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Guatemala Rule of Law Accountability Act

Bill: 116-s-716
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Foreign aid and international relief
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Guatemala
Latin America
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 

Guatemala Rule of Law Accountability Act

 
This bill directs the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on certain foreign persons that have engaged in corruption, money laundering, or other specified activities in Guatemala. Specifically, the sanctions shall apply to a current or former Guatemalan official, or a foreign person acting in cooperation with such an official, that knowingly (1) committed or facilitated acts of significant corruption, money laundering, or narcotics trafficking; (2) obstructed investigations into any of those acts; (3) violated agreements related to the intended use of equipment provided by the U.S. government; or (4) disobeyed rulings of the Guatemalan Constitutional Court. The President shall report to Congress on the implementation of such sanctions.
 
In agreements to transfer equipment to Guatemala's military or national police, the Department of State shall include a provision allowing the United States to recover such equipment if it is used in a way that violates an end-use agreement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-717
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Building construction
Business records
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Manufacturing
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 

Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos.
 
The bill authorizes the President to grant exemptions from this prohibition if it is necessary to protect national security interests and no feasible alternative exists for the intended use of the asbestos-containing product.
 
Any person who has manufactured, processed, or distributed asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos in the three-year period preceding the enactment of this bill (as well as those acting within the year after enactment but before the prohibition takes effect) must submit a report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) including information such as the location of the facility where the manufacturing occurred.
 
Additionally, the EPA must submit a report assessing the presence of asbestos in any residential, commercial, industrial, public, and school buildings as well as the extent of exposure and risk to human health. The report must include recommendations for modifications or additions to statutes, regulations, policies, and programs aimed at protecting against exposures to legacy asbestos.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act

Bill: 116-s-718
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Rural conditions and development
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 

Making Education Affordable and Accessible Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2020 and revises the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. 
 
The bill also authorizes new grants under the FIPSE program. Specifically, the Department of Education may award grants to institutions of higher education for dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high school programs that allow high school students to earn postsecondary credits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Solitary Confinement Reform Act

Bill: 116-s-719
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Assault and harassment offenses
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Disability and paralysis
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
HIV/AIDS
Health personnel
Intergovernmental relations
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 

Solitary Confinement Reform Act

 
This bill establishes standards for the use of solitary confinement at federal prisons.
 
It generally limits the use of solitary confinement to situations that meet certain criteria, including confinement for the briefest term and the least restrictive conditions practicable. It also limits the use of solitary confinement for certain categories of inmates, including pregnant women and individuals with serious mental illness. 
 
The bill requires the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to do the following: 
 
 
establish a transitional process for inmates in solitary confinement, 
 
provide comprehensive mental health evaluations for inmates in solitary confinement, 
 
train employees on mental illness and the psychological effects of solitary confinement, and
 
report annually on the use of solitary confinement.
 
 
 It establishes, within the BOP, an Office of the Civil Rights Ombudsman. 
 
 Finally, it establishes a solitary confinement resource center within the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-720
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Higher education
Public contracts and procurement
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 

CFPB Student Loan Integrity and Transparency Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to provide information related to student loans to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
 
The bill prohibits ED from entering into an agreement with a contractor or vendor that services student loans unless the contractor or vendor agrees to provide requested information to the CFPB.
 
It also requires the CFPB to maintain adequate staffing levels to carry out its duties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-721
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Military command and structure
Nevada
Nuclear power
Radioactive wastes and releases
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 

Jobs, Not Waste Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Energy from licensing, planning, developing, or constructing a nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada until the Office of Management and Budget conducts a study on the economic viability of alternative uses of the site and Congress holds a hearing on the findings. (A nuclear waste repository is a site used for storing high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act

Bill: 116-s-722
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Alaska
Arizona
California
Caribbean area
Colorado
Delaware
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York State
North Carolina
Northern Mariana Islands
Oregon
Puerto Rico
Texas
U.S. territories and protectorates
Washington State

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 

Judicial Efficiency Improvement Act

 
This bill divides the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit into two judicial circuits: (1) the Ninth Circuit, and (2) a new Twelfth Circuit.
 
The new Ninth Circuit shall be composed of California, Guam, Hawaii, and Northern Mariana Islands. The new Twelfth Circuit shall be composed of the following states: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. 
The bill creates five additional circuit court judgeships&#8212;four in the Ninth Circuit and one in the new Twelfth Circuit. 
It creates 56 additional district court judgeships in specified judicial districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Puerto Rico, and Texas. 
Additionally, it converts eight temporary district court judgeships to permanent judgeships in specified judicial districts in Kansas, Missouri, Arizona, California, Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act

Bill: 116-s-723
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Federal appellate courts
Government studies and investigations
Judicial procedure and administration

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 
 
 
Federal Courts of Appeals Modernization Act
 
This bill establishes the Commission on Structural Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals. 
The commission must (1) study the current structure of the federal courts of appeals, with particular reference to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and (2) recommend changes to promote the expeditious and effective disposition of cases.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
John S. McCain Opioid Addiction Prevention Act

Bill: 116-s-724
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 

John S. McCain Opioid Addiction Prevention Act

 
This bill establishes a new registration requirement for practitioners who are licensed to prescribe controlled substances in schedule II, III, or IV.
 
Specifically, a practitioner must agree to limit the supply of opioids prescribed for the initial treatment of acute pain, as a condition of obtaining or renewing a registration through the Drug Enforcement Administration.
 
An opioid that is approved and prescribed for the treatment of addiction is not subject to the limit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to change the address of the postal facility designated in honor of Captain Humayun Khan.

Bill: 116-s-725
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Military personnel and dependents
Postal service
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 
This bill changes the U.S. Postal Service facility designated in Charlottesville, Virginia, in honor of Captain Humayun Khan (from the facility at 180 McCormick Road to the facility at 2150 Wise Street).

action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 
This bill changes the U.S. Postal Service facility designated in Charlottesville, Virginia, in honor of Captain Humayun Khan (from the facility at 180 McCormick Road to the facility at 2150 Wise Street).

action_date: 2019-04-02
text: 
This bill changes the U.S. Postal Service facility designated in Charlottesville, Virginia, in honor of Captain Humayun Khan (from the facility at 180 McCormick Road to the facility at 2150 Wise Street).

action_date: 2019-04-16
text: 
This bill changes the U.S. Postal Service facility designated in Charlottesville, Virginia, in honor of Captain Humayun Khan (from the facility at 180 McCormick Road to the facility at 2150 Wise Street).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-16
text: Became Public Law No: 116-15.
action_date: 2019-04-16
text: Became Public Law No: 116-15.
action_date: 2019-04-16
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-04-16
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2971)
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2971)
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 725.
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2971-2972)
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Mr. Connolly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1746; text: CR S1746)
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1746; text: CR S1746)
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 116-15
Personal Care Products Safety Act

Bill: 116-s-726
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Business records
Coal
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Cosmetics and personal care
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Employee hiring
Federal preemption
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Inflation and prices
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Product safety and quality
Small business
State and local government operations
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 

Personal Care Products Safety Act

 
This bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take various actions with respect to the regulation of cosmetics, such as collecting fees from manufacturers and distributors to fund cosmetics safety activities. The bill also authorizes the FDA to suspend the distribution of products that have a reasonable probability of causing serious adverse health consequences.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1742)
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm for placement in the United States Capitol.

Bill: 116-s-728
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Congressional tributes
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
New York City
U.S. Capitol
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 
This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue of Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to Congress.
 
 The committee shall place the statue in a suitable permanent location in the U.S. Capitol.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to prohibit the use of funds to Federal agencies to establish a panel, task force, advisory committee, or other effort to challenge the scientific consensus on climate change, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-729
Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Appropriations
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 
This bill prohibits the use of funds made available to federal agencies (including the Executive Office of the President) to establish or operate a panel, task force, other advisory committee, or other effort intended to challenge the scientific consensus on climate change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-11
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 35.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-730
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Smuggling and trafficking
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 

Hadiya Pendleton and Nyasia Pryear-Yard Gun Trafficking and Crime Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill makes trafficking in firearms a stand-alone criminal offense.
 
A person who commits or conspires to commit a gun trafficking offense is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a prison term of up to 20 years (or up to 25 years, if the person also acted as an organizer), a fine, or both.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act

Bill: 116-s-731
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2019-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Employee hiring
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: 

Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act 

 
This bill revises the waiver authority of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for polygraph examinations of applicants for law enforcement positions in the CBP. Such waiver authority terminates five years after the enactment of this bill.
 
Any individual who receives such waiver and holds a current background investigation may be subject to further background investigation.
 
The CBP may administer a polygraph examination to an applicant for employment or an employee who is eligible for a waiver if information is discovered prior to the completion of a background investigation that makes necessary a final determination regarding suitability for employment or continued employment.

action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 

Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act 

 
This bill revises the waiver authority of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for polygraph examinations of applicants for law enforcement positions in the CBP. Such waiver authority terminates five years after the enactment of this bill.
 
Any individual who receives such waiver and holds a current background investigation may be subject to further background investigation.
 
The CBP may administer a polygraph examination to an applicant for employment or an employee who is eligible for a waiver if information is discovered prior to the completion of a background investigation that makes necessary a final determination regarding suitability for employment or continued employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-99.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-99.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate