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OCEAN Research Act

Bill: 116-s-2699
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Aquatic ecology
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Economic performance and conditions
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Food industry and services
Government information and archives
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Research administration and funding
Seafood

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: 

Ocean, Coastal, and Estuarine Acidification Necessitates Research Act of 2019 or the OCEAN Research Act

 
This bill addresses the effects of ocean and coastal acidification on marine organisms and ecosystems. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Ocean Acidification Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the ocean acidification grant program of the National Science Foundation. The bill expands those programs, as well as the ocean acidification activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), to include efforts to research and monitor the effects of coastal acidification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting Roadside First Responders Act

Bill: 116-s-2700
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Congressional oversight
First responders and emergency personnel
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: 

Protecting Roadside First Responders Act

 
This bill addresses transportation matters relating to Move Over laws and crash avoidance technology. (Move Over laws are intended to ensure first responder and motorist safety by requiring motorists to change lanes or slow down when approaching an authorized emergency vehicle that is parked or otherwise stopped on a roadway.)
 
Specifically, the bill requires
 
 
the Department of Transportation (DOT) to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to produce research findings on the efficacy of Move Over laws and related public awareness campaigns;
 
DOT to award grants to states to prevent death and injury from crashes involving vehicles striking vehicles and individuals stopped at the roadside;
 
DOT to implement rules to establish minimum performance standards with respect to crash avoidance technology and to require mandating crash avoidance technology on all new motor vehicles; and
 
all federal fleet vehicles to have crash avoidance technology and, if such vehicles are used for emergency response activities, be equipped with digital alert technology.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S6158-6159)
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

Bill: 116-s-2701
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2019-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: 

Federal Initiative to Guarantee Health by Targeting Fentanyl Act

 
This bill adds the entire category of fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Integrated Energy Systems Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2702
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2019-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental technology
Manufacturing
Motor fuels
Nuclear power
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: 

Integrated Energy Systems Act of 2019 

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish an integrated energy systems program to (1) maximize energy production and efficiency; (2) provide reliable, competitive, and environmentally sustainable electricity to the grid; (3) expand the use of emissions-reducing energy technologies into nonelectric sectors; and (4) enable U.S. energy infrastructure to support the quantity, variability in type, and variability in size of generation devices and smart load devices.

action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Integrated Energy Systems Act of 2019 

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish an integrated energy systems program to (1) maximize energy production and efficiency; (2) develop energy systems involving the integration of nuclear energy with renewable energy, fossil energy, and energy storage; and (3) expand the use of emissions-reducing energy technologies into nonelectric sectors to achieve significant reductions in environmental emissions.
 
DOE must establish quantitative goals and milestones for the program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-07
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-199.
action_date: 2020-01-07
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-199.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 360.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-11-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-344.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Aviation Automation and Human Factors Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2703
Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA]
Introduced: 2019-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Employee performance
Government studies and investigations
International organizations and cooperation
Manufacturing
Performance measurement
Science and engineering education
Technology assessment
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: 

Aviation Automation and Human Factors Safety Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses the implementation of various aviation safety recommendations.
 
Among other requirements, the bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to 
 
 
require the manufacturer of the 737 MAX aircraft to demonstrate that system safety assessments for such aircraft consider the effect of all possible flight deck alerts and indications on pilot recognition and response;
 
issue guidance defining pilot monitoring metrics that air carriers may use to train and evaluate pilots, including metrics or measurable tasks that air carriers can use to evaluate pilot monitoring proficiency;
 
direct design and production organizations for aviation products to establish safety management systems that are consistent with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization; and
 
create a Center for Excellence dedicated to studying flight automation and human factors in commercial aircraft.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Rebuild Rural America Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2704
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2019-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Agricultural trade
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Business investment and capital
Child care and development
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Cooperative and condominium housing
Department of Agriculture
Disability and paralysis
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Economic development
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Farmland
Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing supply and affordability
Indian social and development programs
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Libraries and archives
Low- and moderate-income housing
Manufacturing
Mental health
National and community service
Nutrition and diet
Outdoor recreation
Performance measurement
Pollution liability
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public transit
Public-private cooperation
Regional and metropolitan planning
Research administration and funding
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Small towns
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Technology transfer and commercialization
Telephone and wireless communication
Transportation programs funding
Unemployment
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Water quality
Water use and supply
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: 

Rebuild Rural America Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to establish the Rural Innovation and Partnership Administration and the Rural Future Partnership Fund to provide five-year renewable block grants to certified rural regions to implement locally-developed regional revitalization plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act

Bill: 116-s-2705
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2019-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive Office of the President
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Latin America
Legislative rules and procedure
Mexico
Military facilities and property
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public contracts and procurement
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: 

Stopping Executive Overreach on Military Appropriations Act

 
This bill requires congressional approval for military construction projects commenced pursuant to a declaration of a national emergency, prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from expending funds for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, requires the return of DOD funds shifted to wall construction, and requires an ethics review of private contracts related to such construction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
HEAT Act

Bill: 116-s-2706
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental regulatory procedures
Licensing and registrations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: 

Heat Efficiency through Applied Technology Act or the HEAT Act

 
This bill addresses interconnection procedures, fees, and standards for the deployment of heat recovery technologies. (
Interconnection
 means service to an electric consumer under which an on-site generating facility on the consumer's premises is connected to the local distribution facilities.)
 
Specifically, the bill directs 
 
 
the Department of Energy to establish model rules and procedures for interconnection and its associated costs, and for determining fees or rates for supplementary power, backup or standby power, maintenance power, and interruptible power supplied to facilities that operate combined heat and power technology and waste heat to power technology; and
 
the Environmental Protection Agency to create a voluntary grant program to encourage states to update state or local air permitting procedures to incorporate output-based emission standards. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for a regional center for security studies for the Arctic in the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2707
Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
Introduced: 2019-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alaska
Arctic and polar regions
Congressional tributes
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Members of Congress
Policy sciences
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish and administer a DOD regional center for security studies for the Arctic, to be located in Alaska and known as the Ted Stevens Arctic Center for Security Studies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Threat Information Protocol for Sharing Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2708
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: 

Threat Information Protocol for Sharing Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes several new reporting requirements related to information received by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) through the national tip line relating to an individual or threat. 
 
Specifically, the FBI must submit the following: 
 
 
 monthly reports to state law enforcement agencies and fusion centers on all information received by the national tip line relating to an individual or threat in the state during the preceding month,
 
annual reports to Congress on total reports received by the tip line and the total number submitted to state law enforcement agencies and fusion centers, and
 
annual reports to Congress on criminal events involving an individual or threat that had been the subject of a report received through the tip line prior to the criminal event.
 
 
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must review and report on the operating processes and procedures of the tip line. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
Protecting American Jobs Act

Bill: 116-s-2709
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2019-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Evidence and witnesses
Federal officials
Government studies and investigations
Judicial review and appeals
Jurisdiction and venue
Labor-management relations
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: 

Protecting American Jobs Act 

 
This bill modifies provisions governing the National Labor Relations Board to
 
 
repeal the authority of the General Counsel ofthe board, to issue, and prosecute before the board, complaints of unfair labor practices; 
 
limit the board's rulemaking authority to rules concerning the internal functions of the board; 
 
prohibit the board from promulgating regulations affecting the substantive or procedural rights of any person, employer, employee, or labor organization, including rules concerning unfair labor practices and representation elections; 
 
repeal the board's authority to prevent persons from engaging in unfair labor practices, limiting such authority to the investigation of allegations of such practices; and 
 
repeal the board's authority to petition courts for enforcement of its orders, seek injunctions, or hold hearings on jurisdictional strikes. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
END ALL Hazing Act

Bill: 116-s-2711
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2019-10-24 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal justice information and records
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: 

Educational Notification and Disclosure of Actions risking Loss of Life by Hazing Act or the END ALL Hazing Act

 
This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student-aid programs to collect information and publicly report on hazing-related misconduct.
 
Specifically, IHEs must prepare biannual reports and post such reports on their websites. The reports must include information on hazing-related misconduct committed by a student organization, including the name of the student organization that committed the violation, a description of the violation, and sanctions placed on the organization.
 
IHEs must report to campus police and law enforcement authorities within 72 hours of becoming aware of any allegation of hazing that involved serious bodily injury or a significant risk of serious bodily injury.
 
The bill does not apply to foreign IHEs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building".

Bill: 116-s-2712
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Peirson Post Office Building."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-11-26
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-11-25
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6767)
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6767)
action_date: 2019-11-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 293.
action_date: 2019-11-07
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-11-07
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2713
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cosmetics and personal care
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2019

 
This bill repeals the excise tax on indoor tanning services. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Global Child Thrive Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2715
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Disability and paralysis
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Family services
Foreign aid and international relief
Nutrition and diet
Women's health
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Global Child Thrive Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes for FY2020-FY2025 programs to provide assistance to orphans and other vulnerable children in developing countries. The bill also requires the U.S. Agency for International Development to direct relevant executive branch agencies to incorporate early childhood development into current programs and promote inclusive early childhood development in partner countries. 
 
Such actions to promote early childhood development shall build on existing U.S. plans and strategies and aim to (1) prevent unnecessary family-child separation, (2) assist families with children with disabilities, and (3) help countries transition from child care protection systems that rely on residential care (such as orphanages and children's homes) to ones focused on family-based care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate