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Working Parents Flexibility Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1859
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2019-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Child care and development
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Self-employed

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 

Working Parents Flexibility Act of 201

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This bill allows tax-exempt parental leave savings accounts for the care of a child. An individual who has earned income from employment during the past 12 months may make tax deductible cash contributions of up to $6,750 in a taxable year to an account. The total contributions to an account for all taxable years may not exceed $24,000. Taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $250,000 in a taxable year are ineligible for such a tax deduction. 
 
The bill excludes from gross income (1) distributions from a parental leave savings account that are made not later than one year after the birth or adoption of a child of an account holder, and (2) contributions made by an employer to the parental leave savings account of an employee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act

Bill: 116-hr-1860
Sponsor: Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]
Introduced: 2019-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 

No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act

 
This bill prohibits the Federal Communications Commission from regulating the amounts charged by providers for broadband internet access service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
ZZZ’s to A’s Act

Bill: 116-hr-1861
Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
Introduced: 2019-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Child health
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
School administration

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 

ZZZ's to A's Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to conduct a study that
 
 
examines the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance;
 
comprehensively reviews the scientific evidence relating to that relationship; 
 
compares adolescent health, well-being, and performance among local educational agencies with different school start times; and 
 
evaluates factors that contribute to, or affect, school start times. 

 
ED shall report its findings and recommendations to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1862
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Financial Stability Oversight Council
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 

Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2019

 
This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury. The bill also removes the FIO director as a nonvoting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of Defense to provide blood testing for firefighters of the Department of Defense to determine potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1863
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Blood and blood diseases
Department of Defense
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military facilities and property
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide blood testing, during annual physical examinations of DOD firefighters, to determine and document exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Pay Equity for All Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1864
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Personnel records
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 

Pay Equity for All Act of 2019

 
This bill makes it unlawful for an employer to
 
 
rely on the wage history of a prospective employee in considering the employee for employment;
 
rely on the wage history of a prospective employee in determining the employee's wages (with an exception); 
 
seek from a prospective employee or any current or former employer the wage history of the employee (with an exception); or
 
discharge or retaliate against any employee or prospective employee because that employee is opposed to any act or practice made unlawful by this bill, or has taken an action for which discrimination is forbidden. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E346)
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Probation Officer Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1866
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2019-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 

Probation Officer Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes a probation officer to arrest a person (i.e., a person other than the probationer) without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe the person forcibly assaulted or obstructed a probation officer engaged in the performance of official duties.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Middle Class Tax Deduction Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1867
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 

Middle Class Tax Deduction Act of 2019

 
This bill reinstates certain miscellaneous itemized tax deductions (e.g., deductions for unreimbursed employee expenses) as allowable deductions. Presently, the deductions are suspended through 2025.
 
The bill reinstates the limitation on itemized tax deductions for an individual whose adjusted gross income exceeds a specified amount. Presently, the limitation is suspended through 2025.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in House
Health Care Affordability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1868
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax credits
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Health Care Affordability Act of 2019
 
 
This bill revises the tax credit for health care premium assistance to expand the eligibility of low-income taxpayers for such credit and reduce the cost of health care premiums. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2803)
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Investment in Improvements Act

Bill: 116-hr-1869
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Restoring Investment in Improvements Act

 
This bill confirms that the applicable recovery period for qualified improvement property (nonresidential real estate) for depreciation purposes is 15 years under the modified accelerated cost recovery system (MACRS) and 20 years under the alternative depreciation system (ADS). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Family Health Care Affordability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1870
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax credits
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Family Health Care Affordability Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the requirement for determining the affordability of employer-sponsored minimum essential health care coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). (Under current law, the coverage is unaffordable, and an employee may be eligible for premium assistance tax credits, if the employee's required contribution for an individual plan exceeds 9.5% of household income.) 
 
The bill specifies that, with respect to an employee's family members who are eligible to enroll in the plan, affordability must be determined using the cost of family coverage rather than individual coverage to expand the eligibility of families for premium assistance tax credits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Protect Patriot Parents Act

Bill: 116-hr-1871
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Protect Patriot Parents Act 

 
This bill makes certain aliens who are parents of a veteran eligible for adjustment to permanent residence status.
 
An eligible alien shall be an individual who is a parent of a U.S. citizen who served in the U.S. Armed Forces, either on active duty or in a reserve component. If the U.S. citizen has been discharged from the Armed Forces, such discharge must be under honorable conditions. 
 
Certain factors that would otherwise make an alien inadmissible, such as having entered the United States without being admitted, shall not make such an alien parent ineligible for permanent residence status under this bill. The Department of Homeland Security may also waive certain factors that would otherwise make an alien inadmissible, such as having misrepresented a material fact to secure a visa, if the alien does not pose a threat to the public and has not committed any crimes that are unrelated to immigration status.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1872
Sponsor: Rep. Watkins, Steve [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Credit and credit markets
Farmland
Housing finance and home ownership
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Enhancing Credit Opportunities in Rural America Act of 2019 or the ECORA Act of 201

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This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income interest received by a lender from real estate loans secured by agricultural real estate or by a leasehold mortgage (with a status as a lien) on agricultural real estate.
 
Agricultural real estate includes real property that is substantially used for the production of one or more agricultural products. It also includes any single family residence that is (1) the principal residence of its occupant, (2) located in a rural area which is not within a Metropolitan Statistical Area and has a population of 2,500 or less; and (3) is purchased or improved with the proceeds of a loan secured by property used for the production of one or more agricultural products. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's

Bill: 116-hr-1873
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to conduct outreach to health care practitioners regarding comprehensive care planning services that are available under Medicare for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The CMS must report on its outreach efforts, as well as on the number of beneficiaries receiving such services and any barriers to access.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-26
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: 2019-03-26
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: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that qualified cash or deferred arrangements allow certain long-term employees to participate.

Bill: 116-hr-1874
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral
Temporary and part-time employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 
This bill amends provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to tax-preferred pension plans and arrangements to provide that qualified cash or deferred arrangements must allow long-term employees working more than 500 but less than 1,000 hours per year to participate in such arrangements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
VITA Permanence Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1875
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Government information and archives
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Permanence Act of 2019 or the VITA Permanence Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program to provide matching funds for the development, expansion, or continuation of tax return preparation programs for low-income and underserved populations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
Senior Security Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1876
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Aging
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Financial literacy
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2019 or the Senior Security Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the Senior Investor Taskforce within the Securities and Exchange Commission. The taskforce must report on topics relating to investors over the age of 65, including industry trends and serious issues impacting such investors, and make recommendations for legislative or regulatory actions to address problems encountered by senior investors. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the financial exploitation of senior citizens. 

action_date: 2019-04-30
text: 

National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2019 or the Senior Security Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the Senior Investor Taskforce within the Securities and Exchange Commission. The taskforce must report on topics relating to investors over the age of 65, including industry trends and serious issues impacting such investors, and make recommendations for legislative or regulatory actions to address problems encountered by senior investors. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the financial exploitation of senior citizens. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 20 (Roll no. 170). (text: CR H3314-3315)
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 20 (Roll no. 170).(text: CR H3314-3315)
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3321-3322)
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1876.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3314-3316)
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Mr. Foster moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
African Descent Affairs Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1877
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Department of State
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

African Descent Affairs Act of 2019 

 
This bill directs the Department of State to establish an Office of Global African Descent Affairs, to be headed by the Director and Special Advisor to the Secretary on Global African Descent Affairs.
 
Office functions shall include
 
 
directing policies, programs, and funding relating to the human rights and advancement of people of African descent internationally; 
 
developing and managing the Fund for African Descent Affairs to invest in solutions to combat racial discrimination and create opportunities for people of African descent internationally; 
 
directing U.S. government resources to support the protection, integration, resettlement, and empowerment of people of African descent; and 
 
compiling an annual report on U.S. government activities relating to people of African descent. 

 
The bill requires that a description of the status of the people of African descent in each country be included in a specified annual human rights report. 
 
The U.S. Agency for International Development shall appoint a Senior Advisor to the Administrator on Global African Descent Affairs who shall (1) direct policies, programs, and funding relating to the human rights and advancement of people of African descent internationally; and (2) develop a uniform set of indicators and standards for monitoring and evaluating foreign assistance for people of African descent. 
 
The Office of Global African Descent Affairs shall develop or update annually (for 10 years after the initial report) a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against people of African descent. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E354)
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
IDEA Full Funding Act

Bill: 116-hr-1878
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Special education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

IDEA Full Funding Act

 
This bill reauthorizes, and makes appropriations for the grant program under, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in House