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Build up Illegal Line Defenses with Assets Lawfully Lifted Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-416
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Currency
Department of Justice
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Latin America
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mexico
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Build up Illegal Line Defenses with Assets Lawfully Lifted Act of 2019

 
This bill directs certain amounts from the Department of Justice (DOJ) Assets Forfeiture Fund to the deployment of additional border security measures. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires DOJ to report annually on the amount of total deposits into the fund that are derived from Mexican cartels. It makes available 50% of that amount for the construction of additional physical barriers and roads near the border to deter illegal crossings into the United States.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits the release of seized currency or contraband that likely belongs to or supports a foreign, illegal trafficking organization while a civil forfeiture action is pending.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish measures to combat invasive lionfish, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-417
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Fishes
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 
This bill adds various lionfish species to the list of injurious wildlife prohibited from being imported into the United States or transported between states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Confirming State Land Grants for Education Act

Bill: 116-hr-418
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Confirming State Land Grants for Education Act 

 
This bill allows the state of Utah, subject to valid existing rights, to select certain lands under the administrative jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) of the Department of the Interior that are identified as available for disposal by land exchange in the Record of Decision for the Pony Express Resource Management Plan and Rangeland Program Summary for Utah County in fulfillment of certain land grants made to Utah upon being admitted as a state to further the purposes of the State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration, without further land use planning action by the BLM. 
 
The criteria listed in Decision 3 of the Lands Program of the resource management plan shall not apply to any lands selected by Utah pursuant to this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
To make continuing appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal year 2019.

Bill: 116-hr-419
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 
This bill makes continuing appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for FY2019.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Making continuing appropriations for the Coast Guard.

Bill: 116-hr-421
Sponsor: Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Appropriations
Cemeteries and funerals
Coast guard
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 
This bill provides FY2019 continuing appropriations to the U.S. Coast Guard for any period during which interim or full-year FY2019 appropriations for the Coast Guard are not in effect. 
 
The appropriations are provided to the Coast Guard for
 
 
pay and allowances for members of the Coast Guard, civilian employees, and contractors; 
 
 the payment of a death gratuity, funeral travel, and the temporary continuation of the basic allowance for housing for dependents of members of the Coast Guard dying on active duty; and
 
other functions authorized by law. 
 
 
The appropriations are provided until the enactment of specified Coast Guard appropriations legislation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H665)
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-422
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alaska
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Government studies and investigations
Motor fuels

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act

 
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise certain regulations regarding particulate matter emissions standards for nonemergency stationary diesel engines in remote areas of Alaska. The EPA must report on methods for assisting remote areas of Alaska in meeting specified energy needs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Robert Feiss.

Bill: 116-hr-423
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Provides for the relief of Robert Feiss.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in House
Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-426
Sponsor: Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Mining
Montana
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: 

Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act

 
This bill withdraws specified National Forest System land in the Custer Gallatin National Forest in Park County, Montana, identified on the map titled "Emigrant Crevice Proposed Withdrawal Area," dated November 10, 2016, from (1) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and (2) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing.
 
Any land within the withdrawal area that is acquired by the federal government after enactment of this bill must be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Connect America Fund Accountability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-427
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2019-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: 

Connect America Fund Accountability Act of 2019

 
This bill requires a telecommunications company receiving assistance through the Connect America Fund to report its methods of performance testing and to include a speed and latency report listing customer locations tested more than twice annually. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Homeland Security Assessment of Terrorists' Use of Virtual Currencies Act

Bill: 116-hr-428
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Currency
Digital media
Federal-Indian relations
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
State and local government operations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: 

Homeland Security Assessment of Terrorists' Use of Virtual Currencies Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis to assess the threat posed by individuals using virtual currencies to support terrorism. The assessment shall be shared with state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials. 
 

action_date: 2019-01-29
text: 

Homeland Security Assessment of Terrorists' Use of Virtual Currencies Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis to assess the threat posed by individuals using virtual currencies to support terrorism. The assessment shall be shared with state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-29
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-01-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 3 (Roll no. 56). (text: CR H1259)
action_date: 2019-01-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 3 (Roll no. 56).(text: CR H1259)
action_date: 2019-01-29
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1267-1268)
action_date: 2019-01-29
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2019-01-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 428.
action_date: 2019-01-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1259-1260)
action_date: 2019-01-29
text: Miss Rice (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Real Time Transparency Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-429
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2019-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: 

Real Time Transparency Act of 2019

 
This bill revises the notification requirement for campaign contributions of $1,000 or more. The bill applies this requirement to (1) any political committee, not just a candidate's principal campaign committee; and (2) cumulative contributions of $1,000 or more during a calendar year, instead of only single contributions. Only the Federal Election Commission (FEC) must be notified, instead of the FEC and others.
 
Any amount transferred by a joint fundraising committee established by a candidate's authorized committee to any other authorized committee of that candidate shall be treated as a contribution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
TANF Extension Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-430
Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: 

TANF Extension Act of 2019

 
This bill extends appropriations through June 30, 2019, for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program grants to states and related assistance grants to U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 


action_date: 2019-01-14
text: 

TANF Extension Act of 2019

 
This bill extends appropriations through June 30, 2019, for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program grants to states and related assistance grants to U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 


action_date: 2019-01-22
text: 

TANF Extension Act of 2019

 
This bill extends appropriations through June 30, 2019, for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program grants to states and related assistance grants to U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 


action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

TANF Extension Act of 2019

 
This bill extends appropriations through June 30, 2019, for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program grants to states and related assistance grants to U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Became Public Law No: 116-4.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Became Public Law No: 116-4.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-01-22
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-01-22
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S319)
action_date: 2019-01-22
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S319)
action_date: 2019-01-15
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2019-01-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-01-14
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H531)
action_date: 2019-01-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H531)
action_date: 2019-01-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 430.
action_date: 2019-01-14
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H531-534)
action_date: 2019-01-14
text: Ms. Chu, Judy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 116-4
CAFE Standards Repeal Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-431
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2019-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: 

CAFE Standards Repeal Act of 2019

 
 This bill repeals the corporate average fuel economy standards, which regulate how far automobiles must travel on a gallon of fuel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act

Bill: 116-hr-432
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2019-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: California
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Fishes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Land transfers
State and local government operations
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: 

Contra Costa Canal Transfer Act

 
This bill provides for the conveyance of the Contra Costa Canal and the Rock Slough fish screen facility from the Department of the Interior to the Contra Costa Water District in California.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
Veterans’ Entry to Apprenticeship Act

Bill: 116-hr-433
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2019-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: 

Veterans' Entry to Apprenticeship Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide the same amount and type of educational assistance to pre-apprenticeship programs as apprenticeship programs in certain circumstances. A pre-apprenticeship program is designed to prepare individuals to enter an apprenticeship program via education and training.
 
Under the bill, a pre-apprenticeship program may be treated like an apprenticeship program for purposes of educational assistance if the program complies with state standards or meets other accepted criteria if state standards do not apply. If an individual is not paid as part of a pre-apprenticeship program, they are eligible for a specified amount of housing assistance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1175-1176)
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
National Gun Violence Research Act

Bill: 116-hr-435
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2019-01-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Business records
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Commerce
Department of Health and Human Services
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Medical research
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Science Foundation
Product safety and quality
Research administration and funding
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: 

National Gun Violence Research Act

 
This bill amends various provisions of law and sets forth new provisions to promote gun violence research. 
 
Among other things, the bill does the following:
 
 
removes limitations on the use of firearms tracing data by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; 
 
permits funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services to be used for gun violence research; 
 
establishes the National Gun Violence Research Program to promote gun violence research; and 
 
authorizes various competitive grants to support research into the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of gun violence. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and 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: 2019-01-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and 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: 2019-01-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, and 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: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-10
text: Introduced in House