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Sanctity of Human Life Act

Bill: 116-hr-305
Sponsor: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Sanctity of Human Life Act

 
This bill declares that (1) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human and is a person's most fundamental right; (2) each human life begins with fertilization, cloning, or its equivalent, at which time every human has all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood; and (3) Congress, each state, the District of Columbia, and each U.S. territory have the authority to protect all human lives. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
Preserving America’s Battlefields Act

Bill: 116-hr-307
Sponsor: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Historic sites and heritage areas
Military history
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Preserving America's Battlefields Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program and expands the purposes of the American Battlefield Preservation Program to include 
 
 
the preservation and protection of nationally significant battlefields of not only the Civil War but also the American Revolution and the War of 1812, and 
 
the enhancement of visitors' experiences at those battlefields. 


action_date: 2020-12-08
text: 

Preserving America's Battlefields Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 the Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program and expands the purposes of the American Battlefield Preservation Program to include (1) the preservation and protection of nationally significant battlefields of not only the Civil War but also the American Revolution and the War of 1812, and (2) the enhancement of visitors' experiences at those battlefields.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 512.
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-627.
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-627.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
To redesignate Gravelly Point Park, located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia, as the Nancy Reagan Memorial Park, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-308
Sponsor: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 
This bill redesignates as the &quot;Nancy Reagan Memorial Park&quot; the Gravelly Point Park located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-309
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mining
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Stop Arctic Ocean Drilling Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing or renewing a lease or any other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Arctic Ocean, including the Beaufort Sea and Chukchi Sea Planning Areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-310
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: California
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mining
Oil and gas
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

West Coast Ocean Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of California, Oregon, or Washington.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Bill: 116-hr-311
Sponsor: Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Military command and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 
This bill redesignates: (1) the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, and (2) the Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. The bill makes similar redesignations with respect to the Department Under Secretary, the Department Assistant Secretaries, and the General Counsel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a land exchange involving lands within the boundaries of the Cape Cod National Seashore, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-313
Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Massachusetts
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Seashores and lakeshores

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior, through the National Park Service, to convey 1.09 acres of federal land within the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts to the owner of 1.02 acres of non-federal land within the seashore, if the owner conveys the non-federal acres to Interior, subject to acceptable title. 
 
The land acquired by Interior shall be administered as part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act

Bill: 116-hr-314
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Illinois
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area Amendment Act

 
This bill adds Livingston County, the city of Jonesboro in Union County, and the city of Freeport in Stephenson County, all in Illinois, to the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
GO Act

Bill: 116-hr-316
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Forests, forestry, trees
Government liability
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Rural conditions and development
Small business
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Guides and Outfitters Act or the GO Act

 
This bill amends the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to specify the circumstances under which the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may (1) issue special recreation permits for federal recreational lands and waters, and (2) change a special recreation permit fee. 
 
Interior and USDA may issue special recreation permits
 
 
for specialized individual and group use of federal facilities and federal recreational lands and waters;
 
to recreation service providers who conduct outfitting, guiding, and other recreation services on federal recreational lands and waters; and 
 
to recreation service providers who conduct recreation or competitive events, which may involve incidental sales on federal recreational lands and waters. 
 
 
USDA and Interior shall implement a program that authorizes temporary permits for new recreational uses of federal recreational lands and waters managed by the Forest Service or the BLM, respectively. 
 
Interior and USDA shall revise certain
 
 
special land use and special recreation permit regulations to streamline the processes for the issuance and renewal of outfitter and guide special use permits, and
 
cost recovery fee regulations to reduce costs and minimize the burden of cost recovery on small businesses and adverse impacts of cost recovery on jobs in the outfitting and guiding industry and on rural economies. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act

Bill: 116-hr-318
Sponsor: Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Department of the Interior
Earth sciences
Federal officials
Geography and mapping
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

National Geologic Mapping Act Reauthorization Act

 
This bill reauthorizes the National Geologic Mapping Act of 1992 through FY2023 and provides for the Associate Director for Core Science Systems to replace the Associate Director for Geology as the chairperson of the geologic mapping advisory committee. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Wild and Scenic River Act

Bill: 116-hr-319
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Connecticut
Land use and conservation
Public-private cooperation
Rhode Island
Watersheds
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Wild and Scenic River Act

 
This bill designates specified river segments in the Wood-Pawcatuck watershed in Rhode Island and Connecticut as scenic, recreational, or wild rivers and as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
Adult Day Center Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-320
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adult day care
Disability and paralysis
Families
Health programs administration and funding
Neurological disorders
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Adult Day Center Enhancement Act

 
This bill institutes several requirements for the Administration for Community Living (ACL) relating to certain adult day programs. Specifically, the ACL must conduct a survey of current programs for individuals, including young adults, with neurological diseases or conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or traumatic brain injury. In addition to identifying successful programs, the ACL must also develop best practices for establishing such programs. 
 
The ACL must also establish a grant program to fund adult day programs that serve younger people with neurological diseases or conditions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act

Bill: 116-hr-321
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Health programs administration and funding
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act

 
This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to establish, administer, and coordinate a national consortium on neuromyelitis optica (NMO), which is a neurological disease that can cause blindness and paralysis. 
 
The consortium must
 
 
 award grants for research on the causes of, and the risk factors and biomarkers associated with, NMO;
 
 assemble a panel of experts to provide guidance and recommendations on research design and protocols; and
 
 designate a central laboratory to collect and analyze data from this research and to make the data and analysis available to researchers.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
INVEST Act

Bill: 116-hr-322
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
American Samoa
Caribbean area
Guam
Income tax credits
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Virgin Islands
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Incentives for our Nation's Veterans in Energy Sustainability Technologies or the INVEST Act

 
This bill allows the work opportunity tax credit to be used for the hiring of a specified veteran who works in a field of renewable energy. A &quot;specified veteran&quot; means any veteran who is certified as (1) having received a credential or certification from the Department of Defense of a military occupational specialty or skill in a field of renewable energy or with respect to advanced manufacturing, machinist or welding, or engineering; (2) having completed a vocational degree in a field of renewable energy; or (3) having completed a LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certification with the United States Green Building Council.
 
The Department of the Treasury shall pay (1) each U.S. possession (i.e., American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) with a mirror code tax system amounts equal to the loss to such possession due to this bill; and (2) each U.S. possession without such a tax system an amount estimated to equal the loss to such possession that would have occurred due to this bill if such a tax system had been in effect. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment.

Bill: 116-hr-323
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adult day care
Income tax credits
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 
This bill allows a new tax credit for a taxpayer's employment-related expenses necessary to care for a dependent who has attained age 50. 
 
Employment-related expenses include (1) expenses for household services; and (2) expenses for the care of the dependent, including respite care and hospice care. The expenses must be incurred to enable the taxpayer to be gainfully employed for any period for which there are one or more dependents that qualify for the credit. 
 
The bill limits the amount of such credit to $3,000 for the care of one dependent and $6,000 for the care of two or more dependents of the taxpayer in a taxable year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
No More Ghost Money Act

Bill: 116-hr-324
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Public contracts and procurement
Rule of law and government transparency

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

No More Ghost Money Act

 
This bill prohibits any federal agency or federal government contractor from making a monetary payment to any official of a foreign country for the purposes of bribery, coercion, or any illegal activity that undermines the rule of law or corrupts a public official. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) shall report to Congress on all monetary payments made by the CIA to officials of the Government of Afghanistan on or after September 11, 2001. 
 
The President may waive such requirements if compliance would harm U.S. national security or members of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
Peace Corps Stamp Act

Bill: 116-hr-325
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Executive agency funding and structure
Peace Corps
Postal service
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Peace Corps Stamp Act

 
 This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Peace Corps Semipostal Stamp for 10 years to afford the public with a convenient way to help fund the Peace Corps' Global Fund. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-327
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Consumer affairs
Federal preemption
Legal fees and court costs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits an entity from requiring, as part of a customer agreement or other similar agreement, that an individual agree to submit to arbitration a dispute related to a security breach. With respect to this prohibition, the bill establishes a private right to action as well as provides for enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission and by states. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in House