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Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1214
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Disaster relief and insurance
Executive agency funding and structure
Latin America
Mexico
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
War and emergency powers
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Protecting Disaster Relief Funds Act of 2019

 
This bill protects certain funds already appropriated for disaster relief or recovery from being transferred to the planning or construction of a new physical barrier along the southwest border of the United States. Specifically, the bill prohibits the transfer of certain funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act

Bill: 116-hr-1215
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Social Security and Medicare Lock-Box Act

 
This bill establishes (1) in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, a Social Security Surplus Protection Account; and (2) in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, a Medicare Surplus Protection Account.
 
The Managing Trustee of each trust fund (in both cases, the Secretary of the Treasury) (1) must transfer the annual surplus of the trust fund to its respective account; and (2) may not invest the balance in the account until a law takes effect that authorizes, for amounts in the trust fund, an investment vehicle other than U.S. obligations.
 
The bill establishes in the executive branch a commission to study the most effective vehicles for investment of the trust funds, other than investments in the form of U.S. obligations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act

Bill: 116-hr-1216
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Minnesota
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Vermont

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act

 
 This bill revises the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail to extend it to the Appalachian Trail in Vermont and to modify the route in northeastern Minnesota. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring American Voters Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1217
Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
State and local government operations
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

Ensuring American Voters Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits a state from registering an individual to vote in federal elections unless the individual provides documentary proof of citizenship.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act

Bill: 116-hr-1218
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-02-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Food industry and services
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marketing and advertising
Research administration and funding
Seafood

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: 

American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act

 
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee to advise on an existing grant program to address the needs of fishing communities, optimize economic benefits by building and maintaining sustainable fisheries, and increase opportunities to keep working waterfronts viable.
 
NOAA must establish five regions within the committee.The committee must consist of members chosen regionally and across all sectors of the fishing industry.Additionally, the committee must (1)identify the needs of the fishing industry, (2)develop grant proposals to fund projects that address the industry needs, (3)review grant applications, and (4)provide NOAA with grant applicants for approval.
 
NOAA may not approve a grant application unlessthe application is selected for funding by the committee.

action_date: 2020-06-04
text: 

American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act

 
This bill directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee to advise on an existing grant program to address the needs of fishing communities, optimize economic benefits by building and maintaining sustainable fisheries, and increase opportunities to keep working waterfronts viable.
 
NOAA must establish six regions within the committee.The committee must consist of members chosen regionally and across sectors of the fishing industry.Additionally, the committee must (1)identify the needs of the fishing community, (2) develop request for proposals for the grant program, (3)review grant applications, and (4)provide NOAA with grant applications for approval.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 342.
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-428.
action_date: 2020-06-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-428.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-03-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Introduced in House
Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act

Bill: 116-hr-1219
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2019-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: 

Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act or the Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act 

 
This bill revises the authority and procedures that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses to seize property that has been structured to avoid Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting requirements. 
 
 The IRS may only seize property it suspects has been structured to avoid BSA reporting requirements if the property was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured to conceal the violation of a criminal law or regulation other than structuring transactions to evade BSA reporting requirements. 
 
Within 30 days of seizing property, the IRS must (1) make a good faith effort to find all owners of the property, and (2) notify the owners of the post-seizure hearing rights established by this bill. The IRS may apply to a court for one 30-day extension of the notice requirement if it can establish probable cause of an imminent threat to national security or personal safety. 
 
If the owner requests a court hearing within 30 days after notice is provided, the property must be returned unless the court holds a hearing within 30 days after notice is provided and finds that there is probable cause to believe that the property was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured to conceal the violation of a criminal law or regulation other than a structuring violation. 
 
For tax purposes, the bill excludes from gross income any interest received from the federal government with respect to an action to recover property seized by the IRS pursuant to a claimed violation of the structuring provisions of the BSA. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
TRUE Fees Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1220
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2019-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Consumer affairs
Contracts and agency
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: 

Truth-in-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees Act of 2019 or the TRUE Fees Act of 2019

 
This bill relates to transparency for prices of covered services such as internet, television, voice, and data services. Specifically, the bill prohibits a provider of a covered service from advertising the price of the service unless that price is the total amount the provider will charge, including fees or other charges. Additionally, providers are prohibited from providing bills electronically unless consumers are notified by email (or a functional equivalent of email) of the bill's availability and are provided an itemized statement of charges.
 
If there is an increase in charges, a provider must give clear notice and allow consumers to terminate the contract without paying a fee or penalty.
 
Providers are prohibited from increasing fees for equipment rental unless the equipment is upgraded to increase functionality. 
 
Finally, the bill prohibits providers from including in a contract a requirement for alternative dispute resolution.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1221
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural research
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: 

Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 201

9

 
 This bill reaffirms that the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and any successor agencies must be (1) within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department of Agriculture (USDA); and (2) administered by the USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics. 
 
USDA must locate each of the specified agencies and the majority of the staff of the agencies within the National Capital Region. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Stop the Tax Hike on Charities and Places of Worship Act

Bill: 116-hr-1223
Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
Introduced: 2019-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Corporate finance and management
Income tax rates
Sports and recreation facilities
Tax-exempt organizations
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: 

Stop the Tax Hike on Charities and Places of Worship Act 

 
This bill modifies the requirements for determining the unrelated business taxable income of tax-exempt organizations. The bill repeals a provision that requires unrelated business taxable income to be increased by the amount of expenses paid or incurred by a tax-exempt 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. 
 
The bill also increases the corporate income tax rate from 21% to 21.03%. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
ACE Kids Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1226
Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
Introduced: 2019-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Birth defects
Blood and blood diseases
Child health
Disability and paralysis
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Family services
HIV/AIDS
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Medicaid
Mental health
Musculoskeletal and skin diseases
Neurological disorders
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: 

Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2019 or the ACE Kids Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a state Medicaid option to provide for medical assistance with respect to coordinated care provided through a health home (i.e., a designated provider or team of health-care professionals) for children with medically complex conditions. States must determine payment methodologies in accordance with specified requirements; payments also temporarily qualify for an enhanced federal matching rate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1227
Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2019-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Civil actions and liability
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Health care quality
Health technology, devices, supplies

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: 

Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 

2019

 
This bill expands immunity from civil liability related to emergency use of automated external defibrillator devices (AEDs). Among other things, the bill specifies that immunity applies regardless of whether the person who used the AED complied with signage, received training, or was assisted or supervised by another person, such as a licensed physician.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
HEART Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1228
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2019-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Gambling
Judicial procedure and administration
Law enforcement administration and funding
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: 

Help Extract Animals from Red Tape Act of 2019 or the HEART Act of 2019

 
 This bill modifies notice requirements in a civil forfeiture proceeding that involves the seizure of an animal involved in animal fighting.
 
Specifically, the government must notify interested parties of an animal's seizure within 30 days (currently, 60 days). The notice period may be extended only if a delay is warranted after considering certain factors, including the cost to the government of providing shelter for the animal, the health of the animal and the effect of a delay on its rehabilitation, and any increased risk that a delay could necessitate the euthanasia of the animal.
 
Additionally, the bill authorizes amounts in the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund to be used to pay for costs associated with a seized animal, including transportation, shelter, care, veterinary services, and humane euthanasia.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1229
Sponsor: Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-14 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: 

Preserving Teacher Loan Forgiveness for Military Spouses Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the qualifying service requirement of the teacher loan forgiveness program for certain military spouses who have student federal loans.
 
Under current law, an otherwise qualified full-time teacher must complete five consecutive years of service to be eligible for the teacher loan forgiveness program. This bill permits a teacher who completes five full-time years of nonconsecutive service to be eligible for loan forgiveness if the teacher's spouse was relocated by the military.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
Prevention of Arms Race Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1231
Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2019-02-14 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Appropriations
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Defense spending
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
International law and treaties
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons
Russia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: 

Prevention of Arms Race Act of 2019

 
This bill restricts the appropriation of funds for the procurement, flight testing, or deployment of missiles banned by the Treaty between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF Treaty). Before such funds may be appropriated, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to Congress that includes (1) a memorandum of understanding from a North Atlantic Treaty Organization or Indo-Pacific ally committing to hosting the deployment of such a missile, (2) confirmation that the United States has not rejected any diplomatic offer to resolve Russia's violation of the INF Treaty, (3) discussion of the ramifications of a collapse of the treaty and of a U.S. withdrawal from the agreement, (4) discussion of the mission requirements with respect to Russia and China that would be met by weapons systems covered by the INF, and (5) discussion of the degree to which INF-compliant weapons can meet such mission requirements. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-02-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-14
text: Introduced in House