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Maritime SAFE Act

Bill: 116-s-1269
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Customs enforcement
Department of Commerce
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Foreign aid and international relief
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Genetics
Government information and archives
Gulf of Mexico
Human trafficking
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International organizations and cooperation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Organized crime
Rule of law and government transparency
Seafood
Smuggling and trafficking
Technology assessment
Terrorism
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Maritime Security And Fisheries Enforcement Act or the
 
Maritime SAFE Act

 
This bill addresses illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU fishing) and maritime security.
 
Among other things, the bill
 
 
establishes an interagency working group on maritime security, IUU fishing, and seafood fraud;
 
increases the capacity of IUU fishing enforcement and customs and border security officers at U.S. ports;
 
requires collaboration with other countries to improve transparency and traceability in the seafood supply chain;
 
promotes the use of technology to combat IUU fishing;
 
establishes a sub-working group to address IUU fishing within the U.S. exclusive economic zone in the Gulf of Mexico; and
 
addresses human trafficking in connection with the catching and processing of seafood products.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Housing Accountability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1270
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Housing and community development funding
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Housing Accountability Act of 2019

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the requirement for an entity receiving low-income housing assistance payments for existing public housing units to maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions for any structure covered under a payment contract.
 
 The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shall develop a process by which a Performance-Based Contract Administrator shall, on a semiannual basis, conduct a survey of the tenants of each such structure to identify consistent or persistent problems with the structure's physical condition or its manager's performance. 
 
 A structure shall be referred to HUD for remediation if the administrator identifies such a problem based on the survey or any other observation made by the administrator during the normal course of business.
 
HUD may impose a penalty on the structure's owner if the structure does not satisfactorily meet this bill's requirements or is repeatedly referred to HUD for remediation by an administrator through the process. Collected amounts shall be used solely for supporting safe and sanitary conditions at applicable structures or for HUD designated tenant relocation, with priority given to tenants of the penalized structure.
 
This bill shall not apply to voucher program property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Defense Acquisition Decision Making Streamlining Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1271
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Defense Acquisition Decision Making Streamlining Act of 2019

 
This bill requires each Service Acquisition Executive to recommend to the Department of Defense at least one major defense acquisition program for a skunk works pilot program for accelerated acquisition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, as the "Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office".

Bill: 116-s-1272
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Rhode Island

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, as the "Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5204; text: CR S5204)
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5204; text: CR S5204)
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 121.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Clean Elections Act

Bill: 116-s-1274
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Clean Elections Act

 

 
This bill establishes and provides funds for a program through which eligible voters may receive vouchers to make contributions to the candidates of their choice in federal elections. The bill repeals the current financing system for presidential election campaigns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1276
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Building construction
Congressional oversight
Floods and storm protection
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Military facilities and property
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to carry out a pilot program to make grants to local governments to (1) enhance the production of maps relating to urban flooding and associated property damage; and (2) increase the availability of such maps to homeowners, businesses, and localities to enable them to minimize urban flooding risk.
 
 The grants may only be made to local governments in urbanized areas with populations greater than 50,000 or to stormwater management authorities in those localities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S2572-2573)
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1277
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Arizona
Federal-Indian relations
Government trust funds
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Infrastructure development
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies and ratifies the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement negotiated between the tribe, the United States, Arizona, and others, thus satisfying the tribe's claims for groundwater and surface water rights to water in Arizona, including the Verde River, the Bill Williams River, and the Colorado River. 
 
The bill outlines the tribe's water rights, including the right to divert, use, and store 4,000 acre-feet of agricultural priority water of the Central Arizona Project that was previously allocated to nontribal agricultural entities, but retained by the Department of the Interior for reallocation to tribes in Arizona pursuant to the Central Arizona Project Settlement Act of 2004.
 
The Bureau of Reclamation must construct the Hualapai Water Project. The project must be designed to divert, treat, and convey at least 3,414 acre-feet of water per year from the Colorado River for municipal, commercial, and industrial uses on the Hualapai Reservation. 
 
The bill provides for land to be added to the reservation and taken into trust for the benefit of the tribe. In the future, land located outside the reservation may only be taken into trust through an act of Congress.
 
The bill outlines (1) waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States under the settlement agreement; and (2) a limited waiver of sovereign immunity by the United States and the tribe with respect to certain claims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in Senate
Putting First Responders First Act

Bill: 116-s-1278
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disability assistance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee benefits and pensions
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Health personnel
Income tax exclusion
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Putting First Responders First Act 

 
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to allow first responders to exclude from gross income certain service-connected disability payments received as part of a pension or annuity after reaching the age of retirement. The bill applies to law enforcement officers, employees in fire protection activities, and individuals who provide out-of-hospital emergency medical care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
FUTURE Act

Bill: 116-s-1279
Sponsor: Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Area studies and international education
Education programs funding
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Higher education
Medical education
Minority education
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act or the FUTURE Act

 
This bill extends through FY2021 and revises mandatory funding programs for historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, including by allocating a portion of the funding for grants to predominantly black institutions for programs in (1) science, technology, engineering, or mathematics; (2) health education; (3) internationalization or globalization; (4) teacher preparation; or (5) improving educational outcomes of African-American males.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
BENES Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1280
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Government information and archives
Medicare
Social Security Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2019 or the BENES Act of 2019

 
This bill makes a series of changes to, and requires additional notifications regarding, the Medicare enrollment process.
 
Specifically, the bill changes the Medicare general enrollment period to October 15-December 31, and requires coverage to begin on the first day of the month following enrollment. (Currently, the general enrollment period is January 1-March 31, and coverage begins July 1.) The bill also generally requires coverage to begin on the first day of the month following enrollment for individuals who enroll in the latter months of their initial enrollment period. (Currently, the longer an individual waits to enroll, the more delayed the effective date of coverage.)
 
The bill also requires Social Security account statements for individuals ages 60 to 64 to include information about Medicare eligibility, late enrollment penalties, coordination of benefits, and special enrollment populations (e.g., veterans).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act

Bill: 116-s-1281
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Mental health
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Healthier Students for Stronger Campuses Act

 
This bill replaces a grant program for reducing and eliminating the illegal use of drugs and alcohol on college campuses with a grant program for preventing and addressing the effects of substance use on college campuses. 
 
Specifically, it authorizes the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services to award substance misuse prevention and treatment grants to institutions of higher education (IHEs) with regional high incidences of substance use disorders, overdoses, and deaths. It requires at least 25% of funds to be awarded to IHEs in rural areas.
 
The bill requires IHEs to use funds for evidence-based or promising interventions designed to address and prevent substance use disorders among enrolled students, such as recovery services, treatment or referral to treatment, and mental health counseling. IHEs receiving such grants must provide at least a 20% match of nonfederal funds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Preserve Charities and Houses of Worship Act

Bill: 116-s-1282
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax rates
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Preserve Charities and Houses of Worship Act

 
This bill modifies the requirements for determining the unrelated business taxable income of tax-exempt organizations. The bill repeals provisions that (1) require organizations with more than one unrelated trade or business to compute unrelated business taxable income separately for each trade or business; and (2) increase unrelated business taxable income by the amount of expenses paid or incurred by an organization for certain fringe benefits for which a tax deduction is not allowed, including benefits relating to transportation, parking, or an on-premises athletic facility. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1283
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Fry Scholarship Improvement Act of 2019

 
This bill expands eligibility for the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship, commonly referred to as the Fry Scholarship, which entitles specified dependents of an active-duty servicemember who died in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001, to educational assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill. 
 
Specifically, the bill expands eligibility for the Fry Scholarship to the following dependents:
 
 
a child or surviving spouse of a servicemember who dies on or after September 11, 2001, serving in a line of duty other than active duty, and
 
a child or surviving spouse of a Selected Reserve member who dies on or after September 11, 2001, from a service-connected disability within four years after the date of the last discharge from active duty.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Global Trade Accountability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1284
Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Government studies and investigations
Legislative rules and procedure
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Global Trade Accountability Act of 2019

 
This bill requires congressional approval of any proposed unilateral trade action that has the effect of increasing trade barriers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
SAVE Act

Bill: 116-s-1285
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International law and treaties
Nuclear weapons
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Save Arms control and Verification Efforts Act of 2019 or SAVE Act

 
This bill requires reports related to extension of the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START Treaty) and prohibits increases in the number of certain U.S. weapons should the treaty lapse.
 
The following reports to Congress shall be required if the parties to the treaty do not finalize a treaty extension:
 
 
separate reports from the President, the Department of Defense, and the Department of State justifying why the treaty has not been extended and certifying that it is in national security interests to not extend; and 
 
an assessment by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence of why the treaty has not been extended, including a certification that the United States will not lose intelligence into Russia's nuclear program. 

 
The bill also requires reports to Congress on the effect of a treaty lapse on U.S. intelligence-collection capabilities, the structure of the Armed Forces, U.S. nuclear weapons programs, and foreign relations. The President shall report to Congress on the progress of treaty-related discussions with Russia and a strategy for future strategic arms control agreements with Russia. 
 
The bill prohibits increasing the number of various U.S. weapons (such as deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles) above specified thresholds if the treaty lapses or if the President takes certain actions to withdraw from or suspend the treaty, unless the President certifies that Russia has made certain militarily significant increases to its weapons stockpiles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate
Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1286
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Energy research
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE)to establish a funding program to facilitate the commercialization of energy and related technologies that exhibit promising commercial potential and are developed at DOE facilities.

action_date: 2019-08-16
text: 

Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE)to establish a funding program to facilitate the commercialization of energy and related technologies that exhibit promising commercial potential and are developed at DOE facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 178.
action_date: 2019-08-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/01/2019 without amendment. With written report No. 116-76.
action_date: 2019-08-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/01/2019 without amendment. With written report No. 116-76.
action_date: 2019-07-16
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in Senate