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Trade Security Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1008
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness
Oil and gas
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Public participation and lobbying
Tariffs
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Trade Security Act of 2019

 
This bill revises provisions related to the adjustment of U.S. imports due to a national security threat. 
 
The bill allows Congress to block a presidential import adjustment through a joint resolution. This provision retroactively applies to adjustments made on or after July 1, 2018. However, it shall not apply to specified steel and aluminum import adjustments. 
 
The Department of Defense (currently, the Department of the Treasury) must
 
 
 investigate the national security threat of a U.S. import, and 
 
report to the President the results of that investigation. 
 
 
Treasury must provide recommendations regarding such imports upon request by the President.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
National Evaluation of Techniques for Making Energy Technologies More Efficient and Resilient Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1009
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Government studies and investigations
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

National Evaluation of Techniques for Making Energy Technologies More Efficient and Resilient Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to seek to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the National Academies must study and evaluate net metering. Net metering allows consumers who generate some or all of their own electricity to use that electricity anytime, instead of when it is generated.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

Bill: 116-hr-1011
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Cemeteries and funerals
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Disability and paralysis
Disaster relief and insurance
Domestic violence and child abuse
Educational facilities and institutions
Evidence and witnesses
Food assistance and relief
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Protest and dissent
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

 
This bill prohibits immigration enforcement actions within 1,000 feet of a sensitive location unless there are exigent circumstances or if written prior approval has been obtained from certain officials.
 
Sensitive locations include 
 
 
health care facilities; 
 
schools and school bus stops; 
 
places that provide assistance for people such as children, pregnant women, and abuse victims; 
 
places that provide disaster or emergency services; 
 
places of worship; 
 
courthouses and lawyers' offices; and 
 
public assistance offices. 

 
The prohibition shall apply to Department of Homeland Security officers and agents, as well as state employees pursuing immigration enforcement actions. 
 
If an enforcement action is carried out in violation of this prohibition (1) no information resulting from the action may be entered into the record in a resulting removal proceeding, and (2) the affected alien may move to immediately terminate such a proceeding.
 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall annually report to Congress about enforcement actions taken at sensitive locations in the preceding year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
REUNITE Act

Bill: 116-hr-1012
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Arizona
Border security and unlawful immigration
California
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Domestic violence and child abuse
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Genetics
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Latin America
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Mexico
New Mexico
Right of privacy
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant, Toddler and other children Expeditiously Act or the REUNITE Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reunite children and their parents or legal guardians who were apprehended for illegal entry into the United States. 
 
DHS and HHS shall develop procedures and programs, including procedures to (1) identify separated family members, (2) allow apprehended parents or legal guardians to have frequent no-cost contact with their separated children, and (3) coordinate with foreign consulates to locate apprehended individuals.
 
DHS and HHS shall ensure immediate reunification of apprehended children with a parent or legal guardian, but may make exceptions for the child's safety.
 
DHS and HHS may use DNA testing to determine family relationships, but shall first use other methods, such as official documents. DHS and HHS shall develop procedures for instances where the aliens refuse to consent to DNA testing. Collected DNA information may not be used for any purpose other than family reunification, including criminal or immigration enforcement.
 
The bill restores the Family Case Management Program, an alternative to detention program that uses case managers to promote compliance with immigration law obligations. DHS, HHS, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) shall establish the Office for Locating and Reuniting Children with Parents.
 
Aliens shall have access to counsel inside immigration detention facilities, and DOJ may provide counsel for immigration proceedings. DOJ shall provide counsel if necessary for children and vulnerable individuals, and children's cases shall be heard individually.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act

Bill: 116-hr-1013
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Employee performance
Evidence and witnesses
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Photography and imaging

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act

 
This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and officers to wear body cameras when engaged in official operations.
 
Such agents and officers shall turn on their cameras for the duration of each shift. The footage shall be available to each party in any administrative proceeding, civil action, or criminal proceeding where such footage is pertinent. 
 
An agent or officer whose camera does not record footage during a shift shall be subject to furlough, reduction in pay or grade, or suspension. When a camera does not record during a shift, the Department of Homeland Security may not determine that the camera malfunctioned unless the agent or officer submits evidence to establish that a malfunction occurred.
 
ICE and CBP shall establish policies and procedures regarding use of the cameras and for carrying out adverse actions related to a failure to record footage.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and 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: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Offshore Wind for Territories Act

Bill: 116-hr-1014
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
American Samoa
Aquatic ecology
Caribbean area
Energy revenues and royalties
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Guam
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Offshore Wind for Territories Act

 
This bill addresses offshore wind development and coral reef conservation.
 
The Department of the Interior may conduct wind and mineral development lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories.
 
The bill establishes the Coral Reef Conservation Fund for the Department of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, including to preserve, sustain, and restore the condition of coral reef ecosystems.
 
The bill also specifies requirements for distributing revenues from the leases authorized by this bill to the Treasury, the Coral Reef Conservation Fund, and U.S. territories. 

action_date: 2019-10-11
text: 

Offshore Wind for Territories Act

 
This bill addresses offshore wind development and coral reef conservation.
 
The Department of the Interior may conduct wind and mineral development lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories.
 
The bill establishes the Coral Reef Conservation Fund for the Department of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, including to preserve, sustain, and restore the condition of coral reef ecosystems.
 
The bill also specifies requirements for distributing revenues from the leases authorized by this bill to the Treasury, the Coral Reef Conservation Fund, and U.S. territories. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 182.
action_date: 2019-10-11
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-230.
action_date: 2019-10-11
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-230.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
action_date: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act

Bill: 116-hr-1015
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Floods and storm protection
Forests, forestry, trees
Historical and cultural resources
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act

 
This bill establishes the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Monument and authorizes the Department of Agriculture to establish the Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial to honor the victims of the dam disaster of March 12, 1928. The monument comprises approximately 353 acres of National Forest System land in Los Angeles County, California. The memorial must be established at the dam site and be managed by the Forest Service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Pay Workers What They've Earned Act

Bill: 116-hr-1016
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government trust funds
State and local finance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Pay Workers What They've Earned Act

 
This bill requires the federal government to reimburse certain costs resulting from a government shutdown incurred by states or employees of the federal government, the District of Columbia government, or federal contractors.
 
Employee costs that must be reimbursed include any fees, fines, or interest resulting from an employee's inability to make payments due to a loss in salary. The bill requires that each employee be paid for any shutdown cost at the earliest date possible after a lapse in appropriations of 14 days or longer.
 
States must be reimbursed for payments for assistance programs that would be paid by the federal government but for a lapse in appropriations of 14 days or longer.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1397)
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide space-available travel on aircraft of the Department of Defense to children, surviving spouses, and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving in the active military, naval, or air service.

Bill: 116-hr-1017
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to offer, on a space-available basis, transportation on military aircraft to the children, surviving spouses, and siblings of members of the Armed Forces who die during active service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1018
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Business records
Corporate finance and management
Government information and archives
Minority employment
Racial and ethnic relations
Securities
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 

 
This bill requires certain issuers of securities to disclose the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of their boards of directors and executive officers, as well as the status of any of those directors and officers as a veteran. It also requires the disclosure of any plan to promote racial, ethnic, and gender diversity among these groups. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 5.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Full Military Honors Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1019
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Full Military Honors Act of 2019

 
This bill requires full military honors to be provided for the funerals of certain veterans. Specifically, a veteran shall receive full military honors if the veteran (1) is first interred or inurned in Arlington National Cemetery, (2) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal, and (3) is not entitled to full military honors because of such veteran's grade. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress to disclose business ties with foreign entities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1020
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Members of Congress
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 
This bill expands financial disclosure reporting provisions to require Members of Congress to include in their report any business ties the Member or his or her immediate family has with a foreign entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Public Service Integrity Act

Bill: 116-hr-1021
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional committees
Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Public Service Integrity Act

 
This bill increases to five years the post-employment lobbying ban on a former Member of the Senate (currently, two years) or a former Member of the House of Representatives (currently, one year).
 
Additionally, the bill increases from one year to two years the post-employment lobbying restrictions on officers and employees of the legislative branch. It also lowers the income threshold at which the restrictions become applicable for such officers and employees. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House