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Defense Small Business Advancement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2794
Sponsor: Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Defense Small Business Advancement Act of 2019

 
This bill permanently reauthorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) Mentor-Protege Program, designed to help major defense contractors facilitate the participation of disadvantaged small business concerns as subcontractors and suppliers.
 
The DOD Office of Small Business Programs shall establish performance goals and conduct periodic reviews of approved agreements between mentors and proteges. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2796
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Visas and passports
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill provides for 4,000 additional special immigrant visas to qualified nationals of Afghanistan who were employed by or on behalf of the United States since October 7, 2001. The visa allotment, in addition to any unused allocations of such special immigrant visas from FY2015 through FY2017, shall be available beginning FY2019, and unused visas shall carry over to subsequent fiscal years until exhausted. 
 
The Department of State Inspector General shall report to Congress on obstacles to protecting Afghan and Iraqi allies through special immigrant visa programs and recommendations for improving future programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E614)
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
BALE Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2797
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Government lending and loan guarantees
Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment Act of 2019 or the BALE Act of 201

9

 
 This bill revises the limits for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation loan guarantee program. 
 
The bill replaces the existing 80% limit on the portion of a loan that USDA may guarantee with limits that range from 80%-90%, depending on the principal amount of the loan.
 
For socially disadvantaged or beginning farmers or ranchers, the bill replaces the existing 90% limit with limits that range from 85%-95%, depending on the principal amount of the loan. 
 
The bill also (1) prohibits USDA from guaranteeing a loan under the program that exceeds $3.5 million, and (2) requires USDA to adjust the limits annually for inflation. 
 
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act

Bill: 116-hr-2798
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Financial literacy
Mental health
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care
Women's employment
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans Act

 
This bill permanently extends the Department of Veterans Affairs program that provides reintegration and readjustment services in group retreat settings to women veterans who are recently separated from military service after a prolonged deployment. This program is currently a pilot program that is scheduled to expire at the end of FY2020. 
 
Services provided under the program include, but are not limited to, information and counseling on stress reduction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Duck Boat Safety Act

Bill: 116-hr-2799
Sponsor: Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Coast guard
Department of Homeland Security
Floods and storm protection
Marine and inland water transportation
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Duck Boat Safety Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Coast Guard to implement regulations related to the safety of amphibious passenger vessels.
 
Operators of amphibious passenger vessels are required to provide reserve buoyancy for such vessels through passive means, including watertight compartmentalization, built-in flotation, or other means, to ensure that such vessels remain afloat and upright in the event of flooding, including when carrying a full complement of passengers and crew.
 
The bill sets forth requirements for vessels that are not in compliance with the regulations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E612)
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
PFAS Monitoring Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2800
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

PFAS Monitoring Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to test public water systems for certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. These substances are man-made and may have adverse human health effects. A variety of products contain the compounds, such as nonstick cookware or weatherproof clothing. 
 
Initially, the EPA must monitor for at least 30 PFAS. Within two years, the EPA must validate one or more test methods for monitoring the total amount of all PFAS.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
HELP Farms Act

Bill: 116-hr-2801
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Personnel records
Temporary and part-time employment
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Helping Labor Personnel on Farms Act or the HELP Farms Act

 
This bill provides nonrenewable temporary resident status for certain nonseasonal agricultural workers.
 
To apply for such status, a qualifying alien must be sponsored by a qualifying employer and provide certain required documentation within six months of this bill's enactment. A qualifying alien shall (1) be a U.S. resident for tax purposes for a certain period of time, (2) not qualify for a temporary agricultural worker (H-2A) visa, and (3) have been employed by the sponsoring employer for the two years preceding the date of the application. An alien shall be ineligible for temporary resident status for various safety-related reasons, such as a conviction in the United States for a particularly serious crime (e.g. murder or rape). 
 
The spouse and unmarried children under 21 years of age of an alien who receives such status shall also be eligible for such status.
 
While an application is pending, a qualified alien shall not be considered unlawfully present in the United States or an unauthorized alien. If a qualified alien is detained or in removal proceedings during the application period, the alien shall be given a reasonable opportunity to apply for temporary resident status.
 
The Department of Labor shall modify regulations related to H-2A visas to ensure that aliens wishing to temporarily come to the United States to perform nonseasonal agricultural labor may do so on an annual basis.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2802
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Education programs funding
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2019

 
This bill makes the provision of physical therapy services a profession eligible for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program. The NHSC Loan Repayment Program assists specified health care professionals to repay eligible student loans in exchange for providing services in areas with limited access to health care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act

Bill: 116-hr-2803
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Military medicine
Sex and reproductive health
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Access to Infertility Treatment and Care Act

 
This bill requires private health insurance plans to cover (1) specified infertility treatments (e.g., in vitro fertilization), if the plan also covers obstetrical services; and (2) fertility preservation services for individuals who undergo medically necessary treatment that may cause impairment of fertility.
 
Private health insurance plans must apply cost sharing for such services that does not exceed the amount for similar services covered by the plan. Further, plans are prohibited from (1) providing incentives for plan holders to forego infertility treatment, or (2) reducing the reimbursement rate to providers of such treatments.
 
The bill also extends infertility treatment and fertility preservation coverage to Medicaid enrollees, federal employees, members of the military, and veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Fair Allocation of Highway Funds Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2804
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government trust funds
Roads and highways
Sales and excise taxes
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Fair Allocation of Highway Funds Act of 201

9

 
This bill revises the methodology for apportioning federal highway funds among states for each of FY2020-FY2022. Specifically, the bill adjusts each state's apportionment based not only on certain tax payments attributable to highway users in the state, but also on other federal taxes collected in the state relative to such taxes collected in all states. The bill also caps the apportionment that each state may receive.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
POLICE Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2805
Sponsor: Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Protecting Officers of the Law In Civilian Establishments Act of 2019 or the POLICE Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies federal restrictions on the possession of a firearm or dangerous weapon in a federal facility.
 
Specifically, it permits uniformed law enforcement officers to carry agency-issued firearms and dangerous weapons in certain publicly accessible federal facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain scholarships and fellowship grants as earned income for purposes of the kiddie tax.

Bill: 116-hr-2806
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Income tax rates
Student aid and college costs
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 
This bill treats certain scholarship or fellowship grants received by children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the grants from such tax. The bill applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Help Students Vote Act

Bill: 116-hr-2807
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Education programs funding
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Higher education
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Help Students Vote Act

 
This bill addresses voter registration of students who attend institutions of higher education (IHEs) that participate in federal student aid programs.
 
Specifically, this bill (1) requires IHEs to make a good faith effort to distribute voter registration forms to each of their students at least twice a year, (2) authorizes grants to IHEs that greatly exceed the requirements governing the distribution of voter registration forms, and (3) allows civil actions against IHEs that violate the requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act

Bill: 116-hr-2808
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Crimes against children
Domestic violence and child abuse
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Child and Animal Abuse Detection and Reporting Act

 
 This bill requires the Children&rsquo;s Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families to disseminate information through the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information about the incidence of cases of child abuse that involve abuse to animals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2809
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2019

 
This bill repeals certain work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). (Under current law, the requirements apply to able-bodied adults who are ages 18-49 and have no dependent children. Individuals who do not meet certain work requirements are generally prohibited from receiving more than 3 months of SNAP benefits over a 36-month period.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Tax Fairness for Tribal Youth Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2810
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Federal-Indian relations
Income tax rates
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Tax Fairness for Tribal Youth Act of 2019

 
This bill treats certain payments made by Indian tribal governments to children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the payments from the tax. The bill applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Better Military Housing Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2811
Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Housing industry and standards
Housing supply and affordability
Landlord and tenant
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Better Military Housing Act of 2019

 
 This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop and implement a plan to address health, safety, and quality issues at privatized military housing.
 
DOD shall provide a tenant entering into a tenancy agreement for such a housing unit information on
 
 
tenant rights;
 
 expectations regarding reporting by tenants and landlords of maintenance, health, or safety issues relating to the unit;
 
a comprehensive accounting of the rights and responsibilities relating to maintenance; and
 
a comprehensive maintenance, repair, and remediation history of the unit.
 
 
At least annually, the DOD Inspector General shall inspect the oversight of privatized military housing at no fewer than 15 randomly selected installations. Additionally, DOD shall study ways to improve privatized military housing and the oversight and execution of contracts in order to improve housing conditions for Armed Forces members and their families.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House