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Greener Transportation for Communities Act

Bill: 116-s-2039
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power generation and transmission
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax exclusion
Public utilities and utility rates
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Greener Transportation for Communities Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the use of tax-exempt facility bonds to fund zero-emission vehicle infrastructure. The bill defines "zero emissions vehicles" as any light- or heavy-duty vehicles that conform to the regulatory zero-emission vehicles standard or vehicles that produce zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pollutant or greenhouse gas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Electric Transportation Commission and National Strategy Act

Bill: 116-s-2040
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Manufacturing
Mining
Public transit
Research and development
Solid waste and recycling
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Electric Transportation Commission and National Strategy Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy to jointly establish a working group to make recommendations on the development, adoption, and integration of electric vehicles into U.S. transportation and energy systems. In addition, the working group must develop, publish, and update a resource guide that provides information about electric vehicles and their charging infrastructure. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2041
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental technology
Forests, forestry, trees
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Infrastructure development
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public-private cooperation
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy (DOE) and appropriate agencies to collaborate on the Green Spaces, Green Vehicles Initiative to facilitate the installation and use of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure on National Forest System lands, National Park System lands, and specified lands owned by units of local government or Indian tribes. 
 
DOE and such agencies shall facilitate such installation and use, including by acquiring zero-emissions vehicles for the fleets of the Forest Service and the National Park Service.
 
For purposes of determining whether the acquisition of alternative-fueled vehicles is practicable for the fleet of the Forest Service or the National Park Service, DOE shall take into account the availability on National Forest System land or National Park System land, as applicable, of zero-emissions vehicle infrastructure. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 116-s-2042
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Currency
Military personnel and dependents
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
New York State
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the mission of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor.
 
The bill limits the issuance of such coins to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2021.
 
The bill prescribes surcharges for coin sales, which shall be paid to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, Inc., to support the mission of such organization, including capital improvements to the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S4635)
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

Bill: 116-s-2043
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Hate crimes
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Khalid Jabara and Heather Heyer National Opposition to Hate, Assault, and Threats to Equality Act of 2019 or the Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act

 
This bill establishes various grants within the Department of Justice for states and units of local government to improve law enforcement activities to address hate crimes, including by improving the reporting of hate crime data to relevant national systems. It also allows a court to order, as a penalty for a violation of a federal hate crime statute, a defendant to participate in educational classes or community service related to the community harmed by the defendant's offense as part of a supervised release.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Water Supply Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Utilization Act

Bill: 116-s-2044
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Floods and storm protection
Hydrology and hydrography
Public contracts and procurement
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Water Supply Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Utilization Act

 
This bill provides support for rehabilitating aging water-supply infrastructure (e.g., dams) and establishes a pilot project within the Bureau of Reclamation to review flood measures.
 
The bill establishes within the Department of Treasury the Aging Infrastructure Account, which shall provide funds and funding assistance to entities responsible for costs of certain major, nonrecurring maintenance of bureau-owned water infrastructure.
 
The bill also requires the bureau to establish a pilot program to adjust the flood control rule curves (i.e., the amount of storage space required to capture floodwater) for certain facilities.

action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 

Water Supply Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Utilization Act

 
This bill provides support for rehabilitating aging water-supply infrastructure (e.g., dams) and establishes a pilot project within the Bureau of Reclamation to review flood measures.
 
The bill establishes within the Department of Treasury the Aging Infrastructure Account, which shall provide funds and funding assistance to entities responsible for costs of certain major, nonrecurring maintenance of bureau-owned water infrastructure.
 
The bill also requires the bureau to establish a pilot program to adjust the flood control rule curves (i.e., the amount of storage space required to capture floodwater) for certain facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 277.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-156.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-156.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-07-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-330.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
SBIR and STTR Permanency and Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2045
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small business
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

SBIR and STTR Permanency and Improvement Act of 2019

 
This bill permanently authorizes the Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs and otherwise modifies provisions governing the administration of the programs.
 
Specifically, the bill increases the allocation of each federal agency's extramural research budget for the SBIR and STTR programs. The bill also requires each agency participating in the programs to reduce the time between application and award disbursement. Lastly, the bill authorizes each agency participating in the SBIR program to award up to 25% of allocated funding to small businesses that are backed by venture capital.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Health Care for Retired Public Safety Officers Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2046
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health personnel
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 

Protect Health Care for Retired Public Safety Officers Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), under the State Homeland Security Grant Program, to require each state to include in its grant application a certification for the protection of health care benefits for retired public safety officers. A 
public safety officer
 is a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or an emergency medical services provider whose conditions of employment are determined by a collective bargaining agreement. 
 
Such certification must provide that the state will not (1) unilaterally modify or eliminate health care benefits for a public safety officer retiree, or (2) allocate grant funds to a local government or Indian tribe that has not certified to the state that such benefits will not be unilaterally modified or eliminated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to provide for a 2-week extension of the Medicaid community mental health services demonstration program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2047
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2019-06-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Mental health
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 
This bill (1) temporarily extends the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics, and (2) reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021. 

action_date: 2019-06-27
text: 
This bill (1) temporarily extends the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics, and (2) reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021. 

action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 
(Sec. 1) This bill temporarily extends the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics.
 
(Sec. 2) The bill also reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021. 

action_date: 2019-07-05
text: 
(Sec. 1) This bill temporarily extends the Medicaid demonstration program for certified community behavioral health clinics.
 
(Sec. 2) The bill also reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-05
text: Became Public Law No: 116-29.
action_date: 2019-07-05
text: Became Public Law No: 116-29.
action_date: 2019-07-05
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-07-05
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H5263-5264)
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H5263-5264)
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5263-5264)
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Ms. DeGette asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4648-4649; text: CR S4635, S4649)
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4648-4649; text: CR S4635, S4649)
action_date: 2019-06-27
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 116-29
Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2048
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2019-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Research administration and funding
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 

Joint Long-Term Storage Act of 2019 

 
This bill requires the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) in the Department of Energy to establish a demonstration initiative composed of demonstration projects focused on the development of long-duration energy storage technologies. The goals of the initiative include demonstrating the potential benefits of long-duration energy storage to efficient use of the electricity grid and increasing the commercial viability of long-duration energy storage technologies.
 
As part of the initiative, ARPA-E must establish a joint program with the Department of Defense's Environmental Security Technology Certification Program office to (1) demonstrate promising long-duration energy storage technologies at different scales; and (2) help new, innovative long-duration energy storage technologies become commercially viable.
 
The bill authorizes through FY2024 the Duration Addition to electricitY Storage program to develop energy storage systems that provide power to the electric grid for durations of 10 to approximately 100 hours.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-09
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-327.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to automatically discharge the loans of certain veteran borrowers, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2049
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2019-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
State and local taxation
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to automatically discharge loans under the Federal Family Education Loan program for certain borrowers who are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces. 
 
Specifically, ED must 
 
 
automatically discharge a veteran borrower's loan when the Department of Veterans Affairs has assigned the borrower a rating of total disability for a service-connected disability or has determined the borrower to be unemployable due to a service-connected condition, 
 
determine whether a state might impose a tax liability for the discharge of such a loan, and 
 
provide the borrower with a notification related to potential tax liability and an opportunity to opt out of such loan discharge. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4678)
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
LEED Act

Bill: 116-s-2050
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2019-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Aviation and airports
Banking and financial institutions regulation
China
Civil actions and liability
Coal
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Currency
Department of the Treasury
Detention of persons
Digital media
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international banking
Foreign labor
Foreign property
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Marine and inland water transportation
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
North Korea
Nuclear weapons
Oil and gas
Russia
Sanctions
Technology transfer and commercialization
Trade restrictions
Trade secrets and economic espionage
U.S. and foreign investments
United Nations
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 

Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2019 or the LEED Act

 
This bill expands various sanctions and reporting requirements pertaining to North Korea and contains other related provisions.
 
The bill expands existing sanctions related to various prohibitions against North Korea to cover parties that knowingly sponsor or provide significant support for violations of such prohibitions. Individuals engaging in prohibited conduct may be subject to civil and criminal penalties, including imprisonment.
 
The President shall impose sanctions on entities that knowingly transfer crude oil to North Korea or to an affiliated entity. 
 
The Department of State shall report on U.S. efforts to pressure North Korea, including a list of countries that are uncooperative with such efforts. The State Department may (1) alter U.S. diplomatic relations with such countries, such as by reducing engagement; and (2) reduce foreign assistance to such countries. 
 
The President must make certifications to Congress before (1) removing certain persons from a blocked persons list maintained by the Office of Foreign Asset Control, or (2) terminating North Korea's designation as a jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern. 
 
The Department of Homeland Security may require enhanced screening procedures for cargo originating from a country of concern with respect to evading sanctions against North Korea. 
 
The bill calls for briefings and reports on various topics, including (1) North Korea's use of rocket fuels for its ballistic missiles, (2) Russian efforts to block United Nations sanctions against North Korea, and (3) businesses and countries that employ North Korean laborers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Strengthening Average Sales Price Reporting Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2051
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-06-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Insurance industry and regulation
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 

Strengthening Average Sales Price Reporting Act of 2019

 
This bill requires certain manufacturers of drugs that are covered under Medicare medical services to report pricing information to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Specifically, manufacturers of such drugs that do not have rebate agreements under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program must report similar information as is required under the program, including average sales price, total units, and wholesale acquisition cost. Manufacturers that fail to comply or that report false information are subject to civil penalties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in Senate