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Native American Education Opportunity Act

Bill: 116-hr-4586
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula
User charges and fees
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 

Native American Education Opportunity Act

 
This bill addresses education savings account programs and charter schools for tribal students. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Education, at the request of federally recognized Indian tribes, to provide funds to such tribes for tribal-based education savings account programs. Tribes must use such funds to award grants to education savings accounts for students who (1) attended or will be eligible to attend a school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE); or (2) will not be attending a school operated by the BIE, receiving an education savings account from another tribe, or attending public elementary or secondary school while participating in the program.
 
Funds may be used for items and activities such as costs of attendance at private schools, private tutoring and online learning programs, textbooks, educational software, or examination fees. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must review the implementation of these education savings account programs, including any factors impacting increased participation in such programs.
 
Additionally, the bill authorizes the BIE to approve and fund charter schools at any school that it operates or funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Truth in Tuition Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4587
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 

Truth in Tuition Act of 2019

 
This bill expands notification requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) to participate in federal student aid programs. Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to provide to a student (1) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (2) a single-year tuition and fee schedule and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after financial aid is awarded. The Department of Education may waive this requirement under certain circumstances.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Modernizing VA’s Records Management Program Act

Bill: 116-hr-4588
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Digital media
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Photography and imaging

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 

Modernizing VA's Records Management Program Act

 
This bill authorizes the treatment of digitized records (e.g., photographs or files) as original documents for purposes of claims under laws of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), so long as the digitized versions are made in compliance with document disposal laws.
 
Under the bill, the VA may not be required to produce or retain original physical files or records, including for proceedings occurring at the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
 
The bill requires the VA to implement a process to ensure a digitized record pertaining to a claim is (1) of sufficient quality to be viewed and read on an electronic screen, and (2) an accurate reproduction of the original file or document.
 
The VA must return an original document or file to a claimant once the digitized version has been made.
 
Finally, the VA must resolve any doubt regarding the accuracy of a digitized file or document pertaining to a claim in favor of the claimant if (1) the VA did not implement the process to ensure the quality and accuracy of the digitized version, (2) the claimant presents credible evidence that there is a deficiency or alteration to the file, or (3) the claimant presents credible evidence that such digitized version is missing from VA records.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
To make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to medical care.

Bill: 116-hr-4589
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Rural conditions and development
Transportation costs
Transportation programs funding
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 
This bill permanently extends the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to make grants for the transportation of highly rural veterans to health care facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
End Capitalization for Struggling Borrowers Act

Bill: 116-hr-4590
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 

End Capitalization for Struggling Borrowers Act

 
This bill prohibits the capitalization of interest on a student loan balance after forbearance or certain deferment periods. Capitalization occurs when the interest accrued on a student loan during a period of deferment or forbearance is added to the principal amount of the loan at the expiration of such period. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Fixing America’s Bridges Act

Bill: 116-hr-4591
Sponsor: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Infrastructure development
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 

Fixing America's Bridges Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide assistance to states to replace or rehabilitate certain bridges.
 
Among other things, the bill
 
 
authorizes DOT to provide assistance for certain activities on bridges, including painting, seismic retrofit, and installation of scour countermeasures (to prevent erosion of soil around a bridge foundation caused by flooding);
 
includes a set-aside to ensure funding locally-owned bridges that are not on the federal-aid highway system; and
 
provides for a federal cost-share of 90%. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
International Insurance Standards Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4592
Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Insurance industry and regulation
International law and treaties
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 

International Insurance Standards Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits parties representing the federal government in an international insurance agreement from agreeing to any standard unless it recognizes the existing U.S. system of regulation as satisfying that standard. In developing international insurance standards, the parties must coordinate with state insurance regulators. 
 
Parties representing the United States in such proceedings must consult with and notify Congress regarding the intention to participate in the negotiations, the nature and objectives of the negotiations, and the details of the agreement. Before entering into any agreement, the parties must report to Congress regarding the implementation and impact of the agreement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 and title 49, United States Code, with respect to disadvantaged business enterprises, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4593
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Small business
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 
This bill revises Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program requirements to address small businesses that are controlled and owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, including those owned by veterans.
 
Among other things, the bill
 
 
directs the Department of Transportation to develop a training program for FAA employees who provide guidance and training to entities that certify a small business as a small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals;
 
revises application requirements for certain airports to impose passenger facility charges, including by requiring such airports to include a detailed description of good faith efforts to contract with disadvantaged businesses; and
 
requires certain airports to report annually on the number of new disadvantaged businesses that were awarded a contract or concession during the previous fiscal year.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Bumpstocks and Acceleration Devices Act

Bill: 116-hr-4594
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 

Bumpstocks and Acceleration Devices Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for restrictions on the possession or transfer of bump-stock-type devices, acceleration devices, and binary-trigger-type devices that are capable of converting a firearm to automatically shoot multiple rounds without manual reloading by a single function of the trigger. An individual who violates the provisions of this bill is subject to criminal penalties--a fine, a prison term, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4595
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Maryland
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 

Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the relocation of the headquarters for any federal agency located in the National Capital region unless relocation legislation is enacted. In addition, any employee's position with a duty station in the National Capital region shall remain in that region unless legislation relocating the position is enacted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1236)
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Advocacy Act

Bill: 116-hr-4596
Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Performance measurement
Research administration and funding
Right of privacy
Student aid and college costs
Student records

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 

Student Loan Advocacy Act

 
This bill revises the purpose, authority, and management of the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), and it establishes the Office of the Borrower Advocate within the FSA to assist borrowers in resolving certain problems.
 
The FSA is the performance-based organization responsible for managing the administrative and oversight functions supporting federal student aid programs. The bill places certain transparency, oversight, and accountability requirements (e.g., data collection, sharing, and publication) on the FSA, and it revises requirements related to the FSA's performance plan and reporting on such performance.
 
The bill also establishes the Office of the Borrower Advocate to replace the Student Loan Ombudsman that is currently responsible for informally resolving complaints from student loan borrowers. This office shall (1) assist student loan borrowers in resolving problems with the FSA; (2) compile, analyze, publish, and attempt to resolve borrowers' complaints; and (3) make recommendations with respect to federal student loan programs and the experiences of borrowers in repayment under such programs. The bill also places additional requirements on the office such as making certain student loan oversight information available to the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
ACCESS for Biosimilars Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4597
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 

Acting to Cancel Copays and Ensure Substantial Savings for Biosimilars Act of 2019 or the ACCESS for Biosimilars Act of 2019

 
This bill eliminates cost-sharing for biosimilar biological products for certain qualifying beneficiaries under Medicare medical services. Specifically, the bill eliminates cost-sharing for beneficiaries whose coverage under private health insurance, a federal program (other than Medicare), a Medicare supplemental policy, or Medicare Advantage does not already do so. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish a process for determining a beneficiary's eligibility and notifying Medicare Advantage organizations of such determinations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from FIRPTA for interests held by certain foreign insurance companies.

Bill: 116-hr-4598
Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Foreign and international corporations
Income tax exclusion
Real estate business
Taxation of foreign income
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 
This bill exempts interests held by certain foreign insurance companies from provisions of the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 that tax foreign individuals or corporations on dispositions of investments in U.S. real property interests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
The Southern Border Communities Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4599
Sponsor: Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-01 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Food assistance and relief
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: 

The Southern Border Communities Relief Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes assistance to jurisdictions and organizations providing services for aliens released from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) custody. It also directs DHS to develop a standard protocol related to releasing aliens from custody and issuing notices to such aliens to appear in immigration proceedings. 
 
The assistance authorized under this bill shall (1) be for FY2021, FY2022, and FY2023; (2) only be used to provide assistance for aliens released from DHS custody; (3) be distributed by the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board; and (4) only be given to jurisdictions that have experienced a significant influx of released aliens or organizations in such jurisdictions.
 
The protocols related to releasing aliens and issuing notices to appear shall include requirements related to (1) coordinating with local governments and organizations on a release date and time, (2) releasing aliens in locations where organizations can provide assistance, and (3) ensuring that notices to appear contain complete and accurate information. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2019-10-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-01
text: Introduced in House
Domestic Violence Records Reporting Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4600
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2019-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-04
text: 

Domestic Violence Records Reporting Improvement Act of 2019

 
This bill waives a condition that applies to certain grants for improving the accuracy and completeness of records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to encourage the inclusion of domestic violence records in the system. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement for a state to certify that it has a relief from disabilities program if the state's primary purpose for the grant is to improve access to domestic violence records.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-10-04
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-04
text: Introduced in House
Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4601
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2019-10-04 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Interior
Department of the Treasury
Economic performance and conditions
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-04
text: 

Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Internal Revenue Service to seek and consider the advice of small entities about a proposed or interim final rule before publishing the rule if the rule will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2019-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2019-10-04
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2019-10-04
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-04
text: Introduced in House