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Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

Bill: 116-s-2097
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Cemeteries and funerals
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Disability and paralysis
Disaster relief and insurance
Domestic violence and child abuse
Educational facilities and institutions
Evidence and witnesses
Food assistance and relief
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Protest and dissent
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

Protecting Sensitive Locations Act

 
This bill prohibits immigration enforcement actions within 1,000 feet of a sensitive location unless there are exigent circumstances or if written prior approval has been obtained from certain officials.
 
Sensitive locations include 
 
 
health care facilities; 
 
schools and school bus stops; 
 
places that provide assistance for people such as children, pregnant women, and abuse victims; 
 
places that provide disaster or emergency services; 
 
places of worship; 
 
courthouses and lawyers' offices; and 
 
public assistance offices. 

 
The prohibition shall apply to Department of Homeland Security officers and agents, as well as state employees pursuing immigration enforcement actions. 
 
If an enforcement action is carried out in violation of this prohibition (1) no information resulting from the action may be entered into the record in a resulting removal proceeding, and (2) the affected alien may move to immediately terminate such a proceeding.
 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall annually report to Congress about enforcement actions taken at sensitive locations in the preceding year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Accountability for Wall Street Executives Act

Bill: 116-s-2098
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business records
Credit and credit markets
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Evidence and witnesses
Financial services and investments
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

Accountability for Wall Street Executives Act

 
This bill allows state attorneys general, with reasonable cause, to issue subpoenas or administer oversight to investigate national banks for state law compliance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
White Horse Hill National Game Preserve Designation Act

Bill: 116-s-2099
Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: North Dakota
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

White Horse Hill National Game Preserve Designation Act

 
This bill redesignates the Sullys Hill National Game Preserve in North Dakota as the &quot;White Horse Hill National Game Preserve.&quot;

action_date: 2019-09-25
text: 

White Horse Hill National Game Preserve Designation Act

 
This bill redesignates the Sullys Hill National Game Preserve in North Dakota as the &quot;White Horse Hill National Game Preserve.&quot;

action_date: 2019-11-14
text: 

White Horse Hill National Game Preserve Designation Act

 
This bill redesignates the Sullys Hill National Game Preserve in North Dakota as the &quot;White Horse Hill National Game Preserve.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-11-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6613; text: CR S6613-6614)
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6613; text: CR S6613-6614)
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 223.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. Business Meeting printed. S. Hrg. 116-222.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act

Bill: 116-s-2100
Sponsor: Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Economic development
Income tax credits
Poverty and welfare assistance
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act

 
This bill allows a new business-related tax credit for 15% of the start-up expenditures, up to a maximum of $50,000 in a taxable year, of a veteran-owned small business. The business must be owned and controlled by one or more veterans or their spouses and have its principal place of business in an underserved community. The bill defines &quot;underserved community&quot; as any area located within a HUBZone, an empowerment zone or enterprise community, an area of low or moderate income, or a county with persistent poverty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act

Bill: 116-s-2101
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government studies and investigations
Labor standards
Personnel records
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act 

 
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to require employers to make initial and modified disclosures to employees of the terms of their employment, provide such employees with regular paystubs, and make a final payment to an employee for uncompensated work hours within 14 days of the employee's termination. Employers must also allow employees access to wage records. 
 
An employer must compensate an employee at the rate specified in an employment contract, including a collective bargaining agreement, that specifies a rate of pay higher than the minimum wage rate. 
 
The bill establishes new and increased civil and criminal penalties for FLSA overtime or minimum wage violations, including referral to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution of employers who engage in wage theft, falsification of wage records, or retaliation against employees. 
 
The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor must provide grants to specified organizations, including nonprofits and educational institutions, to enhance the enforcement of wage and hour laws. The Government Accountability Office must study and report on successful grant programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Affordable Insulin Approvals Now Act

Bill: 116-s-2103
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Licensing and registrations
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

Affordable Insulin Approvals Now Act

This bill requires the continued review and approval, as appropriate, of certain pending applications for generic insulin beyond the March 23, 2020, cutoff date previously established by the Food and Drug Administration. Beginning March 23, 2020, these approved generic insulin drugs also are deemed licensed biological products. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4809)
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification.

Bill: 116-s-2104
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Industrial facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 
This bill excludes energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the new source review process, which requires stationary sources of air pollution to get approval before construction or modification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2105
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Electric power generation and transmission
Industrial facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 
This bill revises the determination of when changes to a stationary source, or the operation of such source, are classified as a modification for purposes of New Source Review permitting requirements.
 
Specifically, the bill provides that a modification of a stationary source results in an increase in air pollution only when the maximum achievable hourly emissions rate from the source is higher than (1) the rate of the source as it was originally designed, and (2) the rate that was actually achieved during the 10 years before the change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2106
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 
This bill prohibits smoking on the premises of any Veterans Health Administration facility. The bill defines smoking as the use of cigarettes, cigars, and pipes (i.e., the heating or combustion of tobacco), as well as the use of any electronic nicotine delivery system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S4809)
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Small County PILT Parity Act

Bill: 116-s-2108
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: General public lands matters
Property tax
State and local finance
State and local taxation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

Small County PILT Parity Act

 
This bill increases the maximum amount of a Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) that may be made to a local government to help offset losses in property taxes due to nontaxable federal lands. The maximum PILT payment to a local government is based on the size of the population served. The bill's increase in the maximum PILT payment is greater for local governments with a population below 4,500.

action_date: 2019-12-18
text: 

Small County PILT Parity Act

 
This bill increases the maximum amount of a Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) that may be made to a local government to help offset losses in property taxes due to nontaxable federal lands. The maximum PILT payment to a local government is based on the size of the population served. The bill's increase in the maximum PILT payment is greater for local governments with a population below 4,500.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 384.
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-348.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
National Defense Accelerator Network Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2109
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2019-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military procurement, research, weapons development
Public-private cooperation
Technology transfer and commercialization

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 

National Defense Accelerator Network Act of 2019

 
This bill makes permanent and otherwise revises the Department of Defense's Proof of Concept Commercialization Pilot Program (which accelerates commercialization of basic research innovations). The program must focus on priority defense technology areas that attract public funding and private-sector investment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate
Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2110
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: 

Closing the College Hunger Gap Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to collect data on the food and housing insecurity of college students. 
 
Specifically, ED must add questions that measure rates of food and housing insecurity to the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. In addition, ED must collect data on student eligibility under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
SHIELD Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2111
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Jurisdiction and venue
Photography and imaging
Right of privacy
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: 

Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2019 or the SHIELD Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a new criminal offense related to the distribution of intimate visual depictions.
 
Specifically, it makes it a crime to knowingly distribute (or intentionally threaten to distribute) an intimate visual depiction of an individual (1) with knowledge of or reckless disregard for the individual's lack of consent and reasonable expectation of privacy, and (2) without a reasonable belief that distributing the depiction touches a matter of public concern.
 
A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act

Bill: 116-s-2113
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child care and development
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Disability and paralysis
Domestic violence and child abuse
Employment and training programs
Family relationships
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Members of Congress
Mental health
News media and reporting
Nutrition and diet
Performance measurement
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Specialized courts
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: 

 Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act 

 
This bill establishes limitations on separating alien children from parents and on detaining families, and also addresses other immigration-related matters.
 
A child may be separated from a parent or legal guardian at or near a port of entry or U.S. border only if (1) a state court has made a relevant ruling, such as terminating the parent's rights; (2) a qualified child welfare agency official has ruled that separation is in the child's best interest; or (3) a specified official makes certain determinations, such as concluding that a child is a trafficking victim.
 
A child may not be separated from a parent or guardian solely to deter migration or promote compliance with immigration laws.
 
This bill establishes presumptions (1) in favor of family unity and keeping siblings together, and (2) against detention.
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall (1) document all child separations, (2) develop training for officers handling separations, (3) publish guidance on how to locate a separated child, (4) periodically provide a parent or guardian information about a separated child, and (5) pay for counsel to represent unaccompanied alien children in removal proceedings.
 
The 
Flores
 settlement (an agreement imposing conditions on the treatment of detained alien minors) and a related court holding shall apply to the detention of families.
 
The bill also contains provisions relating to the detention of aliens, including (1) requiring medical assessments of detained children, (2) imposing health-related standards for detention facilities, and (3) requiring DHS to provide sufficient funds for alternatives to detention programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
ISA Student Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2114
Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
Introduced: 2019-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Department of Defense
Department of the Treasury
Federal preemption
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Military personnel and dependents
Securities
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: 

ISA Student Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill provides for income-share agreements whereby a student agrees to pay a percentage of future income, for a specified period of time, in exchange for funds to pay for educational expenses.
 
The bill places caps on the percentage of a student's future income that may go towards repayment, provides income minimums under which the required payment is zero, and establishes limitations on the length of these agreements. 
 
The bill provides for the treatment of these agreements under various laws, including tax, securities, and consumer finance laws. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the period after retirement for authority of the Department of Defense to appoint retired members of the armed forces to positions within the Department after retirement.

Bill: 116-s-2115
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2019-07-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: 
This bill revises restrictions on the appointment of recently retired members of the Armed Forces to civil service positions within the Department of Defense.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-07-15
text: Introduced in Senate