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Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1931
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Hate crimes
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Military personnel and dependents
Political movements and philosophies
Racial and ethnic relations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes domestic terrorism offices in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and requires specified steps to prevent and report on domestic terrorism.
 
The bill also authorizes a Domestic Terrorism Executive Committee, which shall coordinate with key public safety officials to promote information sharing and ensure an effective joint effort to combat domestic terrorism.
 
The joint terrorism task forces of the FBI and state, local, and regional fusion centers shall each, in coordination with the committee and such offices (1) share intelligence to address domestic terrorism activities; (2) conduct an annual, intelligence-based assessment of domestic terrorism activities in their jurisdictions; and (3) formulate and execute a plan to address and combat such activities.
 
DOJ, the FBI, DHS, and the Department of Defense shall establish an interagency task force to combat white supremacist and neo-Nazi infiltration of the uniformed services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat as compensation for purposes of retirement contribution limitations any difficulty of care payments excluded from gross income.

Bill: 116-hr-1932
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 
This bill requires difficulty of care payments that are excluded from gross income to be treated as compensation for the purpose of determining limitations on contributions to tax-exempt retirement accounts.
 

Difficulty of care payments
 are received by foster care providers as compensation for providing additional care for a foster individual. The care must be (1) required by reason of a physical, mental, or emotional handicap of the individual; and (2) provided in the home of the foster care provider. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1933
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Sales and excise taxes
Small business
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Online Sales Simplicity and Small Business Relief Act of 201

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This bill prohibits states from imposing a sales tax collection duty on certain remote sellers. A "remote seller" is a person without a physical presence in a state who makes a sale in the state.
 
A state may impose a sales tax collection duty on a remote seller only for a sale that occurs after January 1, 2019.
 
In the case of a small business remote seller (no more than $10 million in gross annual receipts in the United States), a state may not impose a sales tax collection duty on any person other than the purchaser if the sale is made (1) on or after June 21, 2018; and (2) before the date that is 30 days after the states develop and Congress approves an interstate compact, applicable to the state and sale, governing the imposition of tax collection duties on remote sellers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Stop HATE Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1934
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Hate crimes
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Technology assessment
Telephone and wireless communication
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Stop Harmful and Abusive Telecommunications Expression Act of 2019 or the Stop HATE Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to report on and make recommendations to address the role of telecommunications in violent acts and hate crimes against individuals or groups on the basis of race, gender and gender identity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, color, or national origin. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Wage Equity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1935
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government studies and investigations
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Right of privacy
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Wages and earnings
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Wage Equity Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses pay discrimination in the workplace between men and women. 
 
Specifically, the bill 
 
 
allows an employer to base a wage differential determination on an employee's participation in a flexible work arrangement; 
 
protects employers who conduct a pay analysis audit to identify and correct pay discrimination from liability for damages relating to such discrimination; 
 
makes it an unlawful practice for an employer to rely on the wage history of a prospective employee for hiring and wage determination purposes unless the wage history is voluntarily provided by the prospective employee; 
 
makes it an unlawful practice for an employer to prohibit an employee from requesting wage information from another employee or from requesting information about wage differentials; 
 
authorizes the Department of Labor to establish a grant program for negotiation skills training for women and girls; and 
 
requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the causes and effects of pay disparities among men and women in the workplace and the impact on pay and opportunity for employees who leave the workforce for parental reasons.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project Modification Act

Bill: 116-hr-1936
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Colorado
Dams and canals
Public-private cooperation
Water resources funding
Water storage

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project Modification Act

 
This bill modifies cost-sharing requirements between the Department of the Interior and the Mancos Water Conservancy District for the Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Project in Colorado.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment Credit Act

Bill: 116-hr-1938
Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax credits
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Small Employer Retirement Savings Auto-Enrollment Credit Act 

 
This bill allows a three-year $500 business-related tax credit for eligible small employers who include and maintain an automatic contribution arrangement in an employer-sponsored retirement plan. 
 
An &quot;eligible employer&quot; is an employer with no more than 100 employees who received at least $5,000 of compensation from the employer for the preceding year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Health Coverage Tax Credit Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1939
Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Health Coverage Tax Credit Reauthorization Act of 2019

 
This bill extends for five years the tax credit for health insurance coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
New Parents Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1940
Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Aging
Child care and development
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Family relationships
Government trust funds
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

New Parents Act of 2019

 
This bill allows parents to use a portion of their Social Security benefits for up to three months of paid parental leave after the birth or adoption of a child. To receive the parental leave benefit, parents must choose to either increase their retirement age or temporarily receive a reduction in Social Security benefits upon retirement, as specified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Ending Mass Collection of Americans’ Phone Records Act

Bill: 116-hr-1942
Sponsor: Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Business records
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Ending Mass Collection of Americans' Phone Records Act 

 
This bill repeals the authority of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to obtain business records, such as phone records, on an ongoing basis under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). FISA warrants shall only be for items specifically identified in the FBI's application to access the records.
 
FISA currently allows the FBI to apply for a warrant to access records and other documents to obtain foreign intelligence information or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities. The application for such a warrant is ex parte before courts designated under FISA, meaning that the government is the only party present in the proceedings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1943
Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Community Health Center Fund, which provides enhanced funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-04
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-1944
Sponsor: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health facilities and institutions
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act

 
This bill requires the directors of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit to the VA and Congress an annual pamphlet containing certain statistics (such as how many veterans were treated at each facility), as well as plans for improvements and descriptions of successes experienced by the facilities. The bill also requires the pamphlets to be made publicly available online and as hard copies at the medical facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

Bill: 116-hr-1945
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign loans and debt
Honduras
Human rights
Judicial procedure and administration
Latin America
Law enforcement officers
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military civil functions
Multilateral development programs
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Rule of law and government transparency

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act

 
This bill prohibits U.S. assistance to the police or military of Honduras. The Department of the Treasury shall instruct U.S. representatives of multilateral development banks to vote against providing loans to the Honduran police or military. 
 
The prohibition shall be lifted if the Department of State certifies to Congress that various conditions have been met, including that the Honduran government has (1) pursued all legal avenues to reach verdicts in specified crimes, such as the killings of indigenous land-rights activist Berta Caceres and of 100 small-farmer activists in the Aguan Valley; (2) investigated and prosecuted members of the military and police who have violated human rights; and (3) taken effective steps to establish the rule of law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Securing America’s Elections Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1946
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Public-private cooperation
Right of privacy
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Subversive activities
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Securing America's Elections Act of 2019

 
This bill requires voting systems for federal elections to produce paper ballots that the voter may inspect and verify before the vote is cast and counted. The bill also (1) requires the paper ballot to be suitable for manual audits, (2) prescribes approved methods for such audits, and (3) directs the Department of Homeland Security and the Election Assistance Commission to report on the desirability of using open-source software in voting systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
Lymphedema Treatment Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1948
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 

Lymphedema Treatment Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill includes certain lymphedema compression treatment items as covered durable medical equipment under Medicare. (Lymphedema is a condition of localized fluid retention and tissue swelling that is caused when the lymphatic system is damaged or blocked.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-28
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: 2019-03-28
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: 2019-03-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E366)
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the court to depart from a statutory minimum in the case of a juvenile offender, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1949
Sponsor: Rep. Westerman, Bruce [R-AR-4]
Introduced: 2019-03-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Juvenile crime and gang violence
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 
This bill addresses the sentencing of juvenile offenders.
 
Specifically, the bill requires courts to consider the diminished culpability of juveniles compared to that of adults when sentencing juvenile offenders. It allows courts to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum by up to 35% to reflect the juvenile's age and prospect for rehabilitation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Introduced in House