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Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act

Bill: 116-hr-240
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Historic sites and heritage areas
Kentucky
Land transfers
Military history
Monuments and memorials

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Act

 
This bill establishes the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument in Kentucky as a unit of the National Park System to preserve and interpret the nationally significant historic resources of the Mill Springs Battlefield and its role in the Civil War. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-241
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Government information and archives
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 

Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the coordination of state banking agencies with federal banking agencies in regulating and examining the activities of bank service companies. It also allows for the sharing of information related to examinations and regulations between federal and state agencies. 

action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 

Bank Service Company Examination Coordination Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the coordination of state banking agencies with federal banking agencies in regulating and examining the activities of bank service companies. It also allows for the sharing of information related to examinations and regulations between federal and state agencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7579)
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7579)
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 241.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7579-7581)
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Mr. San Nicolas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To repeal the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

Bill: 116-hr-242
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 
This bill repeals the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, which currently prohibits direct spending and revenue legislation from increasing the budget deficit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
CARR Act

Bill: 116-hr-243
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Endangered and threatened species
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 

Combustion Avoidance along Rural Roads Act or the CARR Act

 
This bill exempts wildfire mitigation activities conducted within 300 feet of a road from all laws governing (1) environmental review of proposed agency actions, or (2) protection of endangered or threatened species. Mitigation activities are those that are (1) conducted by Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture; and (2) conducted on federal land that is administered by the National Park System, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. Mitigation activities include forest thinning, hazardous fuel reduction, prescribed burning, and vegetation management. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-245
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Oil and gas
Pennsylvania

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 

Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2019

 
This bill repeals the requirement for the Forest Service to issue regulations regarding the development of oil and gas deposits on certain lands within the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H469)
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
REDUCE Act

Bill: 116-hr-248
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 

Rebalance for an Effective Defense Uniformed and Civilian Employees Act or the REDUCE Act

 
This bill limits full-time positions in the Department of Defense (DOD), in each of FY2025-FY2029, to not more than 85% of the number of such positions at the end of FY2019. Not more than 1,000 of the positions may be career appointees within the Senior Executive Service. DOD may offer voluntary separation incentive payments and voluntary early retirement payments to achieve the reductions but must use involuntary measures, beginning at the start of FY2021, to achieve required reductions in personnel levels if voluntary measures are inadequate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
FACT Act

Bill: 116-hr-249
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Department of Health and Human Services
Environmental health
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 

Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing Act or the FACT Act

 
This bill requires the reports of the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods to include a description of the progress on the development and use of alternative methods for toxicological testing by participating federal agencies.
 
Federal agencies that require or recommend toxicological testing must provide the committee with necessary information. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act

Bill: 116-hr-252
Sponsor: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Birds
Cemeteries and funerals
Ecology
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government studies and investigations
Historical and cultural resources
Hunting and fishing
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Nevada
Outdoor recreation
Water use and supply
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 

Pershing County Economic Development and Conservation Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct sales or exchanges of eligible lands in Pershing County, Nevada, identified as the &quot;Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area.&quot;
 
Interior and the county shall jointly select which parcels of eligible land to offer for sale or acre-for-acre exchange. 
 
For purposes of acre-for-acre exchanges, Interior shall identify management priority areas within the Checkerboard Lands Resolution Area, including those considered to be:
 
 
 greater sage-grouse habitat;
 
 part of an identified wildlife corridor or designated critical habitat;
 
of value for outdoor recreation or public access for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes;
 
of significant cultural, historic, ecological, or scenic value; or
 
of value for improving federal land management. 
 
 
The bill prescribes requirements for the disposition of proceeds from the sale of lands.
 
Interior shall convey to the county, without consideration, Unionville Cemetery. 
 
The bill designates specified federal land in Nevada as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System and releases specified wilderness study areas from further review for designation as wilderness. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-253
Sponsor: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Historical and cultural resources
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mining
Nevada
Public utilities and utility rates
Reptiles
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 

Nevada Lands Bill Technical Corrections Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies provisions concerning lands in Nevada. Specifically, the bill: 
 
 
repeals the expedited program for the examination of unpatented mining claims within the mining townsites in Virginia City in Storey County; 
 
requires implementation of a multispecies habitat conservation plan in Lincoln County; 
 
provides for the implementation of certain rangeland and woodland restoration projects, particularly for pinyon-juniper dominated landscapes, in Lincoln County; 
 
requires cooperative agreements for certain law enforcement and planning-related activities in Lincoln County; 
 
provides for the use of certain land sale proceeds in Lincoln and White Pine Counties; 
 
requires a land conveyance to Lincoln County to provide a location for the establishment of a centralized landfill and a designated area and authorized facilities to discourage unauthorized dumping and trash disposal on environmentally sensitive public land; and 
 
adjusts the boundaries of the Mt. Moriah Wilderness and Arc Dome Wilderness. 

 
The bill affirms and validates a certain patent for the benefit of desert tortoise and other species and their habitats in Clark County. 
 
The Bureau of Land Management may issue corrective patents for specified land in Lincoln and Clark Counties. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To make technical amendments to chapter 3084 of title 54, United States Code, to correct references to the African American Civil Rights Network, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-254
Sponsor: Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 
This bill removes statutory references to the U.S. Civil Rights Network and replaces them with references to the African American Civil Rights Network. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
People’s Border Wall Fund Act

Bill: 116-hr-256
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Building construction
Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 

People's Border Wall Fund Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to accept gifts of money to plan, design, construct, or maintain a barrier along the U.S-Mexico border. Treasury shall establish the Border Wall Fund and website for that purpose. Treasury shall also provide public outreach to educate the public about the fund's existence.
 
The money deposited in the fund shall be appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security for the planning, design, construction, or maintenance of such a border barrier, and may not be used for any other purpose.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
SALT Fairness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-257
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax deductions
Property tax
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 

SALT Fairness Act of 2019

 
 This bill repeals the limitation on individual tax deductions for certain state and local taxes. (For tax years 2018-2025, the deduction for certain state and local taxes is currently limited to $10,000 per year for individuals or $5,000 for married individuals filing a separate return.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish fees for medical services provided in units of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-258
Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health facilities and institutions
Parks, recreation areas, trails
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to establish and collect fees for medical services provided to persons in units of the National Park System or for medical services provided by National Park Service personnel outside system units. 
 
The bill establishes the National Park Medical Services Fund, to consist of donations and the fees collected for medical services. The fund shall be available to Interior for (1) providing medical services; (2) preparing needs assessments or analyses for medical facilities, equipment, and vehicles; (3) developing management plans; (4) providing training to furnish medical services; and (5) obtaining or improving medical facilities, equipment, and vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Medicaid Provisions and TANF Extenders Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-260
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Computers and information technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Marriage and family status
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social security and elderly assistance
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 

Medicaid Provisions and TANF Extenders Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes and revises several Medicaid programs and funding mechanisms, as well as the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. 
 
Specifically, the bill 
 
 
makes appropriations for FY2019 for, and otherwise revises, the Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program; 
 
temporarily extends the applicability of Medicaid eligibility criteria that protect against spousal impoverishment for recipients of home and community-based services; 
 
reduces the federal medical assistance percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) for states that have not implemented asset-verification programs for determining Medicaid eligibility; 
 
reduces funding available to the Medicaid Improvement Fund beginning in FY2021;
 
reauthorizes through FY2020 several grant programs under TANF, such as family assistance grants; and
 
revises state reporting requirements under TANF to include specified employment data, such as employment outcomes for former TANF recipients.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, 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: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-261
Sponsor: Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 
This bill allows the Department of the Interior to designate annually at least one city in a state or U.S. territory as an American World War II Heritage City in order to recognize, and ensure the continued preservation and importance of, the history of the involvement of the United States in World War II. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 116-hr-262
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2019-01-04 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Outdoor recreation
Pennsylvania

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: 

Susquehanna National Heritage Area Act

 
This bill establishes the Susquehanna National Heritage Area in Pennsylvania, which shall include Lancaster and York counties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-04
text: Introduced in House