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A bill to authorize the honorary promotion of Colonel Charles E. McGee to brigadier general in the United States Air Force.

Bill: 116-s-2052
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2019-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 
This bill authorizes the President to issue an honorary commission promoting Air Force Colonel Charles E. McGee (retired) to brigadier general.

action_date: 2019-07-31
text: 
This bill authorizes the President to issue an honorary commission promoting Air Force Colonel Charles E. McGee (retired) to brigadier general.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5217)
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5217)
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5217)
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Senate Committee on Armed Services discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
SAFE Act

Bill: 116-s-2053
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Adult education and literacy
Advisory bodies
Buy American requirements
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Manufacturing
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Technology assessment
Telephone and wireless communication
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 

Securing America's Federal Elections Act or the SAFE Act

 
This bill addresses election security through grant programs and requirements for voting systems and paper ballots.
 
The bill establishes requirements for voting systems, including that systems (1) use individual, durable, voter-verified paper ballots; (2) make a voter's marked ballot available for inspection and verification by the voter before the vote is cast; (3) ensure that individuals with disabilities are given an equivalent opportunity to vote, including with privacy and independence, in a manner that produces a voter-verified paper ballot; (4) be manufactured in the United States; and (5) meet specified cybersecurity requirements, including the prohibition of the connection of a voting system to the internet. 
 
The National Science Foundation must award grants to study, test, and develop accessible voter-verified paper ballot voting and best practices to enhance the accessibility of such voting for individuals with disabilities, for voters whose primary language is not English, and for voters with difficulties in literacy.
 
The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must award grants to states to replace certain voting systems, carry out voting system security improvements, and implement and model best practices for ballot design, ballot instructions, and the testing of ballots. 
 
States must carry out postelection risk-limiting audits for all federal elections, funded by the EAC.
 
States may use elections requirements payments from the EAC to carry out activities related to election security.
 
 The EAC must provide for the testing of voting system hardware and software and decertify such technology that does not meet guidelines.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

Bill: 116-s-2054
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-07-08 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Congressional tributes
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Law enforcement officers
Libya
Middle East
Terrorism
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-08
text: 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, four Americans killed in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Stevens was the U.S. Ambassador to Libya at the time, Smith was an officer in the Foreign Service, and Doherty and Woods were both government contractors and former Navy SEALs.) 
 
After the medal has been awarded, it shall be given to the Central Intelligence Agency Museum. 

action_date: 2020-12-15
text: 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to commemorate Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, four Americans killed in the September 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Stevens was the U.S. Ambassador to Libya at the time, Smith was an officer in the Foreign Service, and Doherty and Woods were both government contractors and former Navy SEALs.) 
 
After the medal has been awarded, it shall be given to the Central Intelligence Agency Museum. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7508-7509)
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7508-7509)
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7508-7509)
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-07-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to allow the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel OLIVER HAZARD PERRY, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2055
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2019-07-08 in the Senate
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-08
text: 
This bill authorizes the Coast Guard to issue a certificate of documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessel 
Oliver Hazard Perry
 (United States official number 1257224).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-07-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Build America, Buy America Act

Bill: 116-s-2056
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2019-07-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Electric power generation and transmission
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Manufacturing
Metals
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Public contracts and procurement
Public transit
Public utilities and utility rates
Railroads
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-08
text: 

Build America, Buy America Act

 
This bill requires federal infrastructure programs to provide for the use of materials produced in the United States.
 
Each federal agency must submit to the Office of Management and Budget and to Congress a report that identifies each federal financial assistance program for infrastructure administered by the agency and (1) identify domestic content procurement preferences applicable to the assistance, (2) assess the applicability of such requirements, (3) provide details on any applicable domestic content procurement preference requirement, and (4) include a description of the type of infrastructure projects that receive funding under the program.
 
Each agency shall ensure that none of the funds made available for such a program may be used for a project unless all of the iron, steel, and manufactured products used in the project are produced in the United States, subject to waivers where inconsistent with the public interest, where not produced in sufficient quantities or satisfactory quality, or where such inclusion will increase the cost of the project by more than 25%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-08
text: Introduced in Senate
National Climate Bank Act

Bill: 116-s-2057
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-07-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Community life and organization
Consumer credit
Credit and credit markets
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Financial services and investments
Forests, forestry, trees
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Industrial facilities
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public transit
Public utilities and utility rates
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Transportation costs
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-08
text: 

National Climate Bank Act 

 
This bill establishes and capitalizes a National Climate Bank to provide financing for clean technology, conduct low-cost procurements used to lower emissions, enable low- and moderate-income individuals to benefit from projects and investments that reduce emissions, and support the creation of green banks, which are public or nonprofit specialized finance entities that use finance tools to mitigate climate change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-07-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Service Member and Family Operational Tempo Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2058
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2019-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government information and archives
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: 

Service Member and Family Operational Tempo Relief Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense and each military department to follow specific and measurable deployment thresholds for members of the Armed Forces when exceeding deployment time limits due to U.S. national security interests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2059
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2019-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Economic development
Federal preemption
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Housing and community development funding
Immigration status and procedures
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Research administration and funding
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: 

Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019

 
This bill provides a private right of action against state and local jurisdictions with certain policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts, and contains additional provisions related to such jurisdictions. Currently, such cooperation is generally not required.
 
An individual (or certain relatives of such an individual) who is the victim of any felony for which an alien has been arrested, convicted, or sentenced to a prison term of at least one year may sue a state or local jurisdiction if the jurisdiction failed to comply with (1) certain Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requests related to arresting and detaining aliens, and (2) a DHS request to detain the alien in question or provide a notification about the release of the alien. A jurisdiction that accepts certain federal grants may not assert immunity in such a civil action.
 
A jurisdiction (or employee of a jurisdiction) that complies with certain DHS detainer requests shall be deemed to be acting as an agent of DHS. A complying jurisdiction or employee of the jurisdiction shall not be liable in any lawsuit relating to compliance with such requests. In a lawsuit against an employee of the jurisdiction, the United States shall be substituted in as the defendant, and remedies shall be limited to provisions for bringing tort claims against the federal government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Gambling Addiction Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2060
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Executive agency funding and structure
Gambling
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: 

Gambling Addiction Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to implement policies and programs on prevention, education, and treatment of gambling disorder. It requires integration of gambling disorder into existing mental health and substance use disorder programs.
 
If DOD provides gambling activities at a morale, welfare, and recreation facility, it must (1) provide educational materials and a list of resources to assist service members in identifying the risks of gambling and seeking help, and (2) implement measures that encourage behavior consistent with measures used by commercial and tribal gaming regulators.
 
Funding of measures under this bill shall come from gambling activity proceeds generated at DOD morale, welfare, and recreation facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2061
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2019-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: 

Veteran Housing Opportunities and Unemployment Support Extension Act of 2019

 
This bill expands eligibility for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Veterans Affairs-Supported Housing (VASH) rental voucher assistance to homeless veterans honorably discharged or released from active military, naval, or air service regardless of length of service. According to federal regulations, HUD was granted authority in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 to waive or provide an alternative for the current requirement that HUD-VASH assistance be targeted to homeless veterans who have chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance-use disorders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup unless the United States Soccer Federation provides equitable pay to the members of the United States Women's National Team and the United States Men's National Team.

Bill: 116-s-2062
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2019-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Appropriations
Athletes
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Professional sports
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Wages and earnings
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: 
This bill prohibits the use of funds for the 2026 World Cup until the U.S. Soccer Federation agrees to provide equitable pay to the members of the U.S. Women's National Team and the U.S. Men's National Team.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2063
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2019-07-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Medicaid
Medicare
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: 

Organ Procurement Optimization Act of 2019

 
 This bill revises the procedures that organ procurement agencies must follow for hospitals to receive reimbursement through Medicare or Medicaid for payments made to such agencies. In addition to the existing requirements, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may reimburse a hospital only if the organ procurement agency relies on standardized, objective, verifiable performance metrics, which must be established through administrative rulemaking within one year of the bill's enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4732)
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2064
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2019-07-09 in the Senate
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: 2019-07-09
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: 2019-07-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Affordable Health Care for Children with Disabilities Act

Bill: 116-s-2067
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Disability and paralysis
Medicaid
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Affordable Health Care for Children with Disabilities Act

 
This bill establishes an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for services provided under state Medicaid programs to individuals 18 years of age or younger who have disabilities and whose income and resources do not exceed certain thresholds, regardless of parental income and resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit the Bureau of the Census from including citizenship data in the legislative redistricting data prepared by the Bureau.

Bill: 116-s-2068
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional districts and representation
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 
This bill prohibits the Bureau of the Census from including information regarding U.S. citizenship in its legislative redistricting data.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act

Bill: 116-s-2069
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Burma
Child safety and welfare
Conflicts and wars
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
Health care costs and insurance
Human rights
Legal fees and court costs
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Burma Political Prisoners Assistance Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to assist civil society organizations in Burma (Myanmar) working to release political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. Such assistance shall include support for (1) documenting human rights violations against such prisoners, (2) raising awareness of prisoner issues, and (3) helping former prisoners resume a normal life. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in Senate