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Sustainable Budget Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5211
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Congressional agencies
Congressional leadership
Congressional operations and organization
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure
Political parties and affiliation
Presidential administrations
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Sustainable Budget Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform within the legislative branch to identify policies to improve the fiscal situation in the medium term and achieve fiscal sustainability over the long term.
 
The commission must propose recommendations that (1) are designed to balance the budget, excluding interest payments on the debt, within 10 years; and (2) meaningfully improve the long-term fiscal outlook, including changes to address the growth of entitlement spending and the gap between projected federal revenues and expenditures.
 
Congress must consider the commission's recommendations using specified expedited legislative procedures. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-11-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9155-9156)
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Accountable Care in Rural America Act

Bill: 116-hr-5212
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Accountable Care in Rural America Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to exclude certain components from a methodology used under the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The program enables accountable care organizations (ACOs) to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires the CMS to exclude an ACO's assigned Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries from certain regional adjustments to the ACO's benchmark for savings determinations, and to otherwise ensure that an ACO is not in a less favorable financial position due to its share of assigned beneficiaries in the region. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5213
Sponsor: Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Government buildings, facilities, and property
Lease and rental services
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

NASA Enhanced Use Leasing Extension Act of 2019

 
This bill extends through 2021 the authority of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to lease its non-excess real property and related personal property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5215
Sponsor: Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Income tax deductions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Brownfields Redevelopment Tax Incentive Reauthorization Act of 

2019

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2022 the election to expense (i.e., deduct in the current taxable year) environmental remediation costs (i.e., costs for the abatement or control of hazardous substances at a qualified contaminated site). The bill applies to expenditures paid or incurred after December 31, 2018.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5216
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Adult education and literacy
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Home and outpatient care
Judicial review and appeals
Labor-management relations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
Neurological disorders
Nursing
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes several requirements for Medicare skilled nursing facilities and Medicaid nursing facilities with respect to minimum staffing levels, training for nurses, and protections for whistleblowers and residents. The bill also requires specific consent procedures in relation to the administration of certain psychotropic drugs and prohibits the use of pre-dispute arbitration agreements in such facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Proven Forest Management Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5218
Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Ecology
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Public contracts and procurement
Water quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Proven Forest Management Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA), when conducting a forest management activity on National Forest System land, to coordinate with impacted parties to increase efficiency and maximize the compatibility of management practices across such land. 
 
USDA shall conduct such an activity on National Forest System land in a manner that attains multiple ecosystem benefits, including reducing forest fuels and maintaining biological diversity. However, a forest management activity shall not be conducted if the costs associated with attaining such benefits are excessive. 
 
Additionally, the USDA shall (1) establish any post-program ground condition criteria for a ground disturbance caused by a forest management activity required by the applicable forest plan, and (2) provide for monitoring to ascertain the attainment of relevant post-program conditions. 
 
The bill categorically excludes certain forest management activities for reducing forest fuels from certain environmental impact requirements. 
 
For a specified period, USDA or the Department of the Interior, as appropriate, in conjunction with land adjustment programs, may enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with a qualified entity to provide for fuel reduction, erosion control, reforestation, Stream Environment Zone restoration, and similar management activities on federal lands and nonfederal lands within such programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Ask Musicians For Music Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5219
Sponsor: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Intellectual property
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
Music
Sound recording
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Ask Musicians For Music Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes that the copyright owner of a sound recording has the exclusive right to perform the recording through an audio transmission. Currently, the copyright owner's performance right generally only covers digital audio transmission, which excludes certain terrestrial radio stations. 
 
A radio station must obtain express permission from the copyright owner of the sound recording before making such a transmission, unless the transmission consists of a religious assembly or incidental use of the recording.
 
A radio station with revenues of less than $1 million per year shall be deemed to have obtained permission by paying $500 per year to the copyright owner. A public broadcast entity or individual terrestrial broadcast station shall pay no more than $100 per year to obtain permission from the copyright owner.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
A Fast-Tracked Executive Rescission Review (AFTER) of Appropriations Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5220
Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
Congressional-executive branch relations
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Legislative rules and procedure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

A Fast-Tracked Executive Rescission Review (AFTER) of Appropriations Act of 2019

 
 This bill establishes expedited legislative procedures for congressional consideration of proposals by the President to rescind funding, cancel a new item of direct spending, or cancel a limited tax benefit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
100% Clean Economy Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5221
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Industrial facilities
Infrastructure development
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Labor standards
Manufacturing
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

100% Clean Economy Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes requirements to reduce greenhouse gas pollution. 
 
Specifically, the bill sets a national goal of achieving a 100% clean economy (i.e., economy-wide, net-zero greenhouse gas emissions) by no later than 2050.
 
Each federal agency must develop and implement a plan to rapidly achieve the national goal.
 
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must monitor, evaluate, and report on the progress of the United States in achieving the national goal. 
 
In addition, the EPA must establish the Clean Economy Federal Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the EPA on one or more interim greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals for the United States to achieve before achieving the national goal. After obtaining the committee's recommendations, the EPA must recommend to Congress one or more interim goals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Helping Student Parents Succeed Act

Bill: 116-hr-5222
Sponsor: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Adoption and foster care
Child care and development
Disability and health-based discrimination
Higher education
Marriage and family status
School administration
Sex and reproductive health
Student aid and college costs
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Helping Student Parents Succeed Act

 
This bill requires an institution of higher education to make a statement of policy regarding expectant and parenting students accessible on its website.
 
Such information shall include (1) policies regarding leaves of absence related to pregnancy or adoption and options for making up missed work, (2) types of accommodations for expectant and parenting students, and (3) availability of certain financial aid and student support services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
GROW Affordable Housing Act

Bill: 116-hr-5223
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government trust funds
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Low- and moderate-income housing

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Generating Resources and Opportunities Within Affordable Housing Act or the GROW Affordable Housing Act

 
This bill increases the amount of funds the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) must allocate each year to the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Magnet Fund, both of which support affordable housing and are administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Increasing Health Coverage through HRAs Act

Bill: 116-hr-5224
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Labor
Department of the Treasury
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Increasing Health Coverage through HRAs Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services rule dated June 20, 2019, which provides for the integration of health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based health plans with individual health insurance coverage or Medicare.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
POWER Act

Bill: 116-hr-5225
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
State and local government operations
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act or the POWER Act

 
This bill expands protections for aliens who are victims of crimes or serious workplace violations.
 
U visas (nonimmigrant visas for victims of crimes helping with the investigation or prosecution of criminal activity) shall be available to aliens who have suffered substantial harm related to workplace claims. 
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may allow an alien to work and temporarily remain in the United States if the alien (1) has filed for a U visa, or (2) has filed or is a material witness to a workplace claim and is helpful to authorities investigating the claim. 
 
The bill removes (1) certain fees to petition for a U visa, and (2) direct numerical limitations on such visas. 
 
A notice to an alien to appear at removal proceedings shall contain specified certifications, if the alien was taken (1) at a facility where a workplace claim has been filed, or (2) as a result of information provided to DHS in retaliation against individuals exercising their legal rights. Specifically, the notice shall state that (1) an adverse immigration determination may not be based solely on information furnished by the party engaged in the unlawful activity, and (2) the alien's information shall not be disclosed. Such an alien may not be removed until the appropriate law enforcement agency has had a chance to interview the alien. 
 
Removal proceedings against an alien who has filed or is a witness to a workplace claim shall be stayed until the resolution of the claim, with limited exceptions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Funding Deadline Enforcement Act

Bill: 116-hr-5226
Sponsor: Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional operations and organization
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Funding Deadline Enforcement Act

 
This bill generally prohibits federal funds from being used to pay for the travel costs of a Member of Congress during a fiscal year until each of the regular appropriations bills for the fiscal year has been enacted.
 
The bill also prohibits the House of Representatives from adjourning for more than 12 hours until each appropriations bill is enacted. 
 
Further, on every legislative day until each appropriations bill is enacted, the Speaker of the House shall call for a recorded vote on the approval of the Journal of the last day's proceedings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House