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Clean Energy Production Parity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2040
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2019-04-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Electric power generation and transmission
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: 

Clean Energy Production Parity Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the tax credit for investments in energy property to make qualified fuel cell property (certain fuel cell power plants) that uses an electromechanical process or includes a linear generator assembly eligible for the credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Introduced in House
Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act

Bill: 116-hr-2041
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2019-04-02 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy efficiency and conservation
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public contracts and procurement
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: 

Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), including by requiring the Department of Energy to award financial assistance to certain private or nonprofit entities for WAP enhancement and innovation, such as installing renewable energy systems. WAP reduces energy costs for low-income households by increasing their energy efficiency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Introduced in House
Electric CARS Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2042
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-04-02 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Energy efficiency and conservation
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: 

Electric Credit Access Ready at Sale Act of 2019 or the Electric CARS Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies and extends several tax credits related to electric cars. 
 
The bill extends the tax credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles through 2029. In addition, the bill modifies the credit to
 
 
 remove the limitation on the number of vehicles per manufacturer that are eligible for the credit, 
 
 allow a taxpayer to assign the credit to a financing entity, and 
 
 allow an unused credit to be carried forward for five years.
 
 
The bill also extends through 2029 the tax credits for (1) alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, and (2) alternative motor vehicles. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Introduced in House
HOMES Act

Bill: 116-hr-2043
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Contracts and agency
Department of Energy
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Government information and archives
Housing and community development funding
Licensing and registrations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
State and local government operations
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 

Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2019 or the HOMES Act 

 
This bill provides incentives for homeowners to invest in energy efficiency improvements.
 
Specifically, the Department of Energy (DOE) must establish the Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program. Under the program, DOE must provide rebates to reward homeowners for achieving home energy savings. Rebates may not exceed $10,000 per individual, or 50% of the qualified home energy efficiency expenditures paid or incurred by the homeowner.
 
DOE must develop a network of rebate aggregators or a national rebate aggregator that can facilitate the delivery of rebates to reimburse participating homeowners or contractors. In addition, DOE must develop guidelines for allowing utilities participating as rebate aggregators to count the energy savings from their participation toward state and local level energy saving targets.
 
 This bill provides for the tax treatment of rebates, including an exclusion of such rebates from the taxable income of the homeowner. 
 
DOE must also make grants to states, Native American tribes, and Alaska Natives for carrying the programs established by this bill, including the development of quality assurance programs to oversee the delivery of home efficiency retrofit programs. 
 
Finally, DOE must establish a Residential Energy Efficiency Pay for Performance pilot program to encourage the use of measured energy savings, and financial payments for those energy savings, in the operation of residential energy efficiency programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-04-03
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: 2019-04-03
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: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Energy Diplomacy Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2046
Sponsor: Rep. Wright, Ron [R-TX-6]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Alternative and renewable resources
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
International organizations and cooperation
Nuclear power
Oil and gas
Sanctions
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 

Energy Diplomacy Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to establish an Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources position. The bill also directs the State Department to ensure there are sufficient personnel dedicated to handling energy-related issues, such as (1) formulating policies to advance U.S. energy security interests, (2) providing analysis of the national security implications of global energy and environmental developments, and (3) coordinating energy-related activities with other federal agencies. 
 
The Coordinator for International Energy Affairs position in the State Department shall be eliminated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2047
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Argentina
Asia
Australia
Bahamas
Brazil
Caribbean area
Chile
Collective security
Colombia
Congressional oversight
Costa Rica
Defense spending
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Europe
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
International organizations and cooperation
Japan
Latin America
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
New Zealand
Oceania
Panama
Paraguay
Persian Gulf States
Peru
Philippines
South Korea
Thailand
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 

Allied Burden Sharing Report Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense to report to Congress on (1) the defense spending and military activities of certain countries with cooperative defense agreements with the United States, (2) whether a country places limits on the use of funds contributed to the common defense, and (3) any U.S. actions to minimize such limitations. 
 
The report shall cover each North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member state, each Gulf Cooperation Council member state, each country party to the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty), and other specified countries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy and the Environment.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Pink Tax Repeal Act

Bill: 116-hr-2048
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Federal preemption
Inflation and prices
Marketing and advertising
Retail and wholesale trades
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 

Pink Tax Repeal Act

 
 This bill prohibits product manufacturers or service providers from selling substantially similar products at different prices based on the gender of the intended purchaser. If, for example, the only difference between two products is the color, they are substantially similar.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Unaccompanied Alien Children Assistance Control Act

Bill: 116-hr-2049
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Detention of persons
El Salvador
Foreign aid and international relief
Guatemala
Honduras
Latin America
Mexico
Sanctions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 

Unaccompanied Alien Children Assistance Control Act

 
This bill directs the President to reduce foreign assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras based on how many unaccompanied alien children from each of those countries are placed in custody for immigration status. For each unaccompanied alien child placed in custody who is a citizen or national of one of these countries, the President shall reduce assistance to that country by $30,000 the following fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 with respect to a portion of the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2052
Sponsor: Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Kentucky
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 
This bill designates the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway from the interchange with the William H. Natcher Parkway in Ohio County, Kentucky, west to the interchange of the Western Kentucky Parkway with the Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway as (1) a high priority corridor on the National Highway System, (2) a segment of the Interstate System where vehicles are subject to a weight limitation, and (3) Interstate Route I-369.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Earthquake Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2053
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Income tax exclusion
Natural disasters
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 

Earthquake Mitigation Incentive and Tax Parity Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income any amount received as a qualified earthquake mitigation payment. 
 
A "qualified earthquake mitigation payment" is any amount received by a residential property owner or occupant under an earthquake loss mitigation program established by a state (including an agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the state) or by a state with a tax-exempt organization or public instrumentality of the state. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2054
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Digital media
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
News media and reporting

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 

Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2019

 
This bill creates a four-year safe harbor from antitrust laws for print or digital news companies to collectively negotiate with online content distributors (e.g., social media companies) regarding the terms on which the news companies' content may be distributed by online content distributors. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2981)
To recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2056
Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Conflicts and wars
Health personnel
Military personnel and dependents
Nursing
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 

This bill recognizes service in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II as active military service. Individuals who served in the corps are eligible for specified honors and burial benefits but shall not be entitled by reason of such service to veterans' benefits generally.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' 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: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' 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: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
FAIR Map Act

Bill: 116-hr-2057
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional districts and representation
Congressional oversight
Geography and mapping
Government studies and investigations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 

Fair And Inclusive Redistricting Map Act or the FAIR Map Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to enter into an agreement with the National Academies under which it shall conduct a study to (1) develop guidelines, best practices, and examples to aid states in drawing congressional district maps; and (2) define metrics related to factors such as maintaining geographic contiguity and compactness, respecting communities of interest, and maintaining partisan fairness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
JOBS Act

Bill: 116-hr-2058
Sponsor: Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Marketing and advertising
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 

Job Opportunity and Business Services Act or the JOBS Act

 
This bill requires grant recipients under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to include information on their advertising budgets in their reports to the Department of Labor. It also removes restrictions on lobbying activities under such Act and regulatory restrictions on advertising and public relations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the second generation biofuel producer credit.

Bill: 116-hr-2059
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 
This bill permanently extends the second generation biofuel producer tax credit. (Under current law, the tax credit expired at the end of 2017.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring a Secure Afghanistan Act

Bill: 116-hr-2060
Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Political movements and philosophies
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Terrorism
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 

Ensuring a Secure Afghanistan Act

 
This bill prohibits funds made available to the Department of Defense for FY2019 from being used to reduce the number of U.S. Armed Forces members deployed in Afghanistan to below 10,000 unless the Office of the Director of National Intelligence certifies that Taliban leaders have (1) rejected Al Qaeda by name, (2) committed not to fight alongside or have any affiliation with Al Qaeda, and (3) agreed to various conditions such as committing to protecting the rights of women and girls and supporting the Afghan Constitution. 
 
The Department of State shall provide briefings to Congress every 30 days regarding any ongoing talks with the Afghan government or the Taliban and the effect of such talks on Armed Forces in Afghanistan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
Pathway to Universal Coverage Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2061
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2019-04-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Comprehensive health care
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax credits
Medicaid
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: 

Pathway to Universal Coverage Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants for states to promote health insurance enrollment. Specifically, states may use grants to (1) automatically enroll individuals who are eligible for a premium assistance tax credit, (2) invest in data-collection technology, (3) establish a statewide requirement to purchase minimum coverage, and (4) study the feasibility of developing a state plan to increase health insurance enrollment.
 
 Private insurance issuers and states must report monthly to HHS about individuals who disenroll from coverage, including Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-03
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: 2019-04-03
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: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Introduced in House