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FORESTS Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4057
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Public contracts and procurement
Roads and highways
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Fostering Opportunities for Resources and Education Spending through Timber Sales Act of 2019 or the FORESTS Act of 2019
 
 
This bill extends through FY2020 payments under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 and directs the Department of Agriculture to designate an area of each national forest for production of material to provide revenue for such payments.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
SWAP Act

Bill: 116-hr-4058
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Aviation and airports
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Electric power generation and transmission
Employment taxes
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government trust funds
Industrial facilities
International organizations and cooperation
Manufacturing
Metals
Mining
Motor vehicles
Oil and gas
Sales and excise taxes
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Stemming Warming and Augmenting Pay Act of 2019 or the SWAP Act. 

 
This bill imposes a tax on combusted fossil fuel greenhouse gas emissions. The tax is equal to $30 per metric ton of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions beginning in 2021. The tax increases by 5% plus inflation each year and increases by $3 per ton every two years if the previous year's emission goals are not met. 
 
The revenue from such tax is divided (1) 70% for the reduction of payroll taxes; (2) 10% for additional payments to Social Security beneficiaries, and (3) 20% to establish a carbon trust fund for block grants to offset higher energy costs for low-income households, climate adaptation, energy efficiency, carbon sequestration, and research and development programs. 
 
The bill also amends the Clean Air Act to impose a 12-year moratorium on regulations that limit greenhouse gas emissions. This moratorium may be lifted if certain emission targets are not met. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4059
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: California
Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 
This bill takes approximately 2,560 acres of specified lands into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.
 
Under the bill, gaming is prohibited on this land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-08-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Festival Aerial Security Enhancement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4060
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Music
Outdoor recreation
Performing arts
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Festival Aerial Security Enhancement Act of 2019 

 
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to implement or revise its regulations to provide for temporary flight restrictions that are necessary to (1) protect persons or property on the surface or in the air, (2) maintain air safety and efficiency, or (3) prevent the unsafe congestion of aircraft in the vicinity of an outdoor music festival with a paid attendance of not fewer than 30,000 people per day.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Blue Collar and Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4061
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Alternative and renewable resources
Coal
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Higher education
Manufacturing
Metals
Minority employment
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Nuclear power
Oil and gas
Public utilities and utility rates
Science and engineering education
Unemployment
Vocational and technical education
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a comprehensive, nationwide program to improve education and training for jobs in energy-related industries in order to increase the number of skilled workers trained for such jobs.
 
DOE, in collaboration with the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Secretary of Commerce, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, and energy-related industries, shall establish a clearinghouse to, among other things, develop resources training programs for jobs in energy-related industries and act as a resource for educational institutions and covered organizations and programs that would like to develop and implement training programs for such jobs.
 
In carrying out the program, DOE, in collaboration with the Department of Education, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Labor, and the National Science Foundation, shall develop voluntary guidelines or best practices for educational institutions to help provide students with the skills necessary for jobs in energy-related industries, 
 
DOE shall establish and carry out a program to provide grants to eligible entities ( i.e., certain businesses, labor organizations, nonprofit organizations, or qualified youth or conservation corps) to pay the eligible wages or stipends for individuals receiving training to work for an eligible business ( i.e., businesses that provide services related to renewable electric energy generation and energy efficiency).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4062
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Business records
Child safety and welfare
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Licensing and registrations
Mental health
Smuggling and trafficking
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Blair Holt Firearm Owner Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 201

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This bill establishes new requirements and restrictions with respect to the sale, transfer, and possession of firearms. 
 
Among other things, the bill does the following: 
 
 
generally requires owners of certain firearms&#8212;handguns and semiautomatic rifles capable of accepting a detachable ammunition feeding device&#8212;to obtain a license, and 
 
establishes background check requirements for firearm transfers between private parties. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Adult Day Services Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4063
Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adult day care
Health care coverage and access
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Medicare Adult Day Services Act of 

2019

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage and payment of certified adult day services that meet specified requirements.
 
Among other things, services must be furnished by an authorized home- and community-based services provider at a certified adult day services center and in accordance with a physician-approved plan. Covered services include nursing services, physical therapy, nutritional meals, physical activities, and medication-management programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4064
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Civil actions and liability
Disability and paralysis
Housing and community development funding
Housing for the elderly and disabled

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2019

 
This bill requires certain newly constructed, federally assisted housing, including single-family homes and town houses, to contain at least one level that complies with specified minimum standards of accessibility for individuals with disabilities. An aggrieved person may commence a civil action with respect to a violation of this requirement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Food for Thought Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4065
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Food for Thought Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to implement a pilot program to award grants to community colleges so they may provide free meals, including snacks, to eligible students.
 
The FNS must provide grants to community colleges that reflect varying (1) student body size; (2) full-time student enrollment; (3) geographic location, including urban, rural, or suburban campuses; (4) minority serving institutions; and (5) residential character, including race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
 
The FNS may give priority to community colleges (1) with prepared food infrastructure, or those that can identify outside sources of support to help develop such infrastructure; (2) that serve more than 300 students who are eligible for Federal Pell Grants; or (3) that are located within proximity of a school in a high poverty area that receives special assistance payments under the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
No Adding, No Padding Act

Bill: 116-hr-4066
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

No Adding, No Padding Act 

 
This bill requires the President's annual budget to include additional details regarding current spending levels and proposed increases. 
 
The budget must include (1) a list of programs and funding levels that will be a one-time expense for the year for which the budget is submitted, and (2) a proposal for reducing spending in each of the four years following the year for which the budget is submitted. 
 
For each item in the budget that is being conducted in the current year, the budget must include the funding provided in the current year, any proposed change in the funding, and the justification for the change. If the budget proposes an increase in funding for an item, it must also include the amount of the adjustment that is due to inflation and increases in employee salaries or benefits.
 
The budget must also include estimates for funding that would be included in the budget for the following year if programs and activities received the same amount of funding as provided in the current year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Financial Inclusion in Banking Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4067
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial literacy
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Financial Inclusion in Banking Act of 2019 

 
This bill expands the duties of the Office of Community Affairs within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding under-banked, un-banked, and underserved consumers. The office must, in part (1) report on impeding factors for individuals and families that do not participate in the banking system, and (2) develop strategies to increase such participation.

action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Financial Inclusion in Banking Act of 2019 

 
This bill expands the duties of the Office of Community Affairs within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding under-banked, un-banked, and underserved consumers. The office must, in part (1) report on impeding factors for individuals and families that do not participate in the banking system, and (2) develop strategies to increase such participation.
 
The bill also decreases, beginning September 30, 2029, the cap on the surplus funds of the Federal Reserve banks. (Amounts exceeding this cap are deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8503)
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8503)
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4067.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8503-8505)
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Mr. Scott, David moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-09-20
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 55 - 0.
action_date: 2019-09-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Civil Rights Commission Territorial Equality Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4068
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Advisory bodies
American Samoa
Caribbean area
Commission on Civil Rights
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Civil Rights Commission Territorial Equality Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Commission on Civil Rights to establish at least one advisory committee in each of the following territories, composed of persons domiciled in such territories: Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Modern Worker Empowerment Act

Bill: 116-hr-4069
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Labor standards

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Modern Worker Empowerment Act

 
This bill requires the use of common law rules in defining &quot;employee&quot; under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Commonsense Reporting Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4070
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Income tax credits
Personnel records
Right of privacy
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Commonsense Reporting Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses the eligibility verification process for the premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). It requires the Department of the Treasury to develop and implement a reporting system that allows employers to voluntarily report information about their health plans for the current plan year prior to the beginning of open enrollment. The bill also allows electronic transmission of employee and enrollee statements and permits Treasury to accept full names and dates of birth in lieu of dependents' and spouses' Social Security numbers. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must evaluate (1) for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2018, the notification of employers by PPACA exchanges of the eligibility of employees for advance payments of the premium assistance tax credit or cost-sharing subsidies; and (2) for calendar year 2020, the functionality of the prospective reporting system established by this bill, including the accuracy of information collected.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House