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Law Enforcement Needs to Know Act

Bill: 116-hr-3599
Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2019-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 

Law Enforcement Needs to Know Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to award grants to state and tribal governments to enroll individuals who purchase firearms or apply for firearm licenses in the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Rap Back Service. The service provides notice to authorized law enforcement agencies of arrests or other activity of firearm licensees that might impact their continued eligibility for a license.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Deepfakes Report Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3600
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2019-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Digital media
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Subversive activities
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 

Deepfakes Report Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Science and Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security to report at specified intervals on the state of digital content forgery technology. Digital content forgery is the use of emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques, to fabricate or manipulate audio, visual, or text content with the intent to mislead.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Integrity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3601
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2019-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 

Social Security Integrity Act of 201

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This bill directs the Social Security Administration (SSA) to implement the recommendations of the Office of the Inspector General of the SSA related to annotating death information on records of individuals who would have exceeded maximum reasonable life expectancies. The bill also provides for a one-time payment of $100 to each individual who attains 100 years of age.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Honoring Harriet Tubman Act

Bill: 116-hr-3602
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2019-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Congressional tributes
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 

Honoring Harriet Tubman Act

 
This bill directs the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Harriet Tubman and to place the statue in a permanent location in National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that in the case of an agency that appeals the ruling of a court under that chapter, and does not prevail on appeal, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-3603
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2019-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Judicial review and appeals
Legal fees and court costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 
This bill revises requirements governing judicial review of federal agency action. If an agency does not prevail in an appeal of a court ruling, then the court must award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs. The award must be paid out of the administrative budget of the office in the agency that filed the appeal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3604
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2019-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Oil and gas
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 

Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development Act of 2019

 
This bill requires hydraulic fracturing operations to test for and report on underground sources of drinking water that are contaminated by such operations. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a process to extract underground resources such as oil or gas from a geologic formation by injecting water, a propping agent (e.g., sand), and chemical additives into a well under enough pressure to fracture the geological formation.
 
Specifically, this bill revises requirements governing state underground injection control programs. In order to obtain primary enforcement responsibility for such programs, states must prohibit the underground injection of fluids or propping agents pursuant to hydraulic fracturing operations related to oil, gas, or geothermal production activities unless the hydraulic fracturing operations agree to test for and report on contamination of drinking water.
 
Hydraulic fracturing operations are exempted from those testing and reporting requirements if there is no accessible underground source of drinking water within a radius of one mile of the site where the operations occur.
 
The Environmental Protection Agency must establish and maintain a publicly accessible and searchable database of the testing results.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act

Bill: 116-hr-3605
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2019-06-28 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Marketing and advertising
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: 

Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act

This bill expands the private right of action that is available against telemarketers that call individuals who have registered their phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. The bill permits bringing a lawsuit after receiving one such call, while current law requires at least two calls from the same telemarketer within a 12-month period before a lawsuit can be filed.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Introduced in House
High Speed Gunfire Prevention Act

Bill: 116-hr-3606
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-02 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Firearms and explosives
Minority education
Minority employment
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Research administration and funding
Retail and wholesale trades
Space flight and exploration
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women's education
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: 

High Speed Gunfire Prevention Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for restrictions on the possession or transfer of bump-stock-type devices and other parts capable of converting a firearm to automatically shoot multiple rounds without manual reloading by a single function of the trigger.
 
It also makes it a crime to import, manufacture, sell, ship, deliver, possess, transfer, or receive parts or accessories designed to accelerate the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm without converting it to a fully automatic firearm. An individual who violates this provision is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the ability of veterans to receive in-state tuition using educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Bill: 116-hr-3608
Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Government information and archives
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: 
This bill updates provisions related to in-state tuition, including by removing a deadline that prevents certain veterans from receiving in-state tuition, regardless of their state of residence, using Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits at public institutions of higher education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3609
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2019-07-02 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Atmospheric science and weather
Birds
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy research
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government information and archives
Manufacturing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Materials
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Solid waste and recycling
Technology assessment
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: 

Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to carry out a grant program to research, develop, and evaluate wind energy technologies and systems.

action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to 
 
 
carry out a competitive grant program to research, develop, and evaluate wind energy technologies and systems;
 
conduct a wind energy technology validation and market transformation program;
 
reduce regulatory and market barriers to the widespread adoption of wind power, including grid transmission and integration challenges; and
 
support the development of wildlife impact mitigation technologies to reduce the potential impacts of wind energy facilities on wildlife.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-497.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 116-497.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 13.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by the Yeas and Nays: 7 - 5 .
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-07-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3610
Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2019-07-02 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
International law and treaties
Licensing and registrations
Solid waste and recycling
Space flight and exploration
Spacecraft and satellites
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: 

American Space Commerce Free Enterprise Act of 2019

 
This bill grants the Office of Space Commerce of the Department of Commerce the authority to issue certifications to U.S. nationals and nongovernmental entities for the operation of (1) specified human-made objects manufactured or assembled in outer space, including on the Moon and other celestial bodies, with or without human occupants, that were launched from Earth; and (2) all items carried on such objects that are intended for use in outer space. To be eligible for certification, each entity's application must include a space debris mitigation plan for the space objects. 
 
The office shall establish a Private Space Activity Advisory Committee to (1) analyze the status and recent developments of nongovernmental space activities, and (2) advise on matters relating to U.S. private sector activities in outer space. 
 
The bill authorizes the office to issue permits to persons for the operation of space-based remote sensing systems. 
 
The office shall establish an Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing to advise on matters relating to the U.S. commercial space-based remote sensing industry. 
 
The bill abolishes the Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must submit to Congress a report on the removal of the Office of Commercial Space Transportation from under the jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration and reestablishing such office under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
Securing American Research From Cyber Theft Act

Bill: 116-hr-3611
Sponsor: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2019-07-02 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Higher education
Research administration and funding
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: 

Securing American Research From Cyber Theft Act

 
This bill establishes a pilot program and modifies a current program related to cybersecurity for federally supported research and data. 
 
The bill directs the Department of Defense to establish a pilot program to ensure the security of federally supported research data and to assist regional institutions of higher education and their researchers in complying with regulations regarding the safeguarding of sensitive information. 
 
The bill requires the Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program to provide for improving the security, reliability, and resiliency of computing and networking systems used by higher education and other nonprofit research institutions for the processing, storage, and transmission of sensitive federally funded research and associated data.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging Threats and Capabilities.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
To repeal a section of the FAST Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-3612
Sponsor: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
Introduced: 2019-07-02 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: 
This bill amends the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) to repeal the permanent rescission on July 1, 2020, of $7.569 billion in unobligated federal-aid highway funds for states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
SAFE Hospitals Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3613
Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12]
Introduced: 2019-07-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: 

State Accountability, Flexibility, and Equity for Hospitals Act of 2019 or the SAFE Hospitals Act of 2019

 
This bill alters Medicaid requirements relating to payment for inpatient hospital services that are provided by disproportionate share hospitals (DSHs). (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.)
 
Among other changes, the bill requires state Medicaid programs to adopt a payment methodology that meets certain criteria, including by prioritizing payments based on the DSH tier for which the hospital qualifies; tiers are determined based on factors such as the hospital's Medicaid inpatient utilization rate. 
 
The bill also incorporates state poverty ratios (i.e., the number of qualifying low-income individuals in a state compared to all states) into the formula for determining state DSH allotments under Medicaid. The bill phases in application of the revised formula over the course of 10 to 15 years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act

Bill: 116-hr-3614
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-02 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: 

Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act

 
This bill generally prohibits a consumer reporting agency from providing a consumer's credit information for employment purposes, unless otherwise required by law or for a national security investigation. 

action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act

 
This bill generally prohibits a consumer reporting agency from providing a consumer's credit information for employment purposes, unless otherwise required by law or for a national security investigation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 246.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-305.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-305.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 26.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act

Bill: 116-hr-3615
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2019-07-02 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Commemorative events and holidays
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
National symbols

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: 

Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act

 
This bill designates the Honor and Remember Flag, created by Honor and Remember, Inc., as a national symbol to honor service members who died in the line of duty and specifies federal locations and dates for its display.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3616
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-02 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: 

Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS. These man-made substances may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain these substances, such as nonstick cookware, waterproof clothing, stain-resistant fabrics, food packaging, and fire-fighting foams.
 
The bill requires the EPA to expand the list of toxic pollutants under the Clean Water Act to include such substances. In addition, the EPA must develop effluent standards and pretreatment standards for the substances.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Introduced in House