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Modernization of the Older Americans Act Amendments

Bill: 116-s-3057
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2019-12-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adult day care
Adult education and literacy
Aging
Appropriations
Child care and development
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employee benefits and pensions
Family relationships
Family services
Financial literacy
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Immunology and vaccination
Indian social and development programs
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
National and community service
Neurological disorders
Nutrition and diet
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Sexually transmitted diseases
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: 

Modernization of the Older American Act Amendments

 
This bill establishes, reauthorizes, and revises several programs administered by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor relating to care for the elderly.
 
For example, the bill reauthorizes and revises programs that support
 
 
caregivers of the elderly,
 
nutritional services,

 
disease prevention and health promotion services,
 
community and workforce training regarding elder care, and
 
abuse and neglect prevention services.
 
 
The bill also establishes several entities and programs to further support elder care, including initiatives that aim to reduce social isolation for the elderly.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7053-7057)
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-3058
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-12-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Government lending and loan guarantees
Medical education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: 

Foreign Medical School Accountability Fairness Act of 2019
 
This bill revises the institutional eligibility criteria for a foreign graduate medical school to participate in federal student aid programs. Specifically, this bill requires all foreign graduate medical schools to meet the same minimum requirements to participate in the programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S7057)
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act

Bill: 116-s-3059
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-12-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crimes against women
Housing discrimination
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: 

Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act

 
This bill specifies that the following unwelcome conduct in or around a dwelling shall be considered sufficiently severe or pervasive as to constitute a discriminatory housing practice: (1) unwelcome touching of a sexual nature or groping; or (2) any other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that is intended to be coercive, threatening, or intimidating.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: Introduced in Senate
RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-3060
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2019-12-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: 

RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act of 2019

 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish a pilot program that authorizes commercial recreation concessions on land patented or leased under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. 
Interior shall enter into at most 10 agreements with parties to whom such land has been patented or leased for the establishment of these concessions. 
 
A party to such an agreement may enter into agreements with third parties to establish such concessions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: Introduced in Senate
Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-3061
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-12-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Housing discrimination
Housing finance and home ownership
Real estate business
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: 

Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2019

 
 This bill prohibits discrimination against survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault in the sale or rental of housing and other related real estate activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-12-16
text: Introduced in Senate
FRAC Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-3062
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Oil and gas
State and local government operations
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act or the FRAC Act 

 
This bill revises requirements governing hydraulic fracturing operations under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation.
 
The bill repeals the exemption for such operations relating to oil and natural gas production activities under the act.
 
The bill allows the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to prescribe regulations that authorize a state to seek primary enforcement responsibility for hydraulic fracturing operations for oil and natural gas without seeking to assume primary enforcement responsibility for other types of underground injection control wells.
 
The bill requires public disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations. The chemicals intended for use in underground injections must be disclosed before the operations commence. The chemicals actually used must be disclosed the end of the operations.
 
In the event that the proprietary chemical formula of a chemical used in such hydraulic fracturing is necessary for medical diagnosis, treatment, or emergency response, hydraulic fracturing operations must disclose the formula or the specific chemical identity of a trade secret chemical to the state, the EPA, a first responder, or a health care practitioner upon request, regardless of the existence of a written statement of need or a confidentiality agreement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-3063
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2019-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Child safety and welfare
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Due process and equal protection
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Monuments and memorials
Pedestrians and bicycling
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Law Enforcement Trust and Integrity Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to take specified steps to address accreditation standards, management operations, and misconduct of law enforcement.
 
Specifically, it requires DOJ to develop uniform accreditation standards for law enforcement agencies and adopt policies and procedures to encourage law enforcement agencies to pursue accreditation. It authorizes DOJ to make grants to law enforcement agencies to obtain accreditation from certified organizations. 
 
The bill authorizes DOJ to make grants for studying law enforcement agency management and operations standards and developing pilot programs to address law enforcement misconduct. 
 
DOJ must study the prevalence and effect of any law, rule, or procedure that allows a law enforcement officer to delay the investigation and prosecution of complaints of law enforcement misconduct. 
 
The bill also establishes the Task Force on Law Enforcement Oversight to coordinate the detection and referral of complaints of alleged law enforcement misconduct.
 
Law enforcement agencies must report data regarding practices on traffic violation stops, pedestrian stops, frisk and body searches, and use of deadly force.
 
Finally, DOJ must create a medallion for survivors of each law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty and memorialized on the wall of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act

Bill: 116-s-3064
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2019-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Human rights
Religion
Russia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Ukraine
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act

 
This bill directs the President, when determining whether Russia is a country of particular concern for religious freedom under certain federal laws, to consider incidents occurring in the parts of Ukraine controlled by Russia or Russia-affiliated non-state groups. (The United States may take certain actions, such as withdrawing development assistance, against a country of particular concern for religious freedom.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-3065
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Firearms and explosives
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019

This bill requires safety standards for firearm locks and safes. Under such standards, firearm locks must be reasonably designed to (1) prevent the firearm from discharging while the lock is activated, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the firearm. Further, firearm safes must be reasonably designed to (1) secure firearms, and (2) prevent unauthorized access to the safe through physical manipulation or damage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for an advisory committee for the prevention of sexual misconduct in the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-3066
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2019-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Assault and harassment offenses
Coast guard
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Military personnel and dependents
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 
This bill addresses sexual assault in the U.S. Coast Guard. 
 
It directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish an Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct.
 
The advisory committee must advise DHS on (1) the prevention of sexual assault (including rape, forcible sodomy, other sexual assault, and other sexual misconduct) involving members of the Coast Guard; and (2) the policies, programs, and practices of the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Academy for the prevention of sexual assault.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
NOPAIN Act

Bill: 116-s-3067
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2019-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Non-Opioids Prevent Addiction In the Nation Act or the NOPAIN Act

 
This bill temporarily establishes separate payments for certain non-opioid treatments under the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services and the payment system for ambulatory surgical center services. The bill applies to pain management treatments that are able to replace or reduce opioid consumption, as shown through clinical trials or data. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act

Bill: 116-s-3068
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2019-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire, by donation, approximately 40 acres of specified nonfederal land for inclusion in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Upon acquisition, Interior shall (1) modify the boundary of the park to include the acquisition, and (2) administer the acquired land as part of the park. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act

Bill: 116-s-3069
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2019-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified federal land to the owner of specified nonfederal land if the owner of the nonfederal land offers to exchange the land.
 
The values of the federal and nonfederal land to be exchanged shall be considered to be of equal value.
 
The nonfederal land that is acquired by Interior shall be administered as part of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Preventing Pill Mills Through Data Sharing Act

Bill: 116-s-3070
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Preventing Pill Mills Through Data Sharing Act

 
This bill expands reporting requirements concerning the sale, delivery, or disposal of controlled substances that apply to drug manufacturers and distributors, including by extending the requirements to pharmacies and increasing the frequency of the reporting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7116-7119)
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
Family Medical Leave Modernization Act

Bill: 116-s-3071
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Aging
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Family relationships
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Family Medical Leave Modernization Act

 
This bill amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to expand the number of individuals who are permitted to take leave under that Act. 
 
The bill grants leave to private sector and federal employees to care for a domestic partner and any individual related by blood or affinity whose close association with such employees is the equivalent of a family relationship if (1) such individual has a serious health condition, or (2) there is a qualifying exigency due to such employees' active duty in the Armed Forces. 
 
The bill entitles an employee who is a domestic partner, next of kin of a member of the Armed Forces, or any individual related by blood or affinity to a service member whose close association is the equivalent of a family relationship to take leave to care for the service member. 
 
The bill entitles private sector and federal employees to take additional leave to participate in or attend their children's and grandchildren's school or community organization activities, meet routine family medical care needs, or care for their elderly relatives. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S7117-7119)
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-3072
Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Introduced: 2019-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Marketing and advertising
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

 Support And Value Expectant Moms and Babies Act of 2019 or the SAVE Moms and Babies Act of 2019 

 
This bill prohibits the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from approving any new drug (either as a brand-name drug or a generic) intended to terminate a pregnancy and imposes additional restrictions on such drugs that are already approved.
 
Under the bill, an already-approved drug intended to terminate a pregnancy may be dispensed to a patient only with a prescription. Furthermore, the FDA may not approve any labeling change that would authorize (1) using the drug after 70 days of gestation, or (2) dispensing the drug by any means other than in-person administration by the prescribing health care practitioner. 
 
The FDA must also impose additional restrictions on such already-approved drugs, including by (1) requiring the prescribing health care practitioner to receive a special certification, (2) prohibiting the practitioner to also act as the dispensing pharmacist, and (3) requiring the practitioner to have the ability to provide surgical intervention to the patient. 
 
The bill also rescinds any investigational use exemption already granted to such a drug if the bill would have prohibited the FDA from granting the exemption. (Currently, the FDA may grant an exemption to certain market approval requirements if a drug is intended solely for use in safety and effectiveness investigations.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate
SANTA Act

Bill: 116-s-3073
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2019-12-17 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Consumer affairs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Product safety and quality
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Stopping All Nefarious Toys in America Act or the SANTA Act

This bill requires online marketplaces to verify and disclose to consumers the identity of a seller of children's products. Specifically, an online marketplace must obtain such seller's bank account information, a government-issued photo identification, and business contact information. Using this information, online marketplaces must disclose each seller's name, business address, phone number, and email address to consumers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Introduced in Senate