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Protecting Data at the Border Act

Bill: 116-s-1606
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Digital media
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Protecting Data at the Border Act

 
This bill limits government access to digital information at the border.
 
A governmental entity may not (1) access the digital contents of electronic equipment of a U.S. person at the border without a warrant, (2) deny such a person's entry into or exit from the United States because the person refused to provide access to digital content on electronic equipment or online account information, (3) delay such a person's entry or exit for more than four hours to determine whether the person will consent to providing access to online information, or (4) seize electronic equipment from a U.S. person without probable cause to believe that such equipment contains information relevant to a felony. 
 
A governmental entity may access the contents of electronic equipment of a U.S. person without a warrant in an emergency. The entity must subsequently apply for a warrant within seven days, and if a warrant is not granted, the seized information must be destroyed and may not be disclosed. 
 
A governmental entity may not make or retain a copy of information accessed under this bill without probable cause to believe that such information relates to a crime.
 
Information seized in violation of this bill (1) must be destroyed, (2) may not be disclosed, and (3) may not be received in evidence in any trial or government proceeding.
 
A governmental entity shall keep a record of each instance in which it obtains access to an individual's digital information at the border.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1607
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Hospital care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Medical Billing Fairness Act of 2019

 
This bill requires hospitals, as a condition of Medicare participation, to (1) allow in-network patients, when scheduling a nonemergency procedure, to request only in-network treatment; and (2) if in-network treatment is not available, pay for any additional costs to the patient or the patient's insurer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act

Bill: 116-s-1609
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Foreign and international corporations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act 

 
This bill requires certain issuers of securities to annually disclose information related to the tax jurisdiction, income, and assets of their constituent entities on a country-by-country basis. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Removing Incentives for Outsourcing Act

Bill: 116-s-1610
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign and international corporations
Income tax deductions
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Removing Incentives for Outsourcing Act 

 
This bill modifies the tax treatment of foreign source income of domestic corporations to (1) eliminate a provision that allows companies to deduct a portion of the tangible assets of their controlled foreign corporations (CFCs) before the tax on foreign income applies, and (2) require net CFC tested income to be determined on a country-by-country basis rather than globally.
 
The bill also requires the Joint Committee on Taxation to study options for reforming laws related to the taxation of income from international sources. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Community College to Career Fund in Higher Education Act

Bill: 116-s-1612
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Higher education
Performance measurement
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Community College to Career Fund in Higher Education Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education and the Department of Labor to award grants to institutions of higher education for education and workforce training programs or related activities. Such programs or activities must lead to or expand opportunities for students to obtain recognized postsecondary credentials (e.g., associate degrees or industry-recognized certifications).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Contaminant and Lead Electronic Accounting and Reporting Requirements for (CLEARR) Drinking Water Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1613
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Community life and organization
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Contaminant and Lead Electronic Accounting and Reporting Requirements (CLEARR) for Drinking Water Act of 2019

 
This bill generally revises provisions related to drinking water quality standards. Specifically, the bill 
 
 
provides for additional inspections of a public water system after certain standards violations; 
 
requires notification to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health agencies of serious standards violations; 
 
reauthorizes through FY2024 a grant program to assist the public water systems of disadvantaged and underserved communities to comply with drinking water requirements; and 
 
allows for grants to community organizations that provide education to minority, tribal, and low-income communities regarding drinking water contaminants. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of "renewable biomass" under the renewable fuel program.

Bill: 116-s-1614
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Manufacturing
Motor fuels
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 
This bill revises the renewable fuel program to allow the use of additional types of biomass materials in making renewable fuel. Specifically, the bill allows renewable fuel to be made from (1) secondary, residual materials generated from forest products manufacturing (e.g., sawdust or wood chips); or (2) certain biomass materials obtained from federal land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3062)
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
MOMS Leave Act

Bill: 116-s-1615
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child care and development
Employee leave
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Wages and earnings
Women's employment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Mothers of Military Service Leave Act or the MOMS Leave Act

 
This bill provides compensation and credit for retired pay purposes (including computation of years of service for retired pay) for maternity leave taken by members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1616
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Public participation and lobbying
Social Security Administration
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes procedures for closing or reducing services at Social Security Administration (SSA) field offices, including requirements related to public hearings, opportunities for comment, and notice to Congress and the public. 
 
The SSA shall report to Congress on previous office closures and submit a plan to ensure that field offices maintain their current levels of provided services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1617
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Intellectual property
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Second Look at Drug Patents Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses the publication of drug patent information.
 
Drug manufacturers must submit patent information to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) within 30 days following approval of a new drug application or an abbreviated new drug application. For patents issued after approval of an application, a drug manufacturer must submit the required patent information within 30 days of issuance. The USPTO must publish the patent information and invite requests for patent validity challenges.
 
The Food and Drug Administration must provisionally list in the Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations publication (commonly known as the Orange Book) a drug patent submitted to the USPTO in accordance with this bill until the Patent Trial and Appeal Board confirms the patent to be patentable or the patent is not challenged within a specific time frame.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
ECHO 2019 Act

Bill: 116-s-1618
Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Medical education
Mental health
Minority health
Rural conditions and development
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act of 2019 or the ECHO 2019 Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program that supports the implementation of certain educational, specialty health care technology in rural or medically underserved areas. Specifically, HHS must award grants to health care entities serving rural areas, health-professional shortage areas, medically underserved populations, or Native Americans for specified videoconferencing technology that connects health professionals with specialists (e.g., chronic-disease, mental-health, and substance-use disorder specialists).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
VACCINES Act

Bill: 116-s-1619
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety Act of 2019 or the VACCINES Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to award grants to support a national campaign to increase vaccination rates. The CDC may also award certain project grants to help states, local governments, and other public entities understand barriers to vaccination, improve vaccination rates, and assess certain public health outcomes related to vaccinations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
PRIME Act

Bill: 116-s-1620
Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food industry and services
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Livestock
Meat
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption Act or the PRIME Act 

 
This bill expands the exemption of custom slaughtering of animals from federal inspection requirements.
 
Under current law, the exemption applies if the meat is slaughtered for personal, household, guest, and employee uses. The bill expands the exemption to include meat that is 
 
 
 slaughtered and prepared at a custom slaughter facility in accordance with the laws of the state where the facility is located; and 
 
prepared exclusively for distribution to household consumers in the state or restaurants, hotels, boarding houses, grocery stores, or other establishments in the state that either prepare meals served directly to consumers or offer meat and food products for sale directly to consumers in the state. 
 
 
The bill does not preempt any state law concerning (1) the slaughter of animals or the preparation of carcasses, parts thereof, meat and meat food products at a custom slaughter facility; or (2) the sale of meat or meat food products. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
BRAVE Act

Bill: 116-s-1621
Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Public contracts and procurement
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Boosting Rates of American Veteran Employment Act or the BRAVE Act

 
 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give preference to offerors based on the percentage of the offeror's full-time employees who are veterans.
 
The VA is also authorized to debar from VA contracting for at least five years any offeror determined to have willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of its employees. Such debarment shall include the debarment of all principals in the offeror for at least five years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

Bill: 116-s-1622
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Stopping Overdoses of Fentanyl Analogues Act

 
This bill adds five fentanyl analogues and the entire category of fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. A schedule I controlled substance is a drug, substance, or chemical that has a high potential for abuse; has no currently accepted medical value; and is subject to regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Expanding Access to Apprenticeships Act

Bill: 116-s-1623
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Employment and training programs
Financial services and investments
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Licensing and registrations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Expanding Access to Apprenticeships Act

 
This bill allows tax-free distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
HEALS Act

Bill: 116-s-1624
Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employee hiring
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Help End Abusive Living Situations Act or the HEALS Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider the needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking when awarding grants under the Continuum of Care Program, which provides funding for nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1625
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Asia
China
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Foreign and international corporations
Government trust funds
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International organizations and cooperation
Public contracts and procurement
Radio spectrum allocation
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019 

 
This bill establishes U.S. policy for the commercial deployment and security of fifth generation (5G) networks and the development of the U.S. information and communications technology industry.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of funds from a universal service support program to buy equipment or services from providers that pose a national security risk (i.e., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation, or their subsidiaries or affiliates). The bill establishes the Supply Chain Security Trust Fund, from which the Federal Communications Commission must make grants to U.S. communications providers to replace equipment from such entities.
 
Additionally, the bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to report on steps the federal government is taking to secure deployment and availability of 5G networks, and it requires the Department of Homeland Security to establish an interagency program to share information regarding security, risks, and vulnerabilities with U.S. communications providers.
 
Lastly, the bill prioritizes the use of federal funds to enhance U.S. representation at international 5G standard-setting forums.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate
Government Spectrum Valuation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1626
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2019-05-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Budget process
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Radio spectrum allocation
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: 

Government Spectrum Valuation Act of 2019 

 
This bill requires (1) the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and the Office of Management and Budget, to estimate the value of electromagnetic spectrum assigned or allocated to each federal agency; and (2) each agency to report, in its annual budget and financial statement, the estimated value of the spectrum that has been assigned or allocated to it. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Introduced in Senate