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FRIENDS Act

Bill: 116-hr-42
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
First responders and emergency personnel
Government studies and investigations
Performance measurement
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

First Responder Identification of Emergency Needs in Disaster Situations or the FRIENDS Act

 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit a report that describes select state and local programs and policies related to the preparedness and protection of first responders, which may include information on:
 
 
the degree to which such programs and policies include consideration of the presence of a first responder's family in an area impacted by a terrorist attack,
 
the availability of personal protective equipment for first responders, and 
 
the availability of home Medkits for first responders and their families for biological incident response.
 
 
The GAO may provide information: (1) in a format that delineates high risk urban areas from rural communities; and (2) on the degree to which the selected state and local programs and policies were developed or are being executed with funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including grants from the State Homeland Security Grant Program or the Urban Area Security Initiative.
 
DHS shall consider the report's findings and assess its applicability for federal first responders.
 
 
 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act

Bill: 116-hr-43
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Infrastructure development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to submit a report describing the policies and procedures developed to coordinate the disclosure of cyber vulnerabilities. The report shall describe instances when such policies and procedures were used to disclose cyber vulnerabilities in the previous year. Further, the report shall mention the degree to which the disclosed information was acted upon by stakeholders. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-44
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional districts and representation
Constitution and constitutional amendments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Coretta Scott King Mid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2019

 
 This bill prohibits any state whose congressional districts have been redistricted after a decennial census from carrying out another redistricting until after the next apportionment of Representatives following a decennial census, unless a court requires such state to conduct a subsequent redistricting to comply with the Constitution or enforce the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 
 
The bill is applicable to any congressional redistricting which occurs after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Barack Obama Highway Act

Bill: 116-hr-45
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Illinois
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Barack Obama Highway Act

 
This bill designates the portion of Interstate Route 57 that is located in Illinois as the "Barack Obama Highway."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Safety Dividend Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-46
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Inflation and prices
Poverty and welfare assistance
Railroads
Social security and elderly assistance
Transportation employees
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Social Security Safety Dividend Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to disburse to recipients of Social Security benefits or certain other federal benefits a $250 payment in years where no cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is made.
 
Individuals entitled to more than one such benefit shall receive only one $250 payment in a non-COLA year. A non-COLA payment shall not be counted as income for determining eligibility for federal assistance or for taxation purposes.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2019-01-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
TRUMP Special Counsel Act

Bill: 116-hr-47
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Justice
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 
 

Trusted, Reliable, Unquestioned Method of Procedure for Special Counsel Appointment, Limitations, and Powers Act of 2019 or the TRUMP Special Counsel Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the appointment, oversight, and removal of a special counsel.
 
The bill establishes the qualifications, scope of jurisdiction, and authority of a special counsel. 
 
It also sets forth requirements and limitations with respect to the removal from office of a special counsel.
 
Finally, the bill requires the Department of Justice to notify Congress when a special counsel is appointed, when a special counsel is removed, and after a special counsel's investigation concludes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Protect American Taxpayers and Secure Border Act

Bill: 116-hr-48
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Immigrant health and welfare
Judges
Mexico
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Protect American Taxpayers and Secure Border Act

 
This bill prohibits using taxpayer funds to build a barrier intended to impede travel between Mexico and the United States, requiring such funds to come from the government of Mexico. It also authorizes the Department of Justice to appoint 100 additional immigration judges. 
 
The Department of Homeland Security shall take the actions necessary to ensure that displaced persons receive the needed humanitarian assistance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-49
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Accidental Firearms Transfers Reporting Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to report to Congress on the number of firearm transfers where (1) a licensed gun dealer submits a background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), (2) NICS fails to respond within three business days, and (3) the licensed gun dealer completes the transfer.
 
The FBI must also report on the procedures followed once the transferee is discovered to be ineligible.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
GREAT Act

Bill: 116-hr-50
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government trust funds

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2019 or the GREAT Act

 
This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget, jointly with the executive department that issues the most federal grant awards, to (1) establish government-wide data standards for information reported by grant recipients, (2) issue guidance directing federal agencies to apply those standards, and (3) require the publication of recipient-reported data collected from all agencies on a single public website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
SAFETI Act

Bill: 116-hr-52
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government studies and investigations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Security for the Administration of Federal Election from Terrorists Intervention Act of 2019 or the SAFETI Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to submit to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and Congress a report on actions taken by DHS relating to terrorist threats to the integrity of the 2016 federal elections. The GAO shall conduct an assessment of the effectiveness of such actions and include recommendations for improvements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-53
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Hospital care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes additional requirements that certain hospitals must meet in order to participate in Medicare. Specifically, as a condition of Medicare participation, hospitals and critical access hospitals that provide neonatal or infant care must have appropriate security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching. Noncompliant hospitals are subject to specified civil penalties.
 
The bill also establishes criminal penalties for knowingly altering or destroying a newborn's hospital patient records for the purpose of causing the newborn to be misidentified.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
To designate the outstation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in North Ogden, Utah, as the Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation.

Bill: 116-hr-54
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health facilities and institutions
Military personnel and dependents
Utah
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 
This bill designates the outstation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in North Ogden, Utah, as the &quot;Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-55
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct an annual inquiry on the availability of advanced telecommunications capability in broadband deserts, including whether such capability is being deployed in a reasonable and timely fashion. If it is not, the FCC shall take immediate action to accelerate deployment of such capability by removing barriers to infrastructure investment and promoting competition. The term "broadband desert" means a census block in an urban area in which fewer than 33% of end-user premises do not have access to advanced telecommunications capability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
CAPITALS Act

Bill: 116-hr-57
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Natural disasters
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity Asset Protection of Infrastructure under Terrorist Attack Logistical Structure Act or the CAPITALS Act

 
 This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress on the feasibility of establishing a DHS Civilian Cyber Defense National Resource.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the child tax credit with respect to stillbirths.

Bill: 116-hr-58
Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 
This bill allows the child tax credit to be used for stillbirths. A &quot;stillbirth&quot; is delivery after the involuntary death of an unborn child who was carried in the womb for 20 weeks or more.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act

Bill: 116-hr-59
Sponsor: Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12]
Introduced: 2019-01-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Federal preemption
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: 

Transparency and Accountability of Failed Exchanges Act

 
This bill establishes specific audit requirements, and rescinds funds, for certain states that are awarded grants to establish health insurance exchanges under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Specifically, states that are awarded grants to establish an exchange, but that subsequently terminate the exchange or transfer operations to another entity, must conduct an audit of how grant funds were used and return any acquired property and unobligated funds to the federal government, in accordance with specified requirements. Such states must also refer matters involving fraud, waste, and abuse of PPACA funds to the Department of Justice.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-03
text: Introduced in House