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Safe Gun Storage Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4691
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Firearms and explosives
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
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: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Advisory Committee Act

Bill: 116-hr-4693
Sponsor: Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Advisory Committee Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the Electronic Health Record Advisory Committee to provide guidance regarding the implementation of and transition to an electronic health record system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
United States-Turkey Relations Review Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4694
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
Bulgaria
Congressional oversight
Cyprus
Europe
Georgia (Republic)
Greece
Human rights
Italy
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Romania
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Turkey

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

United States-Turkey Relations Review Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress an assessment of Turkey. The report shall include (1) an assessment conducted with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member states as to Turkey's ability and willingness to fulfill its NATO obligations, (2) a review of the bilateral U.S.-Turkey relationship, and (3) an assessment of the posture of U.S. forces in Turkey and the surrounding region. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
International Regulatory Cooperation Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-4696
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign and international banking
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
International organizations and cooperation
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

International Regulatory Cooperation Improvement Act

 
This bill allows the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to incur expenses for incidentals such as meals and transportation when hosting certain foreign officials. The bill also allows the commission to receive assistance such as personnel and support services from other departments and agencies within the federal government and from certain foreign authorities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
End the Limo Loophole Act

Bill: 116-hr-4697
Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Transportation
Licensing and registrations
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

End the Limo Loophole Act 

 
This bill revises the definition of commercial motor vehicle to include vehicles that are designed to transport 9 or more passengers including the driver (currently, at least 16 passengers including the driver) and requires the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to finalize a rulemaking to require states to implement an annual inspection program for commercial passenger-carrying vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Medical Records Access Fairness Act

Bill: 116-hr-4698
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

Medical Records Access Fairness Act

 This bill prohibits health care providers from charging a fee for providing copies of individuals' protected health information. This prohibition does not apply to requests for a (1) duplicate of a copy that an individual has received within the past year, (2) nonelectronic copy that is otherwise available at no cost in electronic form through an online portal, or (3) copy to an attorney of an individual.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals.

Bill: 116-hr-4699
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Medicaid
Medicare
Prescription drugs
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 
This bill establishes a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage of 100% with respect to a U.S. territory's use of specified federal funds to provide covered drugs to low-income individuals who are eligible for the Medicare prescription drug benefit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Pipeline Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4700
Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employee hiring
First responders and emergency personnel
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Minority employment
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

Pipeline Safety Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes appropriations through FY2021 and provides direct hire authority for pipeline safety activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4701
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration
Immigration status and procedures
Income tax credits
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2019 or the HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2019

 
This bill extends Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program coverage to individuals lawfully present in the United States who otherwise meet eligibility requirements. Individuals granted federally authorized presence also are required to maintain minimum essential health insurance coverage and are eligible for health insurance exchanges, reduced cost sharing, premium subsidies, and premium tax credits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Size Standard Manufacturing Clarification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4702
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Manufacturing
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

Small Business Size Standard Manufacturing Clarification Act of 2019

 
This bill extends the period of time (from one year to five years) for which a manufacturing concern's average employment is to be considered for a determination of whether the manufacturer is a small business.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
DEFEND Act

Bill: 116-hr-4703
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

Defending Elections From Foreign Efforts to Negate Democracy Act or the DEFEND Act 

 
This bill prohibits foreign nationals from making disbursements for internet activity promoting, supporting, attacking, or opposing the election of a candidate for public office. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Safe at Home Act

Bill: 116-hr-4705
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Judicial procedure and administration

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

Safe at Home Act

 
This bill requires each executive agency and federal court to accept, for any purpose for which an individual is required to provide an address to the agency or court, an address designated to that individual pursuant to an address confidentiality program (e.g., a program to protect stalking or domestic violence victims).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Advancing Competency-Based Education Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4706
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Minority education
Performance measurement
Student records
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

Advancing Competency-Based Education Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to select institutions of higher education (IHE) to voluntarily carry out competency-based education demonstration projects.
 
A competency-based education program is an alternative postsecondary program that measures academic progress and credential attainment by the assessment of student learning and the mastery of competencies instead of, or in addition to, credit hours.
 
A participating IHE must take certain transparency and accountability measures including (1) providing information comparing the success of students in competency-based education programs to similar students in traditional programs; (2) submitting to an annual evaluation of each competency-based education program to determine quality, progress of students toward earning a degree, and students' ability to pay off loans and find employment upon graduation; and (3) aligning their courses with career pathways and the needs of local employers in order to prepare students for the workforce.
 
The bill also establishes the Competency-Based Education Council to study the ongoing innovation and development of competency-based education programs and to develop recommendations for the authorization of such programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act

Bill: 116-hr-4707
Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

Federal Firefighter Flexibility and Fairness Act

 
 This bill provides that any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be disregarded for purposes of determining eligibility for, or the amount of, any overtime pay. The bill defines &quot;qualified trade-of-time arrangement&quot; as an arrangement under which two firefighters who are employed by the same agency agree, solely at their option and with the approval of their employing agency, to substitute for one another during scheduled work hours in the performance of work in the same capacity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
SAFE Limos Act

Bill: 116-hr-4708
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Motor vehicles
Research and development
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

Safety, Accountability, and Federal Enforcement of Limos Act of 2019 or the
 
SAFE Limos Act 

 
This bill establishes safety standards for stretch limousines.
 
Among other requirements, the bill requires
 
 
safety belts to be installed in stretch limousines with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 8,500 pounds at each designated seating position, including on side-facing seats;
 
 the Department of Transportation (DOT) to develop and issue guidelines, best practices, and recommendations to assist stretch limousine alterers develop and administer a vehicle modifier plan;
 
DOT to complete research into side impact protection, roof crush resistance, and air bag systems for the protection of occupants in stretch limousines given alternative seating positions or interior configurations, including perimeter seating arrangements;
 
stretch limousine operators to disclose (1) the date of the most recent inspection of the limousine required under state or federal law, (2) the results of the inspection, and (3) any corrective actions taken to ensure the limousine passes inspection; and
 
the use of event data recorders in stretch limousines.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8682)
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Take Unsafe Limos Off the Road Act

Bill: 116-hr-4709
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor vehicles
Product safety and quality
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

Take Unsafe Limos Off the Road Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to award grants to states that have enacted and are enforcing laws that require the impoundment or immobilization of stretch limousines if such limousines are found to have certain defects upon inspection.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8682)
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act

Bill: 116-hr-4710
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2019-10-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Industrial policy and productivity
Manufacturing
Military medicine
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Strategic materials and reserves
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: 

Pharmaceutical Independence Long-Term Readiness Reform Act

 
This bill generally requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs to only purchase American-made medicines and vaccines. DOD must also (1) report to Congress on medicine supply-chain vulnerabilities, and (2) establish strategies to assure the provision of medicines to enable combat readiness and force health protection.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Financial Services, 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: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Financial Services, 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: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Financial Services, 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: 2019-10-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1297-1298)
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Introduced in House
No Tax Breaks for Drug Ads Act

Bill: 116-hr-4711
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2019-10-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Marketing and advertising
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: 

No Tax Breaks for Drug Ads Act

 
This bill denies a tax deduction for the costs of advertising prescription drugs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Introduced in House