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Desalination Development Act

Bill: 116-hr-3723
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Animal and plant health
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Aquatic ecology
Building construction
Congressional oversight
Endangered and threatened species
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Noise pollution
Pollution liability
Research administration and funding
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

Desalination Development Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 a grant program for constructing desalination projects. The bill also revises the program, including by requiring the prioritization of projects that maximize energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.


action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 

Desalination Development Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 a grant program for constructing desalination projects. The bill also revises the program, including by requiring the prioritization of projects that maximize energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 552.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-668, Part I.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-668, Part I.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Equal Deferment Opportunity Act

Bill: 116-hr-3724
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military medicine
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

Equal Deferment Opportunity Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense from deploying, within a period of 12 months, a service member who gives birth, unless (1) the service member elects to deploy, and (2) such election is approved by a health care provider employed at a military medical treatment facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E917)
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act

Bill: 116-hr-3725
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Maryland
Military history
Parks, recreation areas, trails
U.S. history
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park Act

 
 This bill designates as the Civil War Defenses of Washington National Historical Park the defenses constructed at the beginning of the Civil War in 1861 as a ring of fortifications in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and northern Virginia to protect the nation's capital. 
 
 The park shall include all areas associated with the Civil War defenses of Washington currently owned by the federal government and under the administration of the National Park Service, including Battleground National Cemetery. 
 
 Certain eligible sites and certain additional sites associated with the Civil War defenses of Washington may become affiliated with the park pursuant to a cooperative agreement under this bill. 
 
 The Department of the Interior shall study and consider creative and cost-effective ways to facilitate how the storied history of the Civil War for both the North and the South, including the history of the defenses of Washington and the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864, can be assembled, arrayed, and conveyed for the benefit of the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E899-900)
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
RECOVER Act

Bill: 116-hr-3726
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Computer security and identity theft
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

Reducing the Effects of the Cyberattack on OPM Victims Emergency Response Act of 2019 or the RECOVER Act

 
This bill provides lifetime identity protection coverage for individuals affected by previous federal agency data breaches.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E898)
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
To require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process for the inspection of facilities used to house, detain, screen, and review migrants and refugees, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-3727
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Military facilities and property
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish a process under which the Government Accountability Office and the Inspectors General of the Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services may be provided with access&#8212;for purposes of conducting surprise inspections&#8212;to federally-owned installations where there are facilities used to house, detain, screen, or review migrants, refugees, or other persons recently arriving in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Fight for a Modern Minimum Wage Act

Bill: 116-hr-3728
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: State and local finance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

Fight for a Modern Minimum Wage Act

 
This bill raises the minimum wage and provides for a regional minimum wage. 
 
Employees who are paid the minimum wage shall be paid at a rate of (1) $8.50 an hour beginning on January 1, 2020; and (2) five years after such date and quinquennially thereafter, the amount determined as the minimum wage rate under a formula prescribed by this bill.
 
The bill provides for a regional minimum wage rate for a state or locality set by the Department of Labor if (1) such state or locality opts for such rate and notifies Labor, and (2) such rate is not less than the minimum wage rate that is in effect on January 1, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Investment to Grow Manufacturing in America Act

Bill: 116-hr-3730
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Business education
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Manufacturing
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Rural conditions and development
Securities
Small Business Administration
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
User charges and fees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

Strengthening Investment to Grow Manufacturing in America Act

 
This bill provides incentives, investment, and resources for U.S. small manufacturers.
 
Specifically, the bill increases the maximum loan guarantee rate for Small Business Association (SBA) loans to manufacturers, and it increases the limit for loans to be used for plant acquisition, construction, conversion, and expansion.
 
The bill also eliminates guarantee fees paid by small manufacturers for loans under $350,000 and reduces the fees on loans over that amount. For acquisition and construction loans, the bill reduces the financing requirement for small manufacturers and increases the allowable debt refinancing for facility expansions. Small manufacturers are further authorized to lease a greater percentage of their facility to obtain financing.
 
In addition, the bill authorizes discount debentures to manufacturers and provides leverage capacity in the Small Business Investment Company program for investments in small manufacturers (1) in low or moderate income areas, rural areas, or areas of high unemployment; or (2) that are veteran-, minority-, or women-owned, have demonstrated employment growth, or are vital to national security.
 
The bill further directs the SBA to use its existing resources to provide training and education to small manufacturers on how to navigate application processes for receiving assistance from SBA programs. Lastly, the bill directs the SBA to ensure its business loan programs provide adequate support for innovative technologies in manufacturing. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in House
Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3732
Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2019-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Evidence and witnesses
Federal officials
Government studies and investigations
Judicial review and appeals

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: 

Congressional Subpoena Compliance and Enforcement Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes certain rules that apply in a civil action by the Senate, House of Representatives, or a congressional committee or subcommittee against an individual who receives, but fails to comply with, a congressional subpoena.
 
Additionally, the bill establishes requirements for the recipient of a subpoena from a congressional committee or subcommittee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2019-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
To remove from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System the areas included in Indian Peninsula Unit FL-92 and Cape San Blas Unit P-30 in Florida.

Bill: 116-hr-3733
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2019-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Florida
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: 
This bill removes specific areas in Gulf County, Florida, from the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act

Bill: 116-hr-3735
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Law enforcement officers
Mental health
Personnel records

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: 

Law Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to establish a new program&#8212;the Law Enforcement Officers Suicide Data Collection Program&#8212;to prevent and understand law enforcement suicides.
 
Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies may submit to the FBI, and the FBI must report on, data about suicides and attempted suicides of current and former officers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
STABLE GENIUS Act

Bill: 116-hr-3736
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2019-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: 

Standardizing Testing and Accountability Before Large Elections Giving Electors Necessary Information for Unobstructed Selection Act or the STABLE GENIUS Act 
 
 
This bill requires the principal campaign committee of a candidate for President to file a report with the Election Assistance Commission containing the results of a medical examination of the candidate conducted by a medical office under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy after the candidate has won the nomination of a political party.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3737
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2019-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural trade
Civil actions and liability
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Department of Commerce
Department of Homeland Security
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Jurisdiction and venue
Manufacturing
Product safety and quality
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: 

Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2019

 
This bill requires a foreign manufacturer of products imported into the United States to establish a registered agent in the United States to accept service of process for regulatory proceedings or civil actions.
 
Specifically, the bill requires specified agencies to implement regulations requiring a foreign manufacturer or producer to establish a registered agent who is authorized to accept process on behalf of the manufacturer or producer. The agent must be located in a state with substantial connection to the import, distribution, or sale of the product and, by registering an agent, the manufacturer or producer consents to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of that state.
 
 Additionally, the Department of Commerce must establish, maintain, and make publicly available a registry of such agents. The Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration must also jointly report on whether to require a foreign producer of imported food to register such an agent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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: 2019-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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: 2019-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Agriculture, 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: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Safer Streets Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3738
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2019-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: 

Safer Streets Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to award grants to units of local governments with high rates of violent crime. Grants may be used to support law enforcement purposes such as hiring additional officers, acquiring surveillance equipment, and promoting prevention programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
Red Light Act

Bill: 116-hr-3739
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2019-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: 

Red Light Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold from states allocations of federal highway funds in FY2020 and thereafter if such states enact laws to provide drivers' licenses or other identification cards to aliens unlawfully present in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-29
text: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Lesko asked unanimous consent that she hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3739, a bill originally introduced by Representative Chris Collins of New York, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
National Center for the Right to Counsel Act

Bill: 116-hr-3741
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2019-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Due process and equal protection
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Lawyers and legal services
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: 
 

National Center for the Right to Counsel Act

 
This bill establishes the National Center for the Right to Counsel. The purpose of the center is to provide support for the following: 
 
 
public defense systems, and
 
training programs to improve the delivery of legal services to indigent defendants. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-12
text: Introduced in House