
 
An employer covered by the bill must pay to U.S. employees a worker dividend that totals at least the lesser of: (1) the amount paid by the employer to repurchase securities of the employer on the open market during the taxable year; or (2) 50% of the amount by which the employer's U.S. earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization exceed $250 million. 
 
Employers who fail to pay a required worker dividend are subject to a tax that is equal to the required dividend.
 
The bill also specifies that the dividend must be distributed equally to employees and be paid in addition to compensation that the employer would ordinarily pay to employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Telecommunications Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2515
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Government studies and investigations
Medical research
Neurological disorders
Radiation
Sex and reproductive health
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: 

Telecommunications Safety Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to study the health effects of radiofrequency radiation from the fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks and future mobile networks.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2516
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-09-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
State and local government operations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: 

Stop Debt Collection Abuse Act of 2019

 
This bill applies certain consumer protections regarding debt collection to debt owed to a federal agency and to debt buyers.
 
A federal agency that is a creditor may not sell or transfer a debt to a debt collector until 90 days after the obligation arises. Specified notice to the consumer of such a sale or transfer is required.
 
A collector of debt owed to a federal agency may not collect any interest, fee, charge, or expense that is (1) unreasonable in relation to actual costs, (2) not authorized by a contract between the debt collector and the federal agency, or (3) greater than 10% of the amount collected. 
 
The Government Accountability Office shall report on the use of debt collectors by federal, state, and local government agencies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Introduced in Senate