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Better Tools for Healthy Living Act

Bill: 116-s-1805
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Indian social and development programs
Medical research
Minority health
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Better Tools for Healthy Living Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop, and provide technical assistance to implement, a guide on evidence-based strategies to build and maintain effective obesity-control programs for state and local health departments, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Permanent E-Verify Act

Bill: 116-s-1806
Sponsor: Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Permanent E-Verify Act

 
This bill makes the E-Verify employment eligibility verification program permanent. Currently, the program requires periodic extensions by Congress. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Fix Funding First Act

Bill: 116-s-1807
Sponsor: Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Congressional officers and employees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Senate
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Fix Funding First Act

 
This bill makes several modifications to the federal budget process. Among other modifications, the bill changes the dates of the fiscal year to match the calendar year; requires a biennial budget resolution that is signed into law by the President; and limits congressional pay, recesses, and travel if the budget resolution and the appropriations bills have not been enacted within specified time frames. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Hack Your State Department Act

Bill: 116-s-1808
Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Hack Your State Department Act

 
This bill requires the Department of State to design, establish, and make publicly known a Vulnerability Disclosure Process to improve cybersecurity. In establishing the process, the State Department must identify which information technology should be included, determine whether the process should differentiate among and specify the types of security vulnerabilities that may be targeted, and provide a readily available form and means of reporting, amongst other requirements.
 
The bill requires the State Department to establish a bug bounty pilot program, where an approved individual, organization, or company is temporarily authorized to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-facing information technology of the State Department in exchange for compensation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
REPUBLIC Act

Bill: 116-s-1809
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Congressional oversight
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Legislative rules and procedure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Reforming Emergency Powers to Uphold the Balances and Limitations Inherent in the Constitution Act or the REPUBLIC Act

 
This bill terminates a declaration of national emergency made by the President after 72 hours unless Congress enacts a joint resolution to renew the declaration. It also bars subsequent presidential declarations of emergency during the remainder of a presidential term of office based on the same circumstances if Congress does not enact a resolution of approval.
 
Under the bill, an emergency declaration that is approved by Congress expires 90 days after the issuance of the presidential declaration of emergency unless renewed. 
 
The bill exempts presidential powers under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) from the requirements of this bill.
 
The bill also (1) repeals presidential authority to unilaterally control communications, including the internet, cell phone service, and television and radio broadcasts; and (2) terminates all existing national emergency declarations that do not specify IEEPA as the source of presidential authority.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
MILK Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1810
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child health
Department of Agriculture
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Milk in Lunches for Kids Act of 2019 or the
 
MILK Act of 2019

 
This bill revises requirements for the National School Lunch Program to allow schools to serve whole milk and milk with 2% fat.
 
The bill directs the Department of Agriculture to revise its regulations to exclude milk fat from the calculation of the average saturated fat content of a meal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1812
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to research and mitigate the impacts of smoke emissions from wildland fires. 
 
Specifically, the EPA must establish (1) four Centers of Excellence for Wildfire Smoke at institutions of higher education, and (2) a grant program to support community mitigation efforts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Smoke-Ready Communities Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1813
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Disaster relief and insurance
Energy prices
Environmental health
Federal-Indian relations
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Housing and community development funding
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Small business
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Smoke-Ready Communities Act of 2019

 
This bill creates wildfire smoke mitigation, smoke resilient housing, and smoke resilient business grant programs.
 
The bill authorizes the President to provide assistance, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel, to any eligible state, unit of local government, or Indian tribe for the mitigation, management, and control of smoke caused by one or more wildfires.
 
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shall establish a program under which HUD shall provide grants to eligible entities (a state, an Indian tribe, a homeowner, an individual or family renting a dwelling unit or home, and an owner of a building with rental dwelling units or of a home that is rented to an individual or family) to increase the smoke resiliency of dwellings owned or occupied by vulnerable persons and pay for any associated increases in energy costs.
 
The Small Business Administration (SBA) shall establish a program under which the SBA shall provide grants to owners of small business concerns to increase the smoke resiliency of the business concern.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1814
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Air quality
Appropriations
Disaster relief and insurance
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Lighting, heating, cooling
Small business
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the President to declare a smoke emergency and provide emergency assistance to affected communities under specified circumstances.
 
Specifically, the President, upon determining that there is, or anticipating that there will be, a significant decrease in air quality due to wildland fire smoke in one or more states, may declare a smoke emergency. The governor or other agency of a state that is or will be affected may request such a declaration.
 
 If the President declares a smoke emergency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies may provide emergency assistance to states and local communities that are or will be affected by the emergency, including grants, equipment, supplies, and personnel and resources for establishing smoke shelters, air purifiers, and additional air monitoring sites.
 
The Small Business Administration may provide grants to any small business concern that loses a significant amount of revenue due to wildland fire smoke in an area in which the President has declared a smoke emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Farmworker Smoke Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1815
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Labor
Environmental health
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Farmworker Smoke Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to address the exposure of farmworkers to wildfire smoke. 
 
Specifically, the bill establishes an initial occupational safety and health standard to protect farmworkers from wildfire smoke. The initial standard must require employers to provide farmworkers with (1) appropriate equipment (e.g., N95 mask or N100 masks) to protect them when they are exposed to wildfire smoke that reaches a certain level of air pollution, and (2) training and education materials about how to use the equipment and the potential health impacts of breathing smoke without protective equipment. Under the standard, workers are required to use the equipment when the air pollution reaches a specified level.
 
OSHA must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that provides at least the same level of protection as the initial standard.
 
Upon request, OSHA must provide technical assistance to employers on how to comply with the standards. OSHA must also develop sample training and education materials that may be used by employers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe Cribs Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1816
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Consumer affairs
Product safety and quality
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Safe Cribs Act of 2019

 
 This bill makes it unlawful to manufacture, sell, or otherwise distribute crib bumpers. Crib bumpers are generally padded materials inserted around the inside of a crib and intended to prevent the crib occupant from becoming trapped in any part of the crib's openings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Kids Eat Local Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1817
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Kids Eat Local Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies Department of Agriculture requirements for the national school food programs relating to the purchases of locally produced food.
 
The bill allows institutions participating in the school food programs to use locally grown, locally raised, or locally caught as a product specification in food procurement requests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
SECURES Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1818
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Department of Transportation
Elementary and secondary education
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act of 2019 or the SECURES Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on new federal standards for school bus seat belt requirements on all school buses, regardless of gross vehicle weight rating.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1820
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Gambling
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Mammals
Medical ethics
Professional sports
State and local government operations
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Horseracing Integrity Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the Horseracing Anti-Doping and Medication Control Authority as an independent, private non-profit corporation with responsibility for developing and administering an anti-doping and medication control program for (1) Thoroughbred, Quarter, and Standardbred horses that participate in horse races; and (2) the personnel engaged in the care, training, or racing of such horses.
 
The Federal Trade Commission shall have oversight over the authority. An interstate compact may be established after five years to take over the authority's duties.
 
The sale of a Thoroughbred, Quarter, or Standardbred horse shall be considered an unfair or deceptive act or practice if the seller (1) knows or has reason to know the horse has been administered a substance that the authority determines has a long-term degrading effect on the soundness of the horse, and (2) fails to disclose to the buyer the administration of such substance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

Bill: 116-s-1823
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Labor standards
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

 
This bill redefines "oppressive child labor," for purposes of child labor prohibitions under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, to include the employment of any employee under age 18 who has direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S3367)
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Hong Kong Policy Reevaluation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1824
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2019-06-12 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Espionage and treason
Hong Kong
Human rights
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Sanctions
Tariffs
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: 

Hong Kong Policy Reevaluation Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress on China's activities in relation to Hong Kong. 
 
Hong Kong is a part of China but has a mostly separate legal system, which includes protection for civil liberties such as free speech and freedom from arbitrary imprisonment. The United States and Hong Kong have a bilateral relationship separate from the U.S.-China relationship, based in part on the existence of Hong Kong's separate legal and economic system.
 
The report shall assess how the Chinese government extradites or coercively moves foreign nationals, including U.S. citizens, from Hong Kong to mainland China. It shall also describe how China uses Hong Kong to avoid U.S. export controls, duties on imported goods, and sanctions. 
 
The State Department shall report on China's use of Hong Kong security agencies to (1) conduct espionage against foreign nationals, (2) conduct influence operations, and (3) violate civil liberties protected under Hong Kong law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Introduced in Senate
Global Respect Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1825
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government information and archives
Human rights
Sanctions
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Violent crime
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Global Respect Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill imposes visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons responsible for or complicit in violating the human rights of individuals due to actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics. The President shall report and periodically update a list of foreign persons responsible for such human rights violations and apply sanctions accordingly. 
 
The Department of State shall designate at least one senior officer who shall be responsible for tracking violence and discrimination against individuals based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity in foreign countries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in Senate
DO NOT Call Act

Bill: 116-s-1826
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Marketing and advertising
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone Calls Act of 2019 or the DO NOT Call Act

 
 This bill increases and establishes criminal penalties, which include imprisonment for up to one year, for an intentional violation of the prohibition on automated telephone marketing and messaging. In addition, a person may be imprisoned for up to three years for an aggravated violation of such prohibition if the person (1) previously has been convicted of such an offense, (2) initiates a certain high volume of such calls during specified periods of time, (3) commits the offense in the furtherance of a felony, or (4) causes losses of at least $5,000 during any one year period to one or more persons.
 
The bill also increases from $10,000 to $20,000 the fine for intentionally transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller identification information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in Senate
Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act

Bill: 116-s-1827
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-06-13 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Financial services and investments
Income tax rates
Real estate business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: 

Ending Tax Breaks for Private Prisons Act

 
This bill excludes from the definition of &quot;taxable REIT (real estate investment trust) subsidiary&quot; a corporation that operates or manages a prison facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Introduced in Senate