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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, as the Lance Cpl. Stacy Annie Dryden Post Office.

Bill: 116-hr-4875
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Anthony [R-OH-16]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Military personnel and dependents
Ohio
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, as the "Lance Cpl. Stacy 'Annie' Dryden Post Office."
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: 
Designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, as the "Lance Cpl. Stacy 'Annie' Dryden Post Office."

action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 
Designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 2201 E. Maple Street in North Canton, Ohio, as the "Lance Cpl. Stacy 'Annie' Dryden Post Office."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 116-241.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 116-241.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7220-7221)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7220-7221)
action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H5072)
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5072)
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Mr. Connolly asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 116-241
Earning Experience Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4876
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Student records
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

The Earning Experience Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to establish a pilot program that awards grants to institutions of higher education for a program to provide students with work opportunities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Retain Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (RIME) Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4877
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Manufacturing
Public-private cooperation
Small business
Technology transfer and commercialization
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Retain Innovation and Manufacturing Excellence (RIME) Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish a pilot grant program to help eligible manufacturers retain retiring employees for up to 90 days for the purpose of transferring job-specific skills and training to other employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8549)
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
VETS Act

Bill: 116-hr-4878
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Building construction
Florida
Health facilities and institutions
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Veterans Emergency Treatment Services Act or the VETS Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to spend up to $300 million in FY2021 to construct a medical center in Jacksonville, Florida.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Support Act

Bill: 116-hr-4879
Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Support Act

 
This bill provides that an officer or employee of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency who is traveling on or conducting an accounting and recovery mission is exempt from furlough, including in the case of a government shutdown. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4880
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Law enforcement administration and funding
News media and reporting
Transportation safety and security
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Improving Helicopter Safety Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits operating helicopter flights over any city with a population of over 8 million and a population density of over 25,000 people per square mile, except for purposes of (1) public health and safety, including law enforcement and emergency response; and (2) heavy-lift operations in support of construction and infrastructure maintenance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Real MEAT Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4881
Sponsor: Rep. Marshall, Roger [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Food supply, safety, and labeling
Intergovernmental relations
Meat

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Real Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully Act of 2019 or the Real MEAT Act of 2019 

 
This bill prohibits the sale of any imitation meat food product unless its label includes (1) the word 
imitation
, and (2) a statement that clearly indicates the product is not derived from or does not contain meat.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Community Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4882
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Community Safety Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants for technical assistance and training to improve responses to and reduce recidivism associated with people who have mental illnesses and intellectual and developmental disabilities.
 
Additionally, the bill extends through FY2025 the mental health training grant program of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
JCAT Authorization Act

Bill: 116-hr-4883
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Homeland security
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Intergovernmental relations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team Authorization Act or the JCAT Authorization Act

 
This bill reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2025 the Interagency Threat Assessment and Coordination Group and renames the group the Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Cuban Family Reunification Ac

Bill: 116-hr-4884
Sponsor: Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Caribbean area
Cuba
Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Cuban Family Reunification Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to restart processing applications under the Cuban Family Reunification Parole Program. (The program, which was suspended in 2017, allowed eligible U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents to apply for parole for family members in Cuba, who could then enter the United States while waiting for immigrant visas.)
 
The State Department shall prioritize applications filed before this bill's enactment and ensure that such applications are processed within 60 days of the enactment date.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act

Bill: 116-hr-4885
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education
Agricultural research
District of Columbia
Education programs funding
Forests, forestry, trees
Higher education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

McIntire-Stennis Act District of Columbia Equality Act 

 
This bill makes the District of Columbia eligible for funding under the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act. (Under the Act, the Department of Agriculture provides funding to states for forestry research and graduate training at colleges and universities.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1346)
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act

Bill: 116-hr-4886
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, to award grants for states, tribal nations, localities, and community-based organizations to establish response teams to address adverse childhood experiences associated with exposure to trauma.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act

Bill: 116-hr-4887
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Electric power generation and transmission
Government information and archives
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act

 
This bill extends the 30 % energy tax credit for offshore wind facilities that begin construction by January 1, 2027, or the year that the United States has increased its offshore wind capacity by not less than 3,000 megawatts as compared to such capacity on January 1, 2020, whichever is later. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4888
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Gambling
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Oregon

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 
This bill revises the land claims of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. In particular, the bill specifies that only the tribe's claims to the 84 acres of land known as the Thompson Strip, rather than the tribe's claims to any lands within Oregon, are extinguished.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits gaming on any real property obtained by the tribe as part of a land claim settlement approved by the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-11-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Threat Information Protocol for Sharing Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4889
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Threat Information Protocol for Sharing Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes several new reporting requirements related to information received by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) through the national tip line relating to an individual or threat. 
 
Specifically, the FBI must submit the following: 
 
 
 monthly reports to state law enforcement agencies and fusion centers on all information received by the national tip line relating to an individual or threat in the state during the preceding month,
 
annual reports to Congress on total reports received by the tip line and the total number submitted to state law enforcement agencies and fusion centers, and
 
annual reports to Congress on criminal events involving an individual or threat that had been the subject of a report received through the tip line prior to the criminal event.
 
 
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must review and report on the operating processes and procedures of the tip line. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act

Bill: 116-hr-4890
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Employment and training programs
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Veteran Deportation Prevention and Reform Act

 
This bill modifies immigration and naturalization procedures for noncitizens who are members or veterans of the Armed Forces. Specifically, the bill requires interagency coordination to (1) identify such individuals who are the subject of immigration removal proceedings or who have already been removed; and (2) naturalize them as citizens or otherwise change their status, as appropriate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and 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: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and 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: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and 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: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act

Bill: 116-hr-4892
Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Area studies and international education
Congressional oversight
Cultural exchanges and relations
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Homeland security
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Student records
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take various actions related to counterintelligence activities.
 
DHS shall establish a counterintelligence vetting task force to report to Congress recommendations to improve counterintelligence vetting for DHS programs. 
 
DHS shall also develop counterintelligence awareness training as part of an established program for collecting information about nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants. DHS shall require appropriate faculty from approved educational institutions and exchange visitor programs to participate in the training. 
 
DHS shall take various actions related to the program for collecting information about exchange program participants, such as identifying degrees and fields of study that are sensitive for homeland security and counterintelligence purposes.
 
DHS shall notify Congress if it decides to not extend the existence of the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in House