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COST Act

Bill: 116-hr-1728
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Cost of Services and Translations Act or the COST Act

 
This bill requires federal agency financial offices to include multilingual services accounting information in their mandatory annual reports to the agency head and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
 
The bill defines 
multilingual service
 to include (1) services provided by interpreters hired by an agency; (2) services resulting in additional expenses which an agency provides to assist its employees or contractors to learn a non-English language; (3) agency preparation, translation, printing, or recordation of materials in a language other than English; and (4) services provided or performed for the federal government by agency employees or contractors that require speaking a non-English language that result in wage differentials or benefits provided by the agency.
 
The bill requires the annual financial management status report of the OMB to certain congressional committees to contain a Multilingual Services Expenses Report.
 
The OMB shall issue guidance that an agency financial office must follow in compiling multilingual services accounting information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
OBIM Authorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1729
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Office of Biometric Identity Management Authorization Act of 2019 or the OBIM Authorization Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) the Office of Biometric Identity Management Directorate, which shall be administered by a director with significant management experience and experience in biometrics and identity management. 
 
The director shall have specified duties, including 
 
 
leading DHS's biometric identity services to support efforts and activities relating to anti-terrorism, counterterrorism, border security, credentialing, national security, and public safety;
 
managing the operation of DHS's primary biometric repository and identification system;
 
maximizing interoperability with other federal, state, local, and foreign biometric systems; and 
 
ensuring the activities of the office are carried out in compliance with the policies and procedures established by the Privacy Officer.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1730
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Drug therapy
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Cancer Drug Parity Act of 2019

 
This bill requires health plans that cover anticancer medications administered by a health care provider to provide no less favorable cost sharing for patient-administered anticancer medications. This requirement applies to medications that are (1) approved by the Food and Drug Administration; (2) medically necessary for the cancer treatment; and (3) clinically appropriate in terms of type, frequency, extent site, and duration.
To comply with this requirement, health plans may not, with respect to anticancer medications (1) change or replace benefits to increase out-of-pocket costs, (2) reclassify benefits to increase costs, or (3) apply more restrictive limitations to orally administered medications than to intravenously administered or injected medications.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1731
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computer security and identity theft
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue final rules requiring a registered issuer to
 
 
disclose in its mandatory annual report or annual proxy statement whether any member of its governing body has expertise or experience in cybersecurity; and 
 
if no member has such expertise or experience, describe what other company cybersecurity aspects were taken into account by the persons responsible for identifying and evaluating nominees for the governing body. 


action_date: 2020-12-08
text: 

Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue final rules requiring a registered issuer to
 
 
disclose in its mandatory annual report or annual proxy statement whether any member of its governing body has expertise or experience in cybersecurity; and 
 
if no member has such expertise or experience, describe what other company cybersecurity aspects were taken into account by the persons responsible for identifying and evaluating nominees for the governing body. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 518.
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-633.
action_date: 2020-12-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-633.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 24.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-12-10
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
FASTER Act

Bill: 116-hr-1732
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Ecology
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Furthering American Security by Tempering Environmental Regulations Act or the FASTER Act

 
This bill specifies that the Department of Homeland Security may waive requirements concerning environmental review or endangered or threatened species in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads at U.S. borders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
CHANCE in TECH Act

Bill: 116-hr-1733
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Science and engineering education
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

CHampioning Apprenticeships for New Careers and Employees in TECHnology Act or the CHANCE in TECH Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to enter into contracts with industry intermediaries to promote the development of and access to apprenticeships in the technology sector.
 
The Department of Education (ED) may issue CHANCE in TECH Awards for 21st Century Schools to secondary schools or junior or community colleges that demonstrate high achievement in providing students necessary skills to compete in the 21st century workforce. In making an award, ED must consider the availability of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), career and technical education, and computer technology courses at the schools. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1734
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Citizenship and naturalization
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Ensuring Full Participation in the Census Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the Bureau of the Census from using questions regarding citizenship, nationality, or immigration status in the decennial census. The bill does not apply to the American Community Survey.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E298-299)
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1735
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Capital gains tax
Financial services and investments
Income tax rates
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Carried Interest Fairness Act of 201

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This bill modifies the tax treatment of carried interest, which is compensation that is typically received by a partner of a private equity or hedge fund and is based on a share of the fund's profits. (Under current law, carried interest is taxed as investment income rather than at ordinary income tax rates.)
 
This bill includes provisions that 
 
 
set forth a special rule for the inclusion in gross income of partnership interests transferred in connection with the performance of services,
 
 treat as ordinary income the net capital gain with respect to an investment services partnership interest except to the extent such gain is attributable to a partner's qualified capital interest, 
 
 exempt income from investment services partnership interests from treatment as qualifying income of a publicly traded partnership, 
 
 exempt certain family partnerships from the application of this bill, 
 
 increase the penalty for underpayments of tax resulting from failure to treat income from an investment services partnership interest as ordinary income, and
 
 include income and loss from an investment services partnership interest for purposes of determining net earnings from self-employment and applicable self-employment taxes.
 
 
The bill defines "investment services partnership interest" as any interest in a partnership held by a person who provides services to a partnership by (1) advising the partnership about investing in, purchasing, or selling specified assets; (2) managing, acquiring, or disposing of specified assets; or (3) arranging financing with respect to acquiring specified assets.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
MAR-A-LAGO Act

Bill: 116-hr-1736
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Making Access Records Available to Lead American Government Openness Act or the MAR-A-LAGO Act

 
This bill directs the President to establish and update, every 90 days, a publicly available database that contains records of
 
 
the name of each visitor at the White House, residence of the Vice-President, or any other location at which the President or Vice President regularly conducts official business (covered location);
 
the name of each individual with whom the visitor met at the covered location; and 
 
the purpose of the visit. 
 
 
The President shall not include in the database any such record (1) the posting of which would implicate personal privacy or law enforcement concerns or threaten national security, or (2) relating to a purely personal guest at a covered location. 
 
For a particularly sensitive meeting, the President shall (1) include in the database the number of visitors at the covered location, and (2) post the applicable records in the database when their release is no longer sensitive. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Children Through Eliminating Visa Loopholes Act

Bill: 116-hr-1738
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Human trafficking
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Marriage and family status
Sex offenses
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Protecting Children Through Eliminating Visa Loopholes Act

 
This bill requires an alien who seeks to qualify for a nonimmigrant visa as the fiance or spouse of a U.S. citizen to be at least 18 years old, and the sponsoring U.S. citizen must also be at least 18 years old. The bill also establishes that the terms &quot;spouse,&quot; &quot;wife,&quot; and &quot;husband&quot; shall not apply to any individual less than 18 years old for the purposes of the immigration and nationality laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
USA Workforce Tax Credit Act

Bill: 116-hr-1739
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Income tax credits
Sales and excise taxes
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

USA Workforce Tax Credit Act 

 
This bill allows tax credits for charitable contributions to certain nonprofit organizations with the exclusive purpose of providing (1) workforce development and apprenticeship training, or (2) scholarships for elementary and secondary education expenses of students from households with income that does not exceed 200% of the median gross income. 
 
The bill limits the credits to specified amounts for individuals and corporations. It also (1) imposes a tax on workforce development, apprenticeship training, and scholarship granting organizations that fail to distribute a specified portion of their receipts; and (2) establishes a $2 billion annual volume cap for the tax credits allowed under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act

Bill: 116-hr-1740
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Employee hiring
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Small business
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act

 
This bill establishes a new nonimmigrant visa for temporary nonagricultural workers (H-2C visa) to fill jobs that have remained open for a certain amount of time and are located in an area where the unemployment rate is 4.9% or less. This visa shall only be available for certain occupations, and those requiring a bachelor's degree or higher level of education shall not be eligible.
 
The bill imposes various requirements related to H-2C positions, such as requiring that the employer make certain efforts to recruit a U.S. worker beforehand. The employer must register the opening before filling it with an H-2C worker, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall maintain a publicly available registry of registered positions. 
 
For the first fiscal year after the bill's enactment, no more than 65,000 positions may be registered. For subsequent fiscal years, the number shall be increased or decreased depending on how many positions were registered the previous year and how quickly the allotment was filled. A certain number of allocations shall be reserved for small businesses.
 
An employer seeking to hire H-2C workers shall register with DHS and provide documentation establishing that the employer meets various qualifications. An employer may become ineligible for registration for certain actions, such as having been penalized for a pattern of willful violation of wage and hour laws.
 
H-2C workers shall not be entitled to certain federal public benefits.
 
The Bureau of the Census shall report to Congress on the impact of the H-2C program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1741
Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aging
Assault and harassment offenses
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employment and training programs
Family services
Government studies and investigations
HIV/AIDS
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Indian social and development programs
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
Medical education
Public housing
Rural conditions and development
Sex offenses
Violent crime
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2019

 
This bill extends through March 31, 2020, 19 grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and subsequent legislation and administered by the Office on Violence Against Women within the Department of Justice.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and 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: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and 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: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and 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: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and 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: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House