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Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act

Bill: 116-s-1181
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Advisory bodies
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Family relationships
Family services
Government information and archives
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Help Grandfamilies Prevent Child Abuse Act

 
 This bill expands the activities and functions of child welfare programs that support kinship caregiving (i.e., grandparents or other extended family members that provide child caregiving). The bill also expands grants programs for preventing child abuse to prioritize and support the needs of such kinship families.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Cherokee Street in Brookhaven, Mississippi, as the "Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach Moak, and Patrolman James White Memorial Post Office Building".

Bill: 116-s-1182
Sponsor: Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Law enforcement officers
Mississippi
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Cherokee Street in Brookhaven, Mississippi, as the "Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach Moak, and Patrolman James White Memorial Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1183
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Expanding Access to Sustainable Energy Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to award grants to assist rural electric cooperatives with identifying, evaluating, and designing energy storage and microgrid projects that rely on renewable energy. (A microgrid is a group of interconnected loads and distributed energy resources that acts as a single controllable entity and that can connect and disconnect from the grid to operate in grid-connected or island mode.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-327.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1184
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Merit Systems Protection Board
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2019

This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to remove or reduce the pay of certain HUD employees for misconduct or performance. The bill also requires an entity receiving housing assistance payments for a dwelling unit to ensure that the unit is maintained to safe and sanitary conditions and authorizes HUD to take enforcement actions for failure to meet certain maintenance standards.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
No Tax Write-offs for Corporate Wrongdoers Act

Bill: 116-s-1185
Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Life, casualty, property insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

No Tax Write-offs for Corporate Wrongdoers Act

 
This bill denies a tax deduction for any amount paid or incurred for punitive damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, any legal action. The bill also requires the gross income of a taxpayer to include any amount paid to or on behalf of the taxpayer as insurance or otherwise by reason of the taxpayer's liability (or agreement) to pay punitive damages.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe School Meals for Kids Act

Bill: 116-s-1187
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Pest management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Safe School Meals for Kids Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to ban from the school meal programs all food that has been treated with chlorpyrifos or has a chlorpyrifos residue greater than 0.001 micrograms per kilogram of food. (Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that some studies have linked to developmental disabilities in children.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act

Bill: 116-s-1188
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
International law and treaties
Mongolia
Tariffs
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act

 
This bill allows the President to provide duty-free treatment through 2025 for certain articles imported from Mongolia. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Stopping Malign Activities from Russian Terrorism Act

Bill: 116-s-1189
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Europe
Russia
Terrorism
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Stopping Malign Activities from Russian Terrorism Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress as to whether Russia qualifies as a state sponsor of terrorism. The State Department shall also report to Congress as to whether the following armed entities qualify as foreign terrorist organizations: (1) entities in the Donbas region of Ukraine controlled or aided by Russia, and (2) entities controlled by or associated with the Donetsk People's Republic or Lugansk People's Republic.

action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Stopping Malign Activities from Russian Terrorism Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress as to whether Russia qualifies as a state sponsor of terrorism. The State Department shall also report to Congress as to whether the following armed entities qualify as foreign terrorist organizations: (1) entities in the Donbas region of Ukraine controlled or aided by Russia, and (2) entities controlled by or associated with the Donetsk People's Republic or Lugansk People's Republic.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 332.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1190
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Rural Access to Hospice Act of 2019

 
This bill allows federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health centers (RHCs) to receive payment under Medicare for hospice services. Currently, attending physicians who work for FQHCs and RHCs may provide hospice services only outside of FQHC or RHC work hours and must bill Medicare under their own provider numbers; FQHCs and RHCs may not receive payment under Medicare for such services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1191
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2019

 
This bill alters funding provisions, and establishes additional reporting requirements, relating to the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Program, which is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The program supports training for primary-care-physician and dental residents at community-based clinics. 
 
The bill (1) establishes certain parameters for payments to approved and newly approved graduate medical-residency training programs, and (2) requires HRSA to publish a report regarding new and expanded programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1192
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of the Treasury
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Taxpayer Protection and Preparer Proficiency Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to regulate tax return preparers, including by sanctioning preparers for incompetence and disreputable behavior and by establishing minimum competency standards for preparers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Extension Act

Bill: 116-s-1193
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Coal
Government trust funds
Land use and conservation
Mining
Solid waste and recycling
User charges and fees
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Fee Extension Act

 
This bill extends through FY2036 the reclamation fee that each operator of a coal mining operation must pay to the Department of the Interior.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1194
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Public contracts and procurement
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Tax Filing Simplification Act of 201

9

 
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish and operate the following programs free of charge
 
 
 online tax preparation and filing software, 
 
a program for taxpayers to download third-party provided return information relating to individual income tax returns, and
 
 a program to permit individuals with simplified tax situations to elect to have the IRS prepare their returns. 
 
 
The IRS may not enter into any agreement which restricts its legal right to provide tax return preparation services, software, or tax return filing services. 
 
 Individuals participating in, or accessing information from, the programs established by this bill must verify their identity to the satisfaction of the IRS. The IRS may not employ knowledge-based verification procedures to verify the identity of the individuals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1195
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Birth defects
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Disability and paralysis
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Iraq
Kuwait
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical research
Middle East
Military facilities and property
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Neurological disorders
South Korea
Thailand
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019

 
This bill extends the presumption of service-connection for certain diseases associated with herbicide (e.g., Agent Orange) exposure to veterans who served (1) offshore of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, or (2) in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone between September 1, 1967, and August 31, 1971. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities or diseases diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. 
 
The bill extends eligibility for health care, vocational training and rehabilitation, and monetary allowance to children with spina bifida who have at least one veteran parent who may have been exposed to an herbicide agent while serving in Thailand between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975.
 
The Department of Veterans Affairs must report on the Follow-up Study of a National Cohort of Gulf War and Gulf War Era Veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the "Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building".

Bill: 116-s-1196
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
First responders and emergency personnel
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the "Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building."
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1715 Linnerud Drive in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, as the "Fire Captain Cory Barr Post Office Building."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Became Public Law No: 116-66.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Became Public Law No: 116-66.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8177)
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8177)
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1196.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8177)
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Mr. Rouda moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5204; text: CR S5204)
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5204; text: CR S5204)
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 86.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 116-66
All-Electric Homes Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1197
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Building construction
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

All-Electric Homes Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a tax credit for contractors that construct new all-electric homes. 
 
The credit applies to new homes that
 
 
 are constructed by the contractor, 
 
are acquired by a person from the contractor for use as a residence during the year, 
 
 have appliances and mechanical systems that are powered solely by electricity, 
 
 do not have a gas line or gas service, and
 
 meet specified energy efficiency standards. 
 
 
For a single-family residence, the credit is equal to $5,000. For a multi-family residence, the credit is equal to $1,750, multiplied by the total number of residential units. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1198
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Area studies and international education
Education programs funding
Higher education
International exchange and broadcasting

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program. Under the program, grants may be awarded for providing and expanding study abroad opportunities for undergraduate students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate
SAFE Banking Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1200
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-04-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Credit and credit markets
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Federal Reserve System
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Insurance industry and regulation
Licensing and registrations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Organized crime
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: 

Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 or the SAFE Banking Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill generally prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing banking services to a legitimate marijuana-related business. Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal banking regulator from (1) terminating or limiting the deposit insurance or share insurance of a depository institution solely because the institution provides financial services to a legitimate marijuana-related business; (2) prohibiting or otherwise discouraging a depository institution from offering financial services to such a business; (3) recommending, incentivizing, or encouraging a depository institution not to offer financial services to an account holder solely because the account holder is affiliated with such a business; (4) taking any adverse or corrective supervisory action on a loan made to a person solely because the person either owns such a business or owns real estate or equipment leased or sold to such a business; or (5) penalizing a depository institution for engaging in a financial service for such a business.
 
As specified by the bill, a depository institution or a Federal Reserve bank shall not, under federal law, be liable or subject to forfeiture for providing a loan or other financial services to a legitimate marijuana-related business. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on (1) access to financial services for minority-owned and women-owned marijuana-related businesses; and (2) the effectiveness of suspicious-transaction reports at finding engagement with organized criminal activity in jurisdictions that allow the cultivation, sale, or distribution of marijuana.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Introduced in Senate