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Election Security Assistance Act

Bill: 116-hr-3412
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2019-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative remedies
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Election Assistance Commission
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Intergovernmental relations
Personnel records
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Subversive activities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: 

Election Security Assistance Act 

 
This bill addresses security threats to federal elections. Specifically, the bill 
 
 
authorizes grants to states for election technology and security, 
 
requires election poll books to meet voting system standards, 
 
allows for expedited security clearances for certain state election officials and officials with the Election Assistance Commission, 
 
requires federal entities to share information with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding election cybersecurity incidents, and 
 
requires DHS to share information with state and local officials regarding election cybersecurity incidents. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Opioid Workforce Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3414
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2019-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medical education
Medicare
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: 

Opioid Workforce Act of 

2019

 
This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain medicine programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.

action_date: 2020-12-24
text: 

Opioid Workforce Act of 

2019

 
This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain medicine programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 573.
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-690, Part I.
action_date: 2020-12-24
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-690, Part I.
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 12.
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Bill

Bill: 116-hr-3415
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2019-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: 

Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Bill

 
This bill provides statutory authority for certain provisions of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rule titled &quot;Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses,&quot; published on May 23, 2019. The rule requires, in part, Medicare prescription drug plan sponsors to implement an electronic, real-time benefit tool that is capable of integrating with at least one prescriber's electronic prescribing system or electronic health record. The tool must provide prescribers with patient-specific, real-time formulary and benefit information, including information regarding cost-sharing, formulary alternatives, and utilization management requirements. The rule takes effect January 1, 2021. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
HEARTS and Rural Relief Act

Bill: 116-hr-3416
Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2019-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Genetics
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Military personnel and dependents
Rural conditions and development
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: 

HEARTS and Rural Relief Act

 
This bill makes a series of changes relating to Medicare coverage and requirements, particularly with respect to military retirees. Specifically, the bill (1) exempts certain military retirees who are under 65 years of age, and who no longer receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits, from the requirement to enroll in Medicare medical services in order to be eligible for TRICARE; (2) increases funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund; and (3) temporarily provides for Medicare coverage of certain prostate cancer DNA Specimen Provenance Assay tests.
 
The bill also makes other changes to Medicare payment systems for certain items and services. Among other things, the bill (1) requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to specify the criteria used to exclude certain procedures from the list of covered surgical procedures that may be performed in an ambulatory surgical center under Medicare, and (2) extends the instruction from the CMS for contractors not to enforce the requirements for direct physician supervision of outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2021.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
POST GRAD Act

Bill: 116-hr-3418
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2019-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Education
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: 

Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act or the POST GRAD Act

 
This bill makes graduate and professional students eligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans under the Federal Direct Loan Program beginning on July 1, 2019. Graduate and professional students have been ineligible to receive subsidized Stafford Loans since July 1, 2012.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
HUMBLE Act

Bill: 116-hr-3419
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2019-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional leadership
Congressional officers and employees
Financial services and investments
House of Representatives
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying
Securities
Sports and recreation facilities
Transportation costs
U.S. Capitol

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: 

Halt Unchecked Member Benefits with Lobbying Elimination Act or the HUMBLE Act

 
This bill places limits on certain activities of Members and elected officers of Congress. 
 
The bill imposes a permanent ban on lobbying contacts by a former Senator (currently, a two-year ban), a former Member of the House of Representatives (currently, a one-year ban), or a former elected officer of the House or Senate (currently, a one-year ban). 
 
The bill prohibits federal funds made available for the official travel of a Member or other officer or employee of the legislative branch from being used for airline accommodations that are not coach-class accommodations. 
 
Such prohibition is inapplicable for an individual if the use would be permitted for an employee of an agency subject to specified federal regulations for temporary duty travel allowances. 
 
Certain benefits and services are eliminated for former Members of the House (e.g., access to the House chamber, the Member's Dining Room, or parking spaces) unless the benefits or services are made available to the public. 
 
Finally, the bill prohibits Members of the House from owning the common stock of any individual corporation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ethics, and 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: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ethics, and 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: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ethics, and 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: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, Ethics, and 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: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Federal Law Enforcement and Public Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-3420
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2019-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: 

Federal Law Enforcement and Public Protection Act

 
This bill directs each civilian or military federal law enforcement agency to prescribe requirements for the safe storage and locking of service firearms when they are not in use.
 
It specifies minimum standards for safe storage and locking, directs agencies to report lost or stolen firearms, and requires agencies to provide training and written materials to law enforcement officers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Fair Choices for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3421
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2019-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Disability assistance
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicare
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: 

Fair Choices for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019

 
This bill extends funding through FY2022 for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and disability resource centers, and technical assistance related to outreach and enrollment for benefit programs for low-income, older individuals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
CBE Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3422
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2019-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Student records
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: 

Competency-Based Education Act of 2019 or the CBE Act of 2019

 
This bill creates a framework under which students participating in competency-based education programs may receive federal student aid. 
Competency-based education
 refers to education that measures academic progress and attainment (1) by direct assessment of the student's mastery of competencies, (2) by expressing the student's mastery of competencies in terms of equivalent credit or clock hours, or (3) through a combination of both methods in addition to credit or clock hours.
 
The bill also prohibits the Department of Education from enforcing regulations related to credit hours.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
National Green Bank Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3423
Sponsor: Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4]
Introduced: 2019-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Corporate finance and management
Credit and credit markets
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Executive agency funding and structure
Forests, forestry, trees
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government lending and loan guarantees
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Land use and conservation
Motor fuels
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
Securities
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
Water use and supply
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: 

National Green Bank Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a U.S. Green Bank to finance climate change mitigation and adaptation projects at the state and local level by capitalizing regional, state, and municipal green banks. 
 
The Department of the Treasury must issue green bonds to provide the bank with (1) an initial capitalization of $10 billion; and (2) additional capitalization, upon the bank's request, of no more than $50 billion in aggregate at any one time.
 
The bill also establishes in the Treasury a revolving Green Bank Establishment Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
SEA Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3424
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2019-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Endangered and threatened species
Mammals
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Trade restrictions
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: 

Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act of 2019 or the SEA Act of 2019

 
This bill lessens restrictions on taking and importing marine mammals and marine mammal products and also decreases the requirements for obtaining an authorization for incidentally taking marine mammals by harassment. Harassment is an act of pursuit, torment, or annoyance which has the potential to either (1) injure a marine mammal in the wild; or (2) disturb a marine mammal by causing disruption of behavioral patterns, such as migration or breeding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3425
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2019-06-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Education programs funding
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medical education
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: 

Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019

 
This bill revises payment rules under Medicare for graduate medical education (GME) costs with respect to a hospital that establishes a new medical residency training program. 
 
If a hospital has not entered into a GME affiliation agreement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must establish the hospital's full-time equivalent (FTE) resident amount only after determining that the hospital's medical residency training program trains at least 1.0 FTE resident in a cost reporting period. If a hospital has an approved FTE resident amount that is based on other specified thresholds, the CMS must reestablish the amount when the hospital begins training FTE residents in excess of the applicable threshold. 
 
The bill also establishes similar thresholds for new determinations of certain adjustments to hospital payment limitations regarding FTE residents in allopathic and osteopathic medicine; a hospital's adjustment must be redetermined once the applicable threshold is exceeded. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-06-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-06-21
text: Introduced in House