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MAKERS Act

Bill: 116-hr-2518
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2019-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Business education
Economic development
Higher education
Minority education
Product development and innovation
Research administration and funding
Science and engineering education
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: 

Making Advances Kinetic Education, Research, and Skills Act or the MAKERS Act

 
This bill directs the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to institutions of higher education or their consortia to support the research and development of makerspaces to assist in the formation of a workforce capable of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Makerspaces are community spaces that (1) provide access to tools, technology, and knowledge for learners and entrepreneurs; (2) result in prototyping or creation of physical goods, interdisciplinary learning, and educational innovation; and (3) support the development of educational opportunities for personal growth, workforce training, and early stage business ventures.
 
Grants may be used for (1) research on the effectiveness of makerspaces in engaging students and the community in STEM skills and in teaching and learning, (2) the compilation and dissemination of best practices on the use of makerspaces for STEM learning and workforce preparedness, and (3) equipment to achieve such purposes.
 
Funds furnished through a grant may not be used for the construction of a building or facility to hold a makerspace unless such construction is necessary for safety reasons or the use of relevant equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-2519
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2019-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: 

Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to qualifying emergency departments for the purpose of supporting mental-health services. Specifically, grant recipients must use funds to support the provision of follow-up services for individuals who present for care of acute mental-health episodes, such as placement in appropriate facilities.

action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act of 2020

 
This bill authorizes the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to qualifying emergency departments for the purpose of supporting mental-health services. Specifically, grant recipients must use funds to support the provision of follow-up services for individuals who present for care of acute mental-health episodes, such as placement in appropriate facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5016)
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2519.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5016-5017)
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 444.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-544.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-544.
action_date: 2020-09-09
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-09-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Metro Accountability and Investment Act

Bill: 116-hr-2520
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2019-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Intergovernmental relations
Maryland
Performance measurement
Public transit
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: 

Metro Accountability and Investment Act 

 
This bill authorizes additional funding to the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for capital and preventive maintenance projects.
 
DOT may not provide such grants until it annually certifies that the Board of Directors of WMATA has passed a resolution, and is making progress implementing such resolution, that
 
 
establishes an independent budget authority, procurement authority, and independent hiring authority for the Office of Inspector General of WMATA; 
 
ensures the inspector general can obtain legal advice from a counsel reporting directly to the office; and
 
requires the inspector general to submit recommendations for corrective action to the General Manager, the board, and Congress, and to publish any recommendations on the office's website, with redactions to prevent security risks.
 
 
DOT may provide additional grants to WMATA for the purpose of funding the capital and preventive maintenance projects included in the Capital Improvement Program approved by the board.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-2521
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2019-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Business records
Customs enforcement
Government information and archives
Marine and inland water transportation
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: 

Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act

 
This bill revises requirements regarding the public disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in the manifest of vessels or aircraft entering a U.S. port or place. The bill directs the Department of the Treasury to remove such information, including social security numbers and passport numbers, from a manifest signed and transmitted to Treasury before it is accessible by the public.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Anti-Congestion Tax Act

Bill: 116-hr-2523
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2019-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Income tax credits
Motor vehicles
New Jersey
New York City
New York State
Roads and highways
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Transportation costs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: 

Anti-Congestion Tax Act 

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation (DOT) from awarding capital investment grants to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for projects in New York until DOT certifies that drivers using certain vehicular crossings (Holland Tunnel, Lincoln Tunnel, or George Washington Bridge) to enter into Manhattan receive exemptions from congestion fees.
 
Drivers entering Manhattan using any of the three crossings receive a federal tax credit at the end of the year equal to the amount paid in congestion fees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
RIP MSP Act

Bill: 116-hr-2524
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2019-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: 

Repeal Insurance Plans of the Multi-State Program Act or the RIP MSP Act

 
 This bill repeals the multi-state insurance plan program. (The multi-state plan program requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to contract with insurance issuers to provide a qualified health plan through the health insurance exchanges in multiple states.) The OPM must report about the process and timeline for ending the program within 60 days.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Steel Valley National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 116-hr-2525
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2019-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Historic sites and heritage areas
Manufacturing
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pennsylvania

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: 

Steel Valley National Heritage Area Act

 
This bill establishes the Steel Valley National Heritage Area in Ohio or Pennsylvania, as appropriate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
United States Territorial Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2526
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2019-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Appropriations
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Bankruptcy
Budget deficits and national debt
Caribbean area
Civil actions and liability
Disaster relief and insurance
Employee benefits and pensions
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal district courts
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Judicial review and appeals
Jurisdiction and venue
Puerto Rico
Securities
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: 

United States Territorial Relief Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a process under which Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories may terminate certain debts if they meet eligibility criteria. 
 
The bill allows territories to terminate their public, unsecured debt if they meet two of three criteria:
 
 
the population of the territory has decreased by more than 5% over 10 years, 
 
the territory received major federal disaster assistance, or
 
the territory's per capita debt exceeds $15,000.

 
If Puerto Rico discharges its debt under this process, the bill provides funding that a special master must allocate to certain creditors whose debts were discharged.
 
The bill also establishes a Puerto Rico Public Credit Comprehensive Audit Commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Vaccinate All Children Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2527
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2019-05-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: 

Vaccinate All Children Act of 

2019

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from awarding grants to public entities of a state for preventive health service programs unless the state institutes certain vaccination requirements for its public schools. Specifically, a state must require each student in public elementary or secondary school to be vaccinated in accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The bill provides an exception for students whose health would be endangered by vaccination in the opinion of a physician conforming to the accepted standard of medical care. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Introduced in House
Richard G. Lugar and Ellen O. Tauscher Act to Maintain Limits on Russian Nuclear Forces

Bill: 116-hr-2529
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International law and treaties
Nuclear weapons
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 

Richard G. Lugar and Ellen O. Tauscher Act to Maintain Limits on Russian Nuclear Forces

 
This bill imposes reporting requirements relating to the possible expiration of the Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START treaty) between the United States and Russia, which is set to expire in in February 2021 but may be extended to February 2026.
 
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall report to Congress on the intelligence implications of the treaty's expiration without a new U.S.-Russia arms control agreement. The report shall contain specified elements including assessments of (1) the size and posture of Russia's nuclear forces with and without a treaty extension, (2) the impact of the treaty's expiration on U.S. allies, and (3) the impact of the treaty's expiration on U.S. intelligence capabilities. 
 
The Department of State shall report to Congress on the likely reactions of U.S. allies, including the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, to a U.S. decision to not extend the treaty or enter into a similar agreement with Russia. The State Department shall periodically report to Congress until the treaty's extension or expiration on discussions with Russia on extending the treaty or entering into a similar agreement. 
 
If the treaty expires without a new arms control agreement, the President shall provide Congress a justification for allowing the treaty to expire and certify that extending the treaty was not in U.S. national security interests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-05-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in House
Interim Stay Authority To Protect Whistleblowers Act

Bill: 116-hr-2530
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Lawyers and legal services
Merit Systems Protection Board

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 

Interim Stay Authority To Protect Whistleblowers Act

 
This bill authorizes the general counsel of the Merit Systems Protection Board to temporarily act as a member of the board when dealing with matters related to the staying of certain personnel actions, and it authorizes a single member of the board to carry out certain board duties in the event of a lack of quorum. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in House
National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act

Bill: 116-hr-2531
Sponsor: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Infrastructure development
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Mining
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Strategic materials and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 

National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act

 
This bill addresses the mine permitting process.
 
Under the bill, projects that provide minerals vital to job creation, energy infrastructure, coastal resilience and restoration, American economic competitiveness, and national security must be considered to be 
infrastructure projects
 as described in Executive Order 13807, titled 
Establishing Discipline and Accountability in the Environmental Review and Permitting Process for Infrastructure Projects
 and dated August 15, 2017.This order directed federal agencies to ensure that the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure is coordinated, predictable, and transparent.
 
The bill sets forth general requirements for an existing mineral exploration or mine permit application.
 
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)or the Forest Service shall appoint a project lead for the mine permitting process to coordinate with other agencies to ensure that the agencies minimize delays, set and adhere to timelines for completion of the permitting process, set clear permitting goals, and track progress against goals.
 
The requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969are satisfied if the BLM or the Forest Service determines that the agency issuing the permit will address specified factors, such as environmental impact, alternatives to issuance of the permit, or any irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources that would be involved in the proposed action. 
 
Projects on National Forest System land shall be exempt from regulations that prohibit timber tree cutting and road construction in areas without roads.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in House