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Firearm Due Process Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-1817
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Constitution and constitutional amendments
Criminal justice information and records
Due process and equal protection
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

Firearm Due Process Protection Act

 
This bill revises the hearing procedure and remedy for an individual who (1) was denied a firearm due to erroneous information provided by a state or the National Instant Criminal Background Check System concerning the individual, or (2) was denied a firearm but was not prohibited from receiving a firearm. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Kelsey Smith Act

Bill: 116-hr-1818
Sponsor: Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Emergency communications systems
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

Kelsey Smith Act

 
This bill requires a mobile or internet voice service provider to disclose, at the request of an investigative or law enforcement officer (or public safety employee or agent on behalf of such officer), the location information of a device if the officer asserts (1) that the device was used to place a 911 call, or (2) reasonable suspicion that the device is in the possession of an individual who is in an emergency situation.
 
The bill prohibits a civil action or administrative proceeding against a telecommunications carrier that discloses call location information in accordance with this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act

Bill: 116-hr-1819
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Evidence and witnesses
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act

 
This bill expands the Department of State's rewards program to authorize rewards for providing information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide as such crimes as defined under the law of an international criminal tribunal, the applicable country, or the United States. Currently, rewards are authorized for information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of such crimes only as defined under the statutes of the relevant tribunal.

action_date: 2020-12-03
text: 

War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act

 
This bill expands the Department of State's rewards program to authorize rewards for providing information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide as such crimes as defined under the law of an international criminal tribunal, the applicable country, or the United States. Currently, rewards are authorized for information leading to the arrest, conviction, or transfer of a foreign national accused of such crimes only as defined under the statutes of the relevant tribunal.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6082)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6082)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1819.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6082-6083)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
United States-Israel International Development Cooperation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1820
Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign aid and international relief
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Middle East

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

United States-Israel International Development Cooperation Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes projects among the United States, Israel, and developing countries to support local solutions to sustainability challenges relating to water resources, agriculture, and energy storage. 
 
The U.S. Agency for International Development may enter into a memorandum of understanding with Israel to work together toward common goals in areas such as energy, agriculture, democracy, human rights, economic growth, and education. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1821
Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Arctic and polar regions
Coast guard
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Military education and training
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 
This bill modifies member representation requirements of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee, including to require that one member must represent entities engaged in offshore oil exploration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to Alaska. (The committee advises the U.S. Coast Guard on matters relating to the exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Polar Security Cutter Acquisition Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1822
Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Coast guard
Marine and inland water transportation
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Navigation, waterways, harbors

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

Polar Security Cutter Acquisition Act of 2019

 
This bill sets forth acquisition requirements for the U.S. Coast Guard to acquire any polar icebreaker, subject to an exception.
 
The Coast Guard must (1)limit military specifications for such vessel, (2)ensure specifications and key drawings are complete before awarding the contract for construction, (3)ensure detail design of the vessel is complete before the start of construction, (4)use block buy contracting (permits the use of a single contract for more than one year's worth of procurement without having to exercise a contract option for each year after the first year), and (5)ensure all icebreaker hulls are science ready and that one is science capable.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
HEROES Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1823
Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
First responders and emergency personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

Help Ensure Responders Overdosing Emerge Safely Act of 2019 or the HEROES Act of 2019

 
This bill allows naloxone and similar substances to be made available for personal use to (1) first responders under the firefighters grants program, and (2) law enforcement officers under the public safety and community policing (COPS on the Beat) grants program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1824
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Environmental health
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

Mary Jo Lawyer Spano Mesothelioma Patient Registry Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services, to establish a mesothelioma patient registry. (Mesothelioma is a cancer of the tissue lining the lung, chest, and abdomen areas and is generally associated with asbestos exposure.) The registry must include information relating to the incidence and prevalence of mesothelioma in the United States, including treatment outcomes and demographics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Improving Assistance for Taxpayers Act

Bill: 116-hr-1825
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

Improving Assistance for Taxpayers Act 

 
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to respond to Taxpayer Advocate Directives within specified time frames. 
 
In the case of a Taxpayer Advocate Directive issued by the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) pursuant to a delegation of authority from the IRS, the IRS Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner must modify, rescind, or ensure compliance with the directive within 90 days. 
 
If a directive is modified or rescinded by a Deputy Commissioner, the NTA may appeal to the Commissioner. Within 90 days of the appeal, the Commissioner must either ensure compliance with the directive or provide a description of the reasons for any modification or rescission made or upheld pursuant to the appeal. 
 
The bill also requires the NTA annual report to identify any directive that was not honored by the IRS in a timely manner, as required by this bill.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Veterans VOW Act

Bill: 116-hr-1826
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

Veterans Valuing Our Widows and Widowers Act or the Veterans VOW Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay the Medal of Honor special pension to certain surviving spouses of Medal of Honor recipients. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
STOP Act

Bill: 116-hr-1827
Sponsor: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government trust funds
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

Students and Teachers Over Politicians Act or the STOP Act

 
This bill terminates (1) the taxpayer election to designate $3 of income tax liability for financing of presidential election campaigns, (2) the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, and (3) the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account.
 
Of the funds remaining in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund, the Department of the Treasury must transfer $37.8 million to the 10-Year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund. To the extent that funding is provided in advance in appropriations Acts, Treasury must transfer the remainder of the funds to the Department of Education to carry out activities under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Ending Secrecy About Workplace Sexual Harassment Act

Bill: 116-hr-1828
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

Ending Secrecy About Workplace Sexual Harassment Act

 
This bill directs every employer required to submit to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission an Employer Information Report EEO-1 to include in such report the number of settlements reached in the resolution of claims pertaining to sex discrimination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
No Tax Deductions for Sexual Harasser Buyouts Act

Bill: 116-hr-1829
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs
Income tax deductions
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

No Tax Deductions for Sexual Harasser Buyouts Act

 
This bill modifies the tax deduction for trade or business expenses to deny a deduction for payments made to any employee in connection with the termination of employment if a factor in the termination was sexual assault, sexual harassment, or any other sexual misconduct by the employee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
To direct the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Glendale, New York.

Bill: 116-hr-1831
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: New York State
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service, not later than 180 days after its enactment, to designate a single, unique ZIP code applicable to the area encompassing only Glendale, New York. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1832
Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: First responders and emergency personnel
Health personnel
Insurance industry and regulation
Life, casualty, property insurance
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

Insurance Fairness for First Responders Act of 2019 

 
This bill prohibits an issuer of life insurance from discriminatory treatment of a first responder or a health care professional on the basis of their lawful possession of naloxone, which is an opioid overdose reversal drug.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Defending Our National Marine Sanctuaries from Damaging Chemicals Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1834
Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Cosmetics and personal care
Department of Commerce
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Product safety and quality
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

Defending Our National Marine Sanctuaries from Damaging Chemicals Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the use of sunscreen containing oxybenzone or octinoxate in a National Marine Sanctuary that contains coral.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1835
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health information and medical records
Medical education
Medical research
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

Consensual Donation and Research Integrity Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a series of requirements relating to the acquisition or transfer of human bodies or body parts for education, research, or the advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science, excluding human transplantation. Specifically, the bill establishes registration, record-keeping, labeling, packaging, and disposition requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1836
Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-18 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Oil and gas
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: 

Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019

 
This bill provides that an application for the exportation of natural gas that does not exceed 51.75 billion cubic feet per year shall be deemed consistent with the public interest and granted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission without modification or delay.
 
Applications for exportation of natural gas to any nation subject to sanctions imposed by the United States may not be expedited.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Child Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1838
Sponsor: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2019-03-21 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Computer security and identity theft
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-21
text: 

Social Security Child Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Social Security Administration to issue a new Social Security number to a child under the age of 14 if the child's Social Security card was stolen while being sent. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2019-03-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-21
text: Introduced in House