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Strengthening Buy America for Small Shipyard Grants Act

Bill: 116-s-1287
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Manufacturing
Marine and inland water transportation
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Strengthening Buy America for Small Shipyard Grants Act

 
This bill requires that grants awarded through the Maritime Administration's small shipyard grant program must be used for projects that are carried out using materials produced or manufactured in the United States, with specified exceptions.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Energy for America Act

Bill: 116-s-1288
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Alaska
Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Capital gains tax
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Corporate finance and management
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental technology
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Lighting, heating, cooling
Motor fuels
Nuclear power
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Securities
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Clean Energy for America Act 

 
This bill modifies,extends, or terminates several existing energy-related tax incentives to provide consolidated tax deductions and credits for the production of or investment in clean electricity, the production of clean transportation fuels, and energy efficient homes and commercial buildings. 
 
The new tax incentives are technology-neutral and the amounts of the credits or deductions vary based on the levels of carbon emissions for the incentives for electricity and fuels or energy efficiency in the case of the incentives for energy efficient homes and commercial buildings.
 
The bill also establishes tax credits for certain bonds issued by a governmental body, a public power provider, or a cooperative electric company for facilities producing clean electricity or clean transportation fuels. 
 
The bill phases out the new tax incentives when annual greenhouse gas emissions in the United States have been reduced by specified percentages. 
 
In order to provide for a transition period for the new tax incentives, the bill temporarily extends several existing energy-related tax provisions. 
 
With respect to the existing qualifying advanced energy project credit, the Department of the Treasury must establish an additional qualifying advanced energy project program to consider and award certifications for qualified investments eligible for credits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1289
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Digital media
Economic performance and conditions
Educational technology and distance education
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct a biennial assessment and analysis regarding the contribution of the digital economy to the U.S. economy.

action_date: 2019-06-05
text: 

Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct a biennial assessment and analysis regarding the contribution of the digital economy to the U.S. economy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-06-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-06-10
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-06-10
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-06-05
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3267)
action_date: 2019-06-05
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3267)
action_date: 2019-06-05
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3267)
action_date: 2019-06-05
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3267)
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1290
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Medical ethics
Prescription drugs
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Fairness to Pet Owners Act of 2019 

 
This bill requires veterinarians to provide pet owners with a copy of animal drug prescriptions prior to filling or dispensing such prescription. Further, veterinarians prescribing animal drugs may not require a pet owner to (1) purchase the prescription as a condition of providing such a copy, (2) pay an additional fee to receive such a copy, or (3) waive the veterinarian's liability as a condition of providing such a copy. 
 
 Veterinarians are not required to provide a copy of prescriptions administered in the context of acute care. A veterinarian also may require payment of examination fees prior to prescribing an animal drug if such fees are required regardless of whether the diagnosis reveals an animal drug prescription is necessary. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1291
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Hunting and fishing
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Fishing Equipment Tax Relief Act of 201

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This bill reduces from 10% to 3% the excise tax rate that applies to the sale of portable, electronically-aerated bait containers by the manufacturer, producer, or importer. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
LOAN Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1292
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Department of Education
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
User charges and fees
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Leveraging Opportunities for Americans Now Act of 2019 or the LOAN Act of 2019

 
This bill revises interest rates and repayment plans for federal student loans.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to set the interest rate on federal student loans made on or after July 1, 2021, at 0% and replace the interest with a one-time financing fee.
 
The bill permits ED to credit or refund borrowers who pay the balance of their loan earlier than required by their repayment plan with the amount of the financing fee.
 
The bill establishes an income-dependent education assistance repayment plan as the default repayment plan for federal student loans. A borrower may select either this new plan or a 10-year fixed repayment plan.
 
ED must calculate annual repayment amounts and provide annual statements to borrowers. 
 
The Department of the Treasury must transmit tax information to ED as necessary to determine a borrower's repayment obligations and financing fee adjustments.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Foreign Service Families Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1293
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Commuting
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Marriage and family status
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Foreign Service Families Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of State to include in the Foreign Affairs Manual an updated plan for providing telecommuting employment opportunities for the spouses of overseas Foreign Service Officers. 
 
The State Department shall facilitate employment of such spouses by providing regular career counseling, maintaining a centralized database of the skills of such spouses and available employment opportunities, and offering other employment-related assistance. (Currently, the State Department is authorized to provide such assistance but not required to do so.) The State Department shall establish a program to help such spouses access employment and education opportunities, modeled after already-authorized programs for military spouses. 
 
The State Department shall report to Congress on the status of the implementation of the Foreign Service Family Reserve Corps (a program designed to speed up the hiring process for eligible family members of overseas Foreign Service officers), including (1) an update on the implementation of a hiring preference for Corps members, and (2) an accounting of any Corps-eligible individuals who were unable to fill a position at new location due to an inability to transfer a security clearance. 
 
Family members of overseas government employees shall not be held to a higher employment standard for positions customarily filled by Foreign Service officers, Foreign Service personnel, or foreign nationals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1294
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public participation and lobbying
Public utilities and utility rates
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Department of Agriculture to enter into an interagency agreement to coordinate the distribution of federal funds for new broadband deployment. 

action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the Department of Agriculture to enter into an interagency agreement to coordinate the distribution of federal funds for new broadband deployment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 311.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-162.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-162.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1295
Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Farmland
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Federal Land Asset Inventory Reform Act of 2019

 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to develop and maintain a current and accurate multipurpose cadastre (inventory) of federal real property and any nonfederal real property in a state to support federal land management activities on federal real property, including resource development and conservation and agricultural use. 
Interior shall report on (1) existing real property inventories or any components of any cadastre of federal real property, (2) consolidation of inventories and components, (3) the use of existing inventories and components of any cadastre, (4) cost savings that will be achieved, (5) a plan for implementation of this bill, and (6) recommendations for legislation. 
 
Interior shall (1) make the multipurpose cadastre publicly available on the Internet, and (2) ensure that such cadastre includes the identification of all lands suitable for disposal pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
New England Coastal Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-1296
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean
Connecticut
Maine
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Oil and gas
Rhode Island

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

New England Coastal Protection Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas off the coast of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Independent and Community Bank Shareholders Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-1297
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Bankruptcy
Civil actions and liability
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Government liability

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Independent and Community Bank Shareholders Protection Act 

 
This bill provides that shareholders of certain small financial institutions that are under conservatorship or receivership may file claims with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for just compensation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1298
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Financial Stability Oversight Council
Insurance industry and regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019 

 
This bill establishes a state insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. The member is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Under current law, this member is nonvoting and selected by state insurance commissioners. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act

Bill: 116-s-1299
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Minority education
Minority employment
Science and engineering education
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Special education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to make grants to local educational agencies to pay the costs of carrying out STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education activities for girls and underrepresented minorities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 116-s-1300
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Law enforcement officers
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins that are emblematic of the National Law Enforcement Museum in the District of Columbia and of the service and sacrifice of law enforcement officers throughout the history of the United States. 
 
All sales of such coins shall include specified surcharges, which shall be distributed to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, Inc., for educational and outreach programs and exhibits. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Canyon’s Law

Bill: 116-s-1301
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Pest management
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Chemical Poisons Reduction Act of 2019 or Canyon's Law

 
This bill prohibits the use of sodium fluoroacetate (i.e., Compound 1080) and sodium cyanide in a predator control device. It imposes criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both&#8212;on a violator.
 
A predator control device is a dispenser, livestock collar, or gas cartridge that propels, releases, or emits sodium fluoroacetate or sodium cyanide for wildlife management or animal control purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-1302
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Business records
Customs enforcement
Government information and archives
Marine and inland water transportation
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act

 
This bill revises requirements regarding the public disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in the manifest of vessels or aircraft entering a U.S. port or place. The bill directs the Department of the Treasury to remove such information, including social security numbers and passport numbers, from a manifest signed and transmitted to Treasury before it is accessible by the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
COAST Anti-Drilling Act

Bill: 116-s-1304
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism Anti-Drilling Act or the COAST Anti-Drilling Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from issuing a lease or other authorization for the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or any other mineral in the Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Atlantic, or the Straits of Florida planning areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
St. Mary's Reinvestment Act

Bill: 116-s-1305
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Dams and canals
Lakes and rivers
Montana
Water resources funding
Water storage

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

St. Mary's Reinvestment Act

 
This bill requires the government to pay 75% of the costs, including repair costs, for the Bureau of Reclamation's Milk River Project, which provides water for irrigation of land in Montana.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-310.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate