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Cuba Agricultural Exports Act

Bill: 116-hr-1898
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Agricultural trade
Caribbean area
Cuba
Foreign aid and international relief
Latin America
Sanctions
Trade restrictions
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Cuba Agricultural Exports Act

 
This bill exempts from prohibitions against U.S. assistance to Cuba (1) any exports under the market access program, the export credit guarantee program, or the foreign market development cooperator program; and (2) any obligation or expenditure of funds to promote trade with Cuba by federal commodity promotion programs established in accordance with a commodity promotion law.
 
This exemption shall not apply if the U.S. assistance recipient would be an entity controlled by the Cuban government, including the armed forces or the Ministry of the Interior.
 
A person subject to U.S. jurisdiction may invest in the development of an agricultural business in Cuba if the Department of State and the Department of Agriculture jointly determine that the agricultural business 
 
 
is not controlled by the government of Cuba, including the armed forces or the Ministry of the Interior; and 
 
does not traffic in property of persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction that was confiscated by Cuba on or after January 1, 1959. 

 
A person subject to U.S. jurisdiction may provide payment or financing for agricultural sales to Cuba or to an individual or entity in Cuba. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act

Bill: 116-hr-1899
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Medical education
Student aid and college costs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Student Loan Refinancing and Recalculation Act

 
This bill provides for the refinancing or deferral of certain federal student loans.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Education to establish a program to refinance the outstanding principal, interest, and late charges on federal student loans in order to give borrowers fixed interest rates equal to the 10-year Treasury note rate plus one percentage point. Further, the bill eliminates origination fees on the loans.
 
In addition, the bill allows borrowers in medical or dental internship or residency programs to defer student loan payments until the completion of their programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Native American Business Incubators Program Act

Bill: 116-hr-1900
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Business education
Business investment and capital
Economic development
Education programs funding
Indian social and development programs
Minority education
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Native American Business Incubators Program Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish a grant program in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development for establishing and operating business incubators that serve Native American communities. A business incubator is an organization that (1) provides physical workspace and facilities resources to startups and established businesses, and (2) is designed to accelerate the growth and success of businesses through a variety of business support resources and services. Grant applicants may be institutions of higher education, private nonprofits, Native American tribes, or tribal nonprofits.
 
Interior must facilitate the establishment of relationships between grant recipients and educational institutions serving Native American communities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1901
Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical research
Medicare
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Preserving Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 

2019

 
This bill directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish and biennially update a list of all rehabilitation innovation centers. The bill defines 
rehabilitation innovation centers
 as nonprofit or government-owned rehabilitation facilities that (1) hold specified federal research and training designations for traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, or stroke rehabilitation research; and (2) serve at least a certain number of Medicare patients.
 
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must analyze the three most recent years of cost report data for all rehabilitation innovation centers and assess the payment adequacy for such innovation centers under Medicare. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to provide to taxpayers information regarding low-income taxpayer clinics.

Bill: 116-hr-1902
Sponsor: Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Financial literacy
Government information and archives
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 
This bill allows officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury to (1) advise taxpayers of the availability of, and eligibility requirements for receiving, advice and assistance from low-income taxpayer clinics that receive grants from Treasury; and (2) provide the location and contact information for the clinics. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Younger Onset Alzheimer’s Act

Bill: 116-hr-1903
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Younger Onset Alzheimer's Act

 
This bill makes individuals with younger-onset Alzheimer's disease (i.e., individuals who experienced onset of the disease before age 60) eligible for certain federal grants and programs that support older adults. Under current law, these grants and programs serve only individuals 60 and older.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act

Bill: 116-hr-1904
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Indian lands and resources rights
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act

 
This bill makes the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund permanent. Currently, it terminates at the end of FY2034. 

action_date: 2020-07-09
text: 

Indian Water Rights Settlement Extension Act

 
This bill makes permanent, and provides funding for, the Reclamation Water Settlements Fund. Currently, the fund terminates at the end of FY2034.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 352.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-440.
action_date: 2020-07-09
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-440.
action_date: 2020-02-12
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 14.
action_date: 2020-02-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-04-04
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
To require notice from the Secretary of the Treasury in the case of any closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center.

Bill: 116-hr-1905
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to provide a publicly available notice at least 90 days before the effective date of a proposed closure of a Taxpayer Assistance Center. The notice must identify (1) the center proposed for closure, (2) the date of the proposed closure, and (3) alternative sources of taxpayer assistance which may be utilized by taxpayers affected by the closure.
 
Treasury must also submit to Congress a report that includes the information in the notice and the reasons for the proposed closure. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the nonbusiness energy property credit.

Bill: 116-hr-1906
Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Energy efficiency and conservation
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 
This bill permanently extends the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property, which applies to certain expenditures for energy-efficient improvements or residential energy property. Under current law, the tax credit expired at the end of 2017. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Retirement Security for American Workers Act

Bill: 116-hr-1907
Sponsor: Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business records
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Income tax deferral

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Retirement Security for American Workers Act

 
This bill provides for the application of qualification requirements for certain tax-favored multiple employer pension plans that participate with a pooled plan provider despite differences in such plans. It also requires annual information reports for pooled employer and multiple employer plans. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 116-hr-1908
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Roddie Edmonds in recognition of his achievements and heroic actions during World War II.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
HALOS Act

Bill: 116-hr-1909
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Financial services and investments
Higher education
Marketing and advertising
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act of 2019 or the HALOS Act

 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Regulation D, which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. Specifically, this prohibition shall not apply to events with specified kinds of sponsors&#8212;including "angel investor groups" unconnected to broker-dealers or investment advisers&#8212;where presentations or communications are made by or on behalf of an issuer, if
 
 
the advertising does not refer to any specific offering of securities by the issuer; 
 
the sponsor does not provide investment recommendation or advice to attendees, engage in investment negotiations with attendees, charge certain fees, or receive certain compensation; and 
 
no specific information regarding a securities offering is communicated beyond the type and amount of securities being offered, the amount of securities already subscribed for, and the intended use of proceeds from the offering.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
Export-Import Bank Termination Act

Bill: 116-hr-1910
Sponsor: Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government lending and loan guarantees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

Export-Import Bank Termination Act

 
 This bill abolishes the Export-Import Bank of the United States three years after the bill's enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act

Bill: 116-hr-1911
Sponsor: Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Child care and development
Family services
Marriage and family status
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Retail and wholesale trades
Transportation costs
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act

 
This bill expands benefits for survivors of members of the Armed Forces. Specifically, it 
 
 
provides commissary and exchange privileges to a remarried former spouse;
 
 provides continued eligibility for payment of an annuity to a spouse who remarries, including a surviving spouse who remarried before the age of 55 and before enactment of this bill;
 
allows payment of necessary expenses for the transportation of a decedent's remains to two locations (if the second is a national cemetery);
 
allows payment of financial assistance to civilian providers of child care or youth program services furnished to survivors of members who die in the line of duty while on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty for training; and
 
provides continued eligibility of a remarried surviving spouse for payment of veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation, including a surviving spouse who remarried before the age of 57 and before enactment of this bill.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1912
Sponsor: Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: 

DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes additional requirements for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acquisitions that are estimated to require total expenditures of at least $300 million.
 
These requirements include
 
 
meeting certain criteria for acquisition documentation, such as validated operational requirements;
 
 preparing cost estimates and schedules in a manner consistent with best practices identified by the Government Accountability Office; and 
 
 an annual comprehensive report on the status of DHS acquisitions. 
 

action_date: 2019-05-14
text: 

DHS Acquisition Documentation Integrity Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes additional requirements for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) acquisitions that are estimated to require total expenditures of at least $300 million.
 
These requirements include
 
 
meeting certain criteria for acquisition documentation, such as validated operational requirements;
 
 preparing cost estimates and schedules in a manner consistent with best practices identified by the Government Accountability Office; and 
 
 an annual comprehensive report on the status of DHS acquisitions. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-05-14
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3759-3760)
action_date: 2019-05-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3759-3760)
action_date: 2019-05-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1912.
action_date: 2019-05-14
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3759-3761)
action_date: 2019-05-14
text: Ms. Torres Small (NM) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Introduced in House