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Bonding Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4346
Sponsor: Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Ecology
Environmental health
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hydrology and hydrography
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Securities
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Bonding Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill revises bonding requirements for oil and gas development.
 
Specifically, the bill increases the amount of bond that oil and gas developers must provide prior to conducting surface-disturbing activities and requires such amounts to adjust every three years for inflation.
 
The bill also requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to establish uniform standards for all interim and final reclamation plans and not release any bond amounts until the standards have been met by oil and gas developers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4348
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Department of the Interior
Economic performance and conditions
Endangered and threatened species
Environmental regulatory procedures
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Protect America&rsquo;s Wildlife and Fish In Need of Conservation Act of 2019 or the PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019

 
This bill nullifies the 2019 rules relating to the listing of endangered or threatened species and the designation of critical habitats.
 
Among other things, the restored rules
 
 
automatically give threatened species the same protections as endangered species;
 
revise requirements governing when an agency must consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service about endangered species, threatened species, or their habitats;
 
prohibit economic assessments from being considered in listing decisions; and 
 
 revise the criteria used for designating critical habitats for the species.
 

action_date: 2020-08-07
text: 

Protect America&rsquo;s Wildlife and Fish In Need of Conservation Act of 2019 or the PAW and FIN Conservation Act of 2019

 
This bill nullifies the 2019 rules relating to the listing of endangered or threatened species and the designation of critical habitats.
 
Among other things, the restored rules
 
 
automatically give threatened species the same protections as endangered species;
 
revise requirements governing when an agency must consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service about endangered species, threatened species, or their habitats;
 
prohibit economic assessments from being considered in listing decisions; and 
 
 revise the criteria used for designating critical habitats for the species.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 376.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-469.
action_date: 2020-08-07
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-469.
action_date: 2020-01-29
text: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
action_date: 2020-01-29
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 16.
action_date: 2020-01-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-09-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Travel Trailer and Camper Tax Parity Act

Bill: 116-hr-4349
Sponsor: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Motor vehicles
Outdoor recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Travel Trailer and Camper Tax Parity Act 

 
This bill modifies the limit on the tax deduction for business interest to include the financing of certain trailers and campers in the definition of "floor plan financing indebtedness." (Interest on floor plan financing indebtedness is exempt from the limit.)
 
Under current law, floor plan financing indebtedness is (1) used to finance the acquisition of motor vehicles held for sale or lease, and (2) secured by the acquired inventory. 
 
The bill specifies that, for the purpose of this definition, a motor vehicle includes any trailer or camper that is designed to (1) provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, or seasonal use; and (2) be towed by, or affixed to, a motor vehicle. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4350
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Department of Health and Human Services
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Medicare
Surgery and anesthesia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 

2019

 
This bill establishes and modifies certain requirements relating to Medicare payments for ambulatory surgical center (ASC) services.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) requires the payment system for ASC services to feature certain positive annual adjustments equivalent to those made with respect to hospital outpatient department (OPD) services; (2) revises quality reporting requirements to permit publicly available, side-by-side comparisons of quality measures for ASCs and OPDs in the same geographic area; and (3) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), when excluding requested procedures from the list of those approved to be performed in ASCs, to cite specified reasons for doing so.
 
With respect to excluding procedures from the approved list for ASCs, the CMS may not cite as a basis for exclusion that a procedure can only be reported using an unlisted surgical procedure code. (Physicians sometimes use unlisted codes when performing new procedures or services if no existing code is adequately descriptive.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-17
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: 2019-09-17
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: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Yes In My Backyard Act

Bill: 116-hr-4351
Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Historic sites and heritage areas
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Public transit

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Yes In My Backyard Act

 
This bill requires certain Community Development Block Grant program recipients to submit to the Department of Housing and Community Development information regarding their implementation of certain land-use policies (e.g., policies for reducing minimum lot size).

action_date: 2020-03-02
text: 

Yes In My Backyard Act

 
This bill requires certain Community Development Block Grant program recipients to submit to the Department of Housing and Urban Development information regarding their implementation of certain land-use policies (e.g., policies for reducing minimum lot size).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-03
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1431)
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4351.
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1430-1432)
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: Mr. San Nicolas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2020-02-28
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-02-28
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Kinship Connections Act

Bill: 116-hr-4352
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
American Samoa
Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Family relationships
Family services
Government information and archives
Guam
Indian social and development programs
Lawyers and legal services
Northern Mariana Islands
Oceania
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Supporting Kinship Connections Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for developing, enhancing, or evaluating kinship navigator programs. Such programs help grandparents and other relative caregivers find and use services to meet the needs of the caregivers and the children they are raising. Program requirements include a referral system for kinship support groups and service providers and the promotion of partnerships between public and private agencies to improve such services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Suicide Prevention Assistance Act

Bill: 116-hr-4353
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Suicide Prevention Assistance Act

 
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to award grants to primary care offices for self-harm and suicide prevention services, including screenings. SAMHSA must also develop standards of practice for conducting such screenings. Grantees must submit quarterly reports to SAMHSA that include the number of patients screened at the office, among other information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
HALT Drunk Driving Act

Bill: 116-hr-4354
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Department of Transportation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Motor vehicles
Product development and innovation
Roads and highways
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Honoring Abbas Family Legacy to Terminate Drunk Driving Act or the
 
HALT Drunk Driving Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to prescribe a motor vehicle safety standard that requires a motor vehicle to be equipped with an advanced alcohol detection device that (1) determines the blood alcohol concentration of the operator of the vehicle, and (2) prevents the operation of the vehicle if the operator is legally intoxicated.
 
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration must implement a program to equip the advanced alcohol detection devices on not less than 1,500 government-owned fleet vehicles by the end of FY2022.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Special Forest Products Program Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4357
Sponsor: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Horticulture and plants
Inflation and prices
Land use and conservation
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Special Forest Products Program Reauthorization Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a program of charging and collecting fees for forest botanical products harvested on National Forest System (NFS) lands. Under the program, USDA may not permit forest botanical products to be harvested in excess of sustainable harvest levels.
 
Collected fees must be in an amount to recover a portion of the fair market value of the harvested forest botanical products and a portion of all of the costs incurred by USDA that are associated with the granting, modifying, or monitoring of the authorization for harvest of the products, including the costs of any environmental or other analysis. 
 
USDA must establish a personal use harvest level for each forest botanical product. The harvesting of a forest botanical product below that level by a person for personal use shall not be subject to the charges and fees under this bill. 
 
USDA shall (1) conduct analyses to determine whether and how the harvest of forest botanical products on NFS lands can be conducted on a sustainable basis, and (2) establish procedures and timeframes for monitoring and revising the harvest levels established for such products. 
 
Funds collected under the program shall be expended at NFS units to pay for the costs of conducting inventories of forest botanical products, determining sustainable levels of harvest, monitoring and assessing the impacts of harvest levels and methods, restoration activities, and authorizing harvest. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4359
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Police Exercising Absolute Care With Everyone Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a framework to reduce the unnecessary use of force by law enforcement at the federal, state, and local levels.
 
At the federal level, the bill limits the use of force by federal law enforcement officers. It prohibits the use of deadly force, except as a last resort to prevent imminent and serious bodily injury or death. It also prohibits the use of less lethal force, unless it is necessary and proportionate to effectuate an arrest. Finally, it limits the use of a justification defense for a federal law enforcement officer who is charged with murder or manslaughter.
 
At the state and local level, the bill conditions eligibility for funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program on the enactment of consistent limitations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
VA Overpayment Accountability Act

Bill: 116-hr-4360
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

VA Overpayment Accountability Act

 
This bill prescribes procedures by which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and debt collectors shall correct errors submitted to consumer reporting agencies about the indebtedness of certain veterans. Specifically, the bill requires these corrections for veterans who are indebted due to participation in a VA benefits program.
 
The bill also requires the VA to update its information technology for the processing of VA benefits.
 
Lastly, the bill requires the VA to self-audit to determine the frequency by which overpayments are made to individuals participating in VA benefits programs.

action_date: 2019-11-12
text: 

VA Overpayment Accountability Act

 
(Sec. 2) This bill prescribes procedures by which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and debt collectors shall correct errors submitted to consumer reporting agencies about the indebtedness of certain veterans. Specifically, the bill requires these corrections for veterans who are indebted due to participation in a VA benefits program.
 
(Sec. 3) The bill also requires the VA to update its information technology for the processing of VA benefits.
 
(Sec. 4) Lastly, the bill requires the VA to self-audit to determine the frequency by which overpayments are made to individuals participating in VA benefits programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-11-12
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-11-12
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8755)
action_date: 2019-11-12
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8755)
action_date: 2019-11-12
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4360.
action_date: 2019-11-12
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8755-8757)
action_date: 2019-11-12
text: Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4361
Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Criminal justice information and records
Foreign property
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Justice for Victims of Kleptocracy Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice to publish and regularly update its website with an accounting of property that is forfeited to the United States as a result of foreign government corruption. It also expresses the sense of Congress that forfeited funds shall be returned to the lawful owner.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House