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Stop STALLING Act

Bill: 116-hr-2374
Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business ethics
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Licensing and registrations
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act or the
 
Stop STALLING Act

 
This bill makes it an unfair method of competition to submit an objectively baseless petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an attempt to interfere with a competitor's application for market approval of a drug.
 

 
The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to sue an individual or entity that submits such a petition to the FDA. A party found liable in such a lawsuit shall be subject to civil penalties, such as a fine of up to $50,000 for each day that the FDA spent reviewing the baseless petition. 

action_date: 2020-12-24
text: 

Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics Act or the
 
Stop STALLING Act

 
This bill makes it an unfair method of competition to submit an objectively baseless petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an attempt to interfere with a competitor's application for market approval of a drug.
 

 
The bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to sue an individual or entity that submits such a petition to the FDA. A party found liable in such a lawsuit shall be subject to civil penalties, such as a fine of up to $50,000 for each day that the FDA spent reviewing the baseless petition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 577.
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-694.
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-694.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2376
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business ethics
Business records
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Inflation and prices
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission to report to Congress on the effect of certain anticompetitive practices in the pharmaceutical supply chain. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-21
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2377
Sponsor: Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address the level of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. Specifically, the EPA must publish a maximum contaminant level goal and promulgate a national primary drinking water regulation for total PFAS. PFAS are man-made chemicals that may lead to adverse human health effects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

Bill: 116-hr-2378
Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Family relationships
First responders and emergency personnel
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

Kerrie Orozco First Responders Family Support Act

 
This bill establishes that a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a U.S. citizen public safety officer may be naturalized at the time of the officer's death if the death was caused by an injury incurred or aggravated by the officer's employment. The individual may be naturalized upon compliance with the relevant immigration law requirements, except that no prior residence or specified U.S. physical presence shall be required. A surviving spouse seeking naturalization must have been living in marital union with the officer at the time of death.
 
Public safety officers include law enforcement officers, firefighters, or chaplains, and certain Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees engaged in hazardous duties. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3956)
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lobbying Regulation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2380
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lobbying Regulation Act of 2019 

 
This bill prohibits the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from engaging in lobbying activities while under conservatorship or receivership. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2381
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

 Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2019 

 
This bill repeals the 12% excise tax on the retail sale of heavy trucks and trailers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
USPS Fairness Act

Bill: 116-hr-2382
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

USPS Fairness Act

 
This bill repeals the requirement that the U.S. Postal Service annually prepay future retirement health benefits.

action_date: 2020-02-05
text: 

USPS Fairness Act

 
This bill repeals the requirement that the U.S. Postal Service annually prepay future retirement health benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 309 - 106 (Roll no. 37). (text: CR H811)
action_date: 2020-02-05
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): 309 - 106 (Roll no. 37).
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H834-835)
action_date: 2020-02-05
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: 2020-02-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2382.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H811-815)
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-12-04
text: Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. DeFazio.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act

Bill: 116-hr-2383
Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Firearms and explosives
Homeland security
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Terrorism
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act

 
This bill prohibits the expenditure of funds under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program (i.e., programs that provide grants to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism) for the purchase of firearms or firearms accessories, such as ammunition, including for use by teachers.

action_date: 2019-05-30
text: 

Secure Communities and Safe Schools Act

 
This bill prohibits the expenditure of funds under the Urban Area Security Initiative or the State Homeland Security Grant Program (i.e., programs that provide grants to prevent, prepare for, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism) for the purchase of firearms or firearms accessories, such as ammunition, including for use by teachers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-30
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 66.
action_date: 2019-05-30
text: Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-91.
action_date: 2019-05-30
text: Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-91.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
STOP Robocalls Act

Bill: 116-hr-2386
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

Support Tools to Obliterate Pesky Robocalls Act or the STOP Robocalls Act

 
This bill provides measures to eliminate unlawful robocalls.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a streamlined process whereby a private entity may voluntarily share information about unlawful robocalls or text messages and unlawful caller identification spoofing. In addition, the bill authorizes a telecommunications company to provide a free, opt-in robocall blocking service to its customers.
 
The FCC must also study and report on whether a Voice Over Internet Protocol service should be required to provide the FCC with its contact information and retain records of all calls transmitted over the service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
STOP GAMES Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2387
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government information and archives
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

Stop The Overuse of Petitions and Get Affordable Medicines to Enter Soon Act of 2019 or the STOP GAMES Act of 2019

 This bill specifies factors that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)must use in determining if a petition is submitted with the primary purpose of delaying the approval of a pending new or generic drug application. (Current law allows third parties, including interested parties, to file petitions asking the FDA to take various actions, such as to consider certain issues pertaining to an application for market approval for a drug; current law also allows the FDA to deny a petition that is submitted with the primary purpose of delaying approval of an application.) 
The factors include (1) whether the petitioner filed serial petitions raising issues that could have been known to the petitioner when an earlier petition was filed, and (2) whether the petition has any data or information to support its scientific positions.
 
If the FDA finds that delay is the primary purpose of the petition, it must refer the matter to the Federal Trade Commission.
 
A party filing a petition must do so within 60 days of when the party first learned of the information on which the petition is based.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-13
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2019-11-13
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Harmony’s Law

Bill: 116-hr-2388
Sponsor: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Domestic violence and child abuse
House of Representatives
Judicial review and appeals
Military law
Military personnel and dependents
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

Harmony's Law 

 
This bill eliminates the statute of limitations under the Uniform Code of Military Justice for a child abuse offense. 
 
Currently, such charges must be received during the life of the child or within 10 years of the commission of the offense, whichever is longer. 
 
The bill retroactively applies to offenses for which the current statute of limitations has not yet lapsed. 
 
The Office of General Counsel of the House of Representatives is authorized to file legal briefs supporting the position that prosecution for a rape or sexual assault should not be time-barred, notwithstanding the opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in 
United States v. Mangahas
, No. 17-0434-AF.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
To allow States to elect to observe year-round daylight saving time, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2389
Sponsor: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: State and local government operations
Time and calendar

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 
This bill allows states to observe daylight savings time year-round. (States may already choose to observe standard time year-round.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Clean Up Our Neighborhoods Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2390
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Economic development
Housing and community development funding
Land use and conservation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

Clean Up Our Neighborhoods Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Community Development to award grants to states for specified activities designed to eliminate blight and promote neighborhood revitalization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
Improving Rural Access to Power Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2391
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Credit and credit markets
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing finance and home ownership
Infrastructure development
Public utilities and utility rates
Rural conditions and development
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

Improving Rural Access to Power Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes Federal Home Loan Banks to purchase certain securities from cooperatives that (1) have certain investment experience involving the Rural Utilities Service, and (2) have received financing from the Federal Financing Bank. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
American Community Survey Act

Bill: 116-hr-2392
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

American Community Survey Act

 
This bill prohibits a person from being fined or otherwise compelled to answer questions in connection with the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey except for questions regarding the name of the respondent, the respondent's contact information, the date of the response, or the number of people living or staying at the same address as the respondent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
NIST Creation of Composite Standards Act

Bill: 116-hr-2393
Sponsor: Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Building construction
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Materials
Research and development
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 

NIST Creation of Composite Standards Act

 
This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to implement the recommendations in the December 2017 report titled &quot;Road Mapping Workshop Report on Overcoming Barriers to Adoption of Composites in Sustainable Infrastructure&quot; to help facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure.
 
In implementing such recommendations, NIST shall 
 
 
establish a design data clearinghouse to identify, gather, validate, and disseminate existing design criteria, tools, guidelines, and standards; and 
 
develop methods and resources which are required for testing an evaluation of safe and appropriate uses of composite materials for infrastructure.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Edgar Baltazar Garcia.

Bill: 116-hr-2394
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Provides for the relief of Edgar Baltazar Garcia.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the President to award the Purple Heart to Louis Boria, Jr., for injuries incurred during World War II and the Korean War while a member of the Marine Corps.

Bill: 116-hr-2395
Sponsor: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2019-04-29 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: 
This bill authorizes the President to award the Purple Heart to Louis Boria, Jr., for injuries incurred during World War II and the Korean War while a member of the Marine Corps.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-29
text: Introduced in House