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Digital Equity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4486
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2019-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Aging
Community life and organization
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Digital media
Disability and paralysis
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health facilities and institutions
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public housing
Racial and ethnic relations
Right of privacy
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 

Digital Equity Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for (1) promoting digital equity, (2) supporting digital inclusion activities, and (3) building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program for supporting efforts to achieve digital equity, promote digital inclusion, and stimulate adoption of broadband. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
CURD Act

Bill: 116-hr-4487
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2019-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food supply, safety, and labeling

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 

Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act or the
 
CURD Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for a definition of natural cheese. Under the bill, natural cheese is defined as cheese that is produced from animal milk or certain dairy ingredients and is produced in accordance with established cheese-making standards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4488
Sponsor: Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]
Introduced: 2019-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Child safety and welfare
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Disability and paralysis
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
State and local government operations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 

Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the National Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Commission. The commission must study the impact of solitary confinement on governments, communities, and social institutions. It must also report findings and recommend national standards to reduce the use of solitary confinement.
 
The bill directs the Department of Justice to publish national standards to reduce solitary confinement in correctional facilities. 
 
The Bureau of Prisons must comply with the national standards immediately.
 
A state or local government must comply with the national standards to receive a full allocation of funds under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
Hotel Advertising Transparency Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4489
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2019-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Marketing and advertising
State and local government operations
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 

Hotel Advertising Transparency Act of 2019

 
 This bill requires hotels, and other places of short-term lodging, to include all required fees in the advertised rate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7999)
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
To require the Inspector General, Department of Justice, to submit a report to the Congress on the number of firearm transaction denials issued by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for investigation, the number of prosecutions resulting from such investigations, and the number of firearms recovered by the Bureau in cases in which such a denial was issued after the firearm was transferred.

Bill: 116-hr-4490
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2019-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 
This bill requires the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Justice to report to Congress on the number of (1) firearm transfer denials issued by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System that are referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for investigation; (2) prosecutions resulting from such investigations; and (3) firearms recovered by the ATF in cases in which a denial was issued by the system after a firearm was transferred.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
Shareholder Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-4491
Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2019-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 

Shareholder Protection Act

 
This bill requires shareholder authorization of certain political expenditures by an issuer. A violation of this requirement shall be considered a breach of fiduciary duty, and the officers and directors who authorized the expenditure shall be subject to joint and several liability. An issuer must require a board vote with respect to political expenditures in excess of $50,000 and, within 48 hours, make publicly available the individual votes of each board member.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4492
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2019-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Consumer affairs
Financial crises and stabilization
Financial services and investments
Government lending and loan guarantees
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 

Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill allows a money market fund, under specified conditions, to elect to operate using a different method of valuation than is otherwise required. A money market fund that elects to do so shall not be subject to specified requirements related to the imposition of liquidity fees.
 
Certain federal assistance may not be provided directly to any money market fund. This limitation on federal assistance must be disclosed in a money market's advertising and sales literature.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4493
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Disability assistance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 

Federal Employee Short-Term Disability Insurance Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish and administer a short-term disability insurance program for federal employees who suffer a non-work related injury or disability, take leave to care for a family member, or take leave to adopt a child or become a foster parent.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1205)
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4494
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2019-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of the Interior
Endangered and threatened species
Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Mammals
Michigan
Minnesota
State and local government operations
Wisconsin

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 

Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to reissue a rule that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for the gray wolf populations located in the western Great Lakes (all of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota, as well as portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio). 
 
The bill expresses the sense of Congress that Native American tribes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan are sovereign governments and retain certain rights to regulate natural resources used by their members on tribal lands and public lands on reservations. In addition, the bill urges Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan to consult early and fully with each affected tribal government when drafting state wolf management plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4495
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2019-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: California
Child health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health facilities and institutions
Land transfers
Minority health
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 
This bill authorizes the Indian Health Service (IHS) to purchase certain private land in Hemet, California, at fair market value and then construct a paved road on that land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center. The IHS shall maintain the road or enter an agreement with Riverside County, California, to maintain the road.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-12-02
text: Re-referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-10-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4496
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Introduced: 2019-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural insurance
Disaster relief and insurance
Fires
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 

Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program Extension Act of 2019

 
This bill extends the Department of Agriculture 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program. (Under current law, the program provides disaster payments to agricultural producers who suffered crop, tree, bush, and vine losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires that occurred in the 2017 calendar year.)
 
The bill extends the availability of the funding for the program through December 31, 2021, and expands the program to include losses resulting from hurricanes and wildfires occurring in calendar year 2018 or 2019.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
PSA Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4497
Sponsor: Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]
Introduced: 2019-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Intergovernmental relations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 

Protecting Student Aid Act of 2019 or the PSA Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to establish an enforcement unit that will review and investigate violations of federal law related to student financial aid.
 
Specifically, the enforcement unit shall be established within the performance-based organization that manages administrative and oversight functions supporting student financial aid. The enforcement unit must review, investigate, and make recommendations related to any allegation that an institution of higher education has violated federal student financial aid law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4498
Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2019-09-25 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Canada
Immigration status and procedures
Marriage and family status
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 

Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2019 

 
This bill establishes a nonimmigrant visa for qualified Canadian citizens.
 
The Department of Homeland Security may admit as a visitor a Canadian citizen who (1) is at least 55 years old, (2) maintains a residence in Canada, (3) owns a U.S. residence or has signed a rental agreement for the duration of the stay, (4) is not inadmissible or deportable under various provisions, (5) will not engage in U.S. employment, and (6) will not seek U.S. assistance or benefits. Such visitors may be admitted for up to 240 days out of any single 365-day period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4501
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Banking and financial institutions regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Consumer Transaction Account Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill specifies that consumer transaction account deposits of an insured depository institution shall not be considered to be funds obtained through a deposit broker. In general, current law prohibits an insured depository institution that is not well capitalized from accepting funds obtained through a deposit broker for deposit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
GRADUATE Act

Bill: 116-hr-4502
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Giving Relief And Dollars to Undergraduates for Adequate Time for Education Act or the GRADUATE Act

 
This bill eliminates the time limit on taking out federally subsidized student loans, allowing borrowers who have not reached the limit of what they may borrow to continue to obtain funding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
VA Workplace Integrity Act

Bill: 116-hr-4503
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Labor-management relations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

VA Workplace Integrity Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from entering into a collective bargaining agreement with a labor union that offers financial incentives to recruit VA employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Reporting Accountability and Abuse Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4504
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Family planning and birth control
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Human trafficking
Sex and reproductive health
Sex offenses
Sexually transmitted diseases
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Reporting Accountability and Abuse Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill requires recipients of grants for family planning services to demonstrate their policies and procedures for complying with state laws with respect to reporting, among other things, instances of known or suspected child abuse, sexual abuse, or human trafficking.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Pharmacy Robbery Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4505
Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Crimes against property
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Preventing Pharmacy Robbery Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to disseminate best practices and strategies for responding to the attempted robbery of a pharmacy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Home Energy Savings Act

Bill: 116-hr-4506
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Department of the Treasury
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Income tax credits
Lighting, heating, cooling
Oil and gas
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Home Energy Savings Act

 
This bill reinstates and extends the tax credit for nonbusiness energy property through 2019. It also increases the rate of such credit from 10% to 15% and the amount of its lifetime limitation.
 
The bill revises limitations on such credit relating to insulation material, windows, and the Energy Star program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House