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REBUILD Act

Bill: 116-hr-363
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Reducing Environmental Barriers to Unified Infrastructure and Land Development Act of 2019 Act or the REBUILD Act 

 
 This bill authorizes (1) the assignment to states of federal environmental review responsibilities under relevant federal environmental laws for projects funded by, carried out by, or subject to approval by federal agencies; and (2) states to assume all or part of those responsibilities. 
 
Each responsible federal official who is authorized to assign such responsibility must promulgate regulations that establish requirements relating to information required to be contained in state applications to assume those responsibilities.
 
 An official may approve an application only if (1) public notice requirements have been met, (2) the state has the capability to assume the responsibilities, and (3) the head of the state agency having primary jurisdiction over the projects enters into a written agreement with an official to assume the responsibilities and to maintain the financial resources necessary to carry them out.
 
The officials must audit state compliance with federal laws for which responsibilities are assumed. The officials may terminate the responsibilities assigned to states after providing notice to states of any noncompliance and an opportunity to take corrective action. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
SAFER Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-364
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Immigration status and procedures
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Iraq
Middle East
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Syria
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Secure Accountability for Emigres and Refugees Act of 2019 or the SAFER Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes additional security screening requirements for aliens seeking refugee status if they are nationals of Iraq or Syria, are stateless individuals whose last habitual residence was in one of those countries, or have been in either country since March 1, 2011.
 
The Department of Homeland Security shall ensure that such an individual 
 
 
has passed a lie detector test; 
 
has submitted biometric information, including DNA, which shall be used to ensure that the individual has no known history of engaging in terrorist activity; and 
 
does not pose a national security threat, based on a background check which includes review of the individual's Internet postings. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
This Land Is Our Land Act

Bill: 116-hr-365
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Property rights
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

This Land Is Our Land Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from constructing, or obligating or expending any funds for the construction of, any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States.
 
The bill prohibits the President from obligating or expending funds for the construction of any new border barrier, including walls or fences along the border between the United States and Mexico, pursuant to a declaration of a national emergency. 
 
The bill declares that any authorization to exercise, in the name of the United States, the right of eminent domain, shall have no force or effect, to the extent that the purpose is the construction of any new border barriers, including walls or fences, on federal lands under the jurisdiction of Interior or USDA within 100 miles of the international land borders of the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Insulin Access for All Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-366
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicaid
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Insulin Access for All Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits cost-sharing (e.g., copayments) under Medicaid and the Medicare prescription drug benefit for insulin and associated medical supplies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
George W. Bush Childhood Home Study Act

Bill: 116-hr-368
Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Texas
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

George W. Bush Childhood Home Study Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the childhood home of former President George W. Bush, which is located at 1412 West Ohio Avenue in Midland, Texas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-369
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Family planning and birth control
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 

2019

 
This bill temporarily restricts federal funding for Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. Specifically, the bill prohibits, for a one-year period, the availability of federal funds for any purpose to this entity, or any of its affiliates or clinics, unless they certify that the affiliates and clinics will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion during such period. This restriction does not apply in cases of rape or incest or where a physical condition endangers a woman's life unless an abortion is performed.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Agriculture must seek repayment of federal assistance received by Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., or any affiliate or clinic, if it violates the terms of the certification required by this bill.
 
Additional funding for community health centers is provided for the one-year period described above (subject to the same abortion-related restrictions and exceptions).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act

Bill: 116-hr-370
Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Employment and training programs
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Intergovernmental relations
Oil and gas
Pipelines
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to implement a program to ensure the security, resiliency, and survivability of natural gas pipelines, hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities.

action_date: 2019-11-20
text: 

Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to implement a program to ensure the security, resiliency, and survivability of natural gas pipelines, hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Discharged.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 244.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Committee on Transportation discharged.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Committee on Transportation discharged.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for a period ending not later than Nov. 20, 2019 for consideration of such provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(r) of rule X.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-303, Part I.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-303, Part I.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Pay Our Protectors Act

Bill: 116-hr-371
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Coast guard
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Pay Our Protectors Act

 
This bill provides appropriations to pay the salaries and expenses of certain federal employees who are working during the lapse in appropriations that began on or about December 22, 2018, and resulted in a partial government shutdown. The bill applies to employees of the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, and the E-Verify program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act

Bill: 116-hr-372
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Department of Homeland Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Honoring Our Fallen TSA Officers Act

 
This bill extends public safety officers' death benefits to Transportation Security Administration employees performing official duties related to protecting the nation's transportation systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Fairness for Medical Providers Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-373
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Fairness for Medical Providers Act of 2019

 
This bill allows administrative or judicial review of certain decisions by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) relating to the Medicare Primary Care Incentive Payment Program. (The program authorized additional payments to certain primary-care practitioners who provided primary-care services on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2016.) 
 
Current law prohibits administrative or judicial review of CMS decisions regarding the eligibility of primary-care practitioners to receive incentive payments under the program. The bill authorizes review of such decisions in cases where the practitioner failed to meet eligibility criteria due to a coding error for provided items and services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Always Ready Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-374
Sponsor: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Cemeteries and funerals
Coast guard
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Always Ready Act of 2019

 
This bill provides FY2019 continuing appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for the Coast Guard are not in effect. 
 
The appropriations are provided to the Coast Guard for
 
 
pay and allowances for members of the Coast Guard, civilian employees, and contractors; 
 
 the payment of a death gratuity, funeral travel, and the temporary continuation of the basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty; and
 
retired pay.
 
 
The appropriations are provided until the earlier of the enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations legislation or October 1, 2019. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-376
Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
California
Education programs funding
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Endangered and threatened species
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Historical and cultural resources
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Medical research
Mining
Motor vehicles
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Reptiles
Travel and tourism
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases
Water quality
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

California Desert Protection and Recreation Act of 2019

 
This bill provides for conservation, additional recreational opportunities, and renewable energy development in the California Desert Conservation Area. 
 
Specifically, the bill, among other things
 
 
establishes or designates wilderness areas, a special management area, off-highway vehicle recreation areas, and a national scenic area; 
 
releases specified wilderness study areas; 
 
adjusts national park and preserve boundaries; and 
 
specifies land withdrawals, transfers, and conveyances. 

 
Specified federal land shall be taken into trust for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe.
 
Lands and interests in land, including improvements, outside the boundary of Joshua Tree National Park in California may be acquired for the purpose of operating a visitor center.
 
The bill makes amendments to the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 regarding the California State School lands and designates specified segments of rivers and creeks as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
To establish new ZIP codes for certain communities, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-377
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Florida
New York State
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service, by 270 days after its enactment, to designate a single, unique ZIP code for each of
 
 
Miami Lakes, Florida;
 
 Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in the Town of Southampton, New York;
 
 Ocoee, Florida;
 
 Oakland, Florida;
 
 Glendale, New York; and
 
 Estero, Florida. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-378
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Safeguarding Election Infrastructure Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses the security of federal elections, including by requiring paper ballots, requiring audits of election results, and providing support for voting system security improvements.
 
Voting systems must use individual, durable, voter-verified, paper ballots beginning one year after enactment of this bill. The ballots must be marked and made available for inspection and verification by the voter before the vote is cast and counted.
 
The bill prohibits states or other jurisdictions from acquiring electronic voting systems for use in a federal election that do not produce a voter-verified paper record.
 
States must audit election results in competitive races beginning in November 2022. Audits must consist of random hand counts of paper ballots. The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must pay states to cover the costs of audits.
 
The EAC must award grants to states to improve voting system security by updating or testing voting equipment, keeping offline backups of voter registration lists, providing a secure platform for disseminating vote totals, or taking other specified actions.
 If the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines that the security of a state's voting system or voter registration database was breached or is investigating whether a breach occurred, then DHS must report on the determination or investigation to specified congressional committees and the state election office. At the request of a state, DHS must collaborate with the state election office to help prevent and respond to threats to the security of the state's voting systems and voter registration databases.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House