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Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act

Bill: 116-hr-1195
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of the Treasury
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Law enforcement officers
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act

 
This bill expands the definition of 
law enforcement officer
 under provisions of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to include (1) federal employees whose duties encompass the investigation or apprehension of suspected or convicted criminals and who are authorized to carry a firearm; (2) Internal Revenue Service employees whose duties are primarily the collection of delinquent taxes and the securing of delinquent returns; (3) U.S. Postal Inspection Service employees; (4) Department of Veterans Affairs police officers; and (5) certain U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees who are seized-property specialists with duties relating to custody, management, and disposition of seized and forfeited property. 
 
The bill deems service performed by an incumbent law enforcement officer on or after the enactment date of this bill to be service performed as a law enforcement officer for retirement purposes. The past service of such incumbents shall be treated as service performed by a law enforcement officer for retirement purposes only if a written election is submitted to the Office of Personnel Management within five years after the enactment of this bill or before separation from government service, whichever is earlier. An incumbent who makes an election before the enactment of this bill may pay a deposit into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund to cover prior service. 
 
A law enforcement officer shall not be subject to mandatory separation during the three-year period beginning on the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Jobs for Veterans Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1196
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Jobs for Veterans Act of 2019

 
This bill allows an increased work opportunity tax credit for employers who hire veterans who have been certified as discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and who begin working for the employer after December 31, 2019, and before January 1, 2024. This increased credit is in addition to any work opportunity tax credit allowed to a veteran with a service-connected disability. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1197
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Manufacturing
Science and engineering education
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Youth Access to American Jobs Act of 2019

 
 This bill directs the Secretary of Education to award grants to 10 eligible entities to carry out a program for students to 
 
 
 enroll in and complete science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and STEM-focused career and technical education (CTE) courses and other courses during grades 11 and 12 at a secondary school served by a local educational agency (LEA) partner that prepare them for community college and a career in a state-identified high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sector or occupation, or the manufacturing field or other vocational or CTE field;
 
 enroll in a course of study related to such a career pathway or in a youth apprenticeship program at the community college upon graduating from the secondary school; and 
 
 enroll, for a two-year period, in the youth apprenticeship program or the joint-labor management training program upon receiving an associate's degree from the community college.
 
 
An 
eligible entity
 is a partnership (1) among one or more LEAs, community colleges, and youth apprenticeship programs or joint labor-management training programs; and (2) that works with an employer in a state-identified high-skill, high-wage, or in-demand industry sector or occupation that is serving, or seeking to expand its capacity to serve, youth apprenticeship programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1199
Sponsor: Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress regarding the accessibility of VA websites (including attached files and web-based applications) to individuals with disabilities. The report shall identify websites, files, and applications that are not accessible to such individuals and include the VA's plan to make each of them accessible.

action_date: 2019-06-25
text: 

VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress regarding the accessibility of VA websites (including attached files and web-based applications) to individuals with disabilities. The report shall identify websites, files, and applications that are not accessible to such individuals and include the VA's plan to make each of them accessible.

action_date: 2019-10-15
text: 

VA Website Accessibility Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to Congress regarding the accessibility of VA websites (including attached files and web-based applications) to individuals with disabilities. The report shall identify websites, files, and applications that are not accessible to such individuals and include the VA's plan to make each of them accessible.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8131)
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8131)
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1199.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8130-8132)
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-06-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 93.
action_date: 2019-06-25
text: Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-127.
action_date: 2019-06-25
text: Reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 116-127.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1202
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Land use and conservation
North Carolina
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2019

 
This bill extends through FY2021 the authority of the Department of the Interior to furnish assistance for the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in North Carolina. 
 
The bill also increases the amount authorized to be appropriated for the heritage area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1203
Sponsor: Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

The Anti-Deficiency Reform and Enforcement Act of 2019

 
This bill strengthens penalties for federal employees who violate the Anti-Deficiency Act. Additionally, the bill authorizes an agency to award a cash payment to an employee who discloses a potential violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, and it requires the Inspector General of each agency to assess biennially whether any such violation occurred at the agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act

Bill: 116-hr-1204
Sponsor: Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for and revises requirements concerning the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs' review of significant regulatory actions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Keep Congress Working Act

Bill: 116-hr-1205
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional operations and organization
House of Representatives
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Keep Congress Working Act

 
This bill makes it out of order in the House of Representatives or the Senate to adjourn for more than 12 hours during any lapse in appropriations for all or part of the federal government.
 
Furthermore, in the Senate, the bill permits waiver or suspension of such prohibition, or a successful appeal of a ruling of the chair regarding such prohibition, only by an affirmative vote of three-fifths of the Senate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify that noncitizen nationals of the United States who are children of United States citizens are eligible for United States citizenship, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1206
Sponsor: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: American Samoa
Citizenship and naturalization
Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 
This bill establishes that minors born in the outlying U.S. possessions (i.e., America Samoa and Swains Island) shall be eligible to obtain citizenship through a U.S. citizen parent. Currently, a child born outside the United States may automatically acquire citizenship through a parent by satisfying certain requirements.
 
The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish that this same citizenship path is available to non-citizen national minors. This path to citizenship is distinct from rights acquired at birth, and is open to individuals such as minors who were adopted by a U.S. citizen.
 

 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
U.S. Nationals Employment Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1207
Sponsor: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

U.S. Nationals Employment Act of 2019 

 
This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include full-time employment created for U.S. nationals to count toward the eligibility requirements for an EB-5 commercial enterprise. 
 
The EB-5 program provides an employment-based immigration preference for aliens who establish a commercial enterprise in the United States that creates full-time employment for at least 10 U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. All U.S. citizens are U.S. nationals, but some individuals born in an outlying U.S. possession (i.e., America Samoa and Swains Island) are U.S. nationals but not citizens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive certain requirements for naturalization for American Samoan United States nationals to become United States citizens, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1208
Sponsor: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: American Samoa
Citizenship and naturalization
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Education programs funding
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Policy sciences
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 
This bill establishes that a U.S. national who otherwise qualifies may become a citizen upon establishing residence and physical presence in a U.S. outlying possession (i.e. America Samoa and Swains Island). Currently, U.S. nationals must become a resident of a state to qualify for naturalization. 
 
Individuals born in an outlying possession are U.S. nationals but do not automatically acquire citizenship through birth in an outlying possession.
 
The bill also waives certain naturalization requirements, including those related to English language proficiency and participation in a public ceremony, for individuals who have continuously resided in an outlying possession or state from birth to the approval of a naturalization application. 
 
The Department of Interior may issue a grant to America Samoa for holding a referendum on whether those born or residing in America Samoa should be declared U.S. citizens.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
HEARTS Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1209
Sponsor: Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Research ethics

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences Act of 2019
 
or the HEARTS Act of 2019

 
 This bill directs the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to promote nonanimal research methods. Specifically, NIH must (1) provide incentives for nonanimal research and (2) require the evaluation of viable nonanimal methods before approving animal-based research.
 
 Additionally, NIH applications for research grants must include (1) harm-benefit analyses for animal-based research proposals and (2) assurance that nonanimal methods for such research are not available.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1210
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Agricultural education
Asia
Congressional oversight
Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Inflation and prices
Law enforcement officers
Licensing and registrations
Philippines
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Heroes Lesley Zerebny and Gilbert Vega First Responders Survivors Support Act of 2019

 
This bill makes changes to benefits under the Public Safety Officers' Benefits (PSOB) program. The PSOB program provides death, disability, and education benefits to public safety officers and survivors of public safety officers who are killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty.
 
Specifically, the bill modifies the program to (1) increase the death and disability benefit, (2) revise the date of determination for the amount of the death and disability benefit, and (3) increase the monthly education assistance benefit and otherwise revise the computation method for such benefit.
 
The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to examine and identify ways to improve access to benefits and the processing of claims under the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Canalway Act of 1996 to repeal the funding limitation.

Bill: 116-hr-1211
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Dams and canals
Historic sites and heritage areas
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 
This bill repeals the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Federal Contract Deadline Fairness Act

Bill: 116-hr-1212
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Federal Contract Deadline Fairness Act

 
This bill provides that if a contractor failed to deliver goods or complete work on schedule due to a lapse in federal appropriations, information relating to such failure may not be (1) included in any past performance database used by executive agencies for making source selection decisions, or (2) evaluated unfavorably by an agency considering the contractor's past contract performance.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Federal Contract Worker Fairness Act

Bill: 116-hr-1213
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Public contracts and procurement
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Federal Contract Worker Fairness Act 

 
This bill requires federal contract workers who are impacted by a lapse in appropriations to be compensated. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House