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PAGE Act

Bill: 116-hr-2434
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child safety and welfare
Congressional operations and organization
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
House of Representatives
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Promoting American Government Education Act or the PAGE Act

 
This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives to resume the operation of the Page Program in the House. In addition, the bill revises the membership of the Page Board to include a new position for an individual who has expertise in representing the legal interests of minors (i.e., a guardian ad litem) and to waive the requirement for the board member who is a parent of a page to be the parent of a page who participated in the program within the past five years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act

Bill: 116-hr-2435
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Health promotion and preventive care
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Accelerating Veterans Recovery Outdoors Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish the Task Force on Outdoor Recreation for Veterans to report on and make recommendations regarding the use of public lands or other outdoor spaces for medical treatment and therapy for veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-2436
Sponsor: Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Financial services and investments
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act 

 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the definitions of "small business" and "small organization" for the purpose of analyzing the impact of certain regulations. Specifically, the SEC must provide alternative methods through which a business or organization may qualify under such definitions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act

Bill: 116-hr-2437
Sponsor: Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: American Samoa
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
Preschool education
Special education
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

IDEA Parity for Outlying Areas Act

 
This bill modifies funding for special education in Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, including by eliminating certain limits on such funding and establishing minimum funding levels.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Opioid Workforce Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2439
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medical education
Medicare
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Opioid Workforce Act of 

2019

 
This bill increases the number of residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments under Medicare for hospitals that have addiction or pain management programs, with an aggregate increase of 1,000 positions over a five-year period.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-01
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: 2019-05-01
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: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
What You Can Do For Your Country Act

Bill: 116-hr-2441
Sponsor: Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Family services
First responders and emergency personnel
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Health personnel
Higher education
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Libraries and archives
Military personnel and dependents
Nursing
Preschool education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

What You Can Do For Your Country Act

 
This bill revises the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, including by
 
 
allowing borrowers with loans under the Federal Family Education Loan program to be eligible for the PSLF program,
 
allowing borrowers to receive loan forgiveness on half of their total loans after satisfying 60 qualifying payment obligations,
 
revising provisions related to loan consolidation,
 
revising the types of payments that count toward qualifying payment obligations,
 
defining full-time employment as 30 hours per week,
 
requiring the Department of Education (ED) to provide certain notices to borrowers,
 
revising the process for certification of employment,
 
requiring ED to establish a database of qualifying employers,
 
providing a process for borrowers to satisfy past monthly payment obligations,
 
requiring lenders to provide to ED necessary borrower repayment history information, and 
 
requiring ED to establish a dispute resolution process.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Puppy Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2442
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Mammals
Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Puppy Protection Act of 2019

 
 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs
 
 
adequate housing, exercise, and veterinary care; 
 
appropriate and nutritious food; 
 
continuous access to potable water; and
 
 meaningful socialization with humans and compatible dogs for at least 30 minutes each day. 
 
 
The standards must also include requirements for breeders to use safe breeding practices and make all reasonable efforts to find humane placement for retired breeding dogs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act

Bill: 116-hr-2443
Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Military personnel and dependents
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Firearms Interstate Commerce Reform Act

 
This bill removes certain restrictions on interstate firearms transactions.
 
Among other things, the bill does the following:
 
 
permits a licensed firearms dealer to sell firearms at an out-of-state gun show, subject to compliance with state laws; and
 
specifies the particular states in which a member of the Armed Forces, or his or her spouse, is a resident for purposes of federal firearms laws. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2445
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Housing finance and home ownership

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Self-Employed Mortgage Access Act of 2019

 
This bill allows creditors to use certain alternative standards when evaluating an applicant's ability to pay for purposes of obtaining a home mortgage. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-10
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-11-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2446
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Professional sports
Securities
Sports and recreation facilities
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

No Tax Subsidies for Stadiums Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits a professional stadium bond from being treated as a tax-exempt state or local bond. A &quot;professional stadium bond&quot; is used to finance or refinance a facility or real property used as a stadium or arena for professional sports exhibitions, games, or training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E518)
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Jobs and Premium Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-2447
Sponsor: Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Jobs and Premium Protection Act

 
This bill repeals the annual fee on health insurers. Under current law, the fee is suspended for 2019 and is scheduled to be reimposed in 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-01
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: 2019-05-01
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: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Ocean Acidification Research Partnerships Act

Bill: 116-hr-2448
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Air quality
Aquatic ecology
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Food industry and services
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine pollution
Research administration and funding
Seafood

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Ocean Acidification Research Partnerships Act

 
This bill requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide grants for collaborative research projects on ocean acidification developed and conducted through partnerships between the seafood industry and the academic community. NOAA must prioritize projects that (1) address ecosystems and communities vulnerable to the impacts of ocean acidification, (2) demonstrate support from local stakeholders, or (3) utilize seafood industry assets as research and monitoring platforms. 
 
NOAA may provide grants to a partnership in which a marine-dependent industry is substituted for the seafood industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2449
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Labor standards
Railroads
Transportation employees
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill applies to yardmaster employees the limitations on duty hours and the restrictions on communications to employees during their off-duty hours that are currently applicable to train employees. (A &quot;yardmaster employee&quot; means an individual responsible for supervising and coordinating the control of trains and engines operating within a rail yard.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Military Base Operations and Infrastructure Innovative Management Act

Bill: 116-hr-2450
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Air quality
Aviation and airports
Computers and information technology
Emergency planning and evacuation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Infrastructure development
Lighting, heating, cooling
Military education and training
Military facilities and property
Military readiness
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Military Base Operations and Infrastructure Innovative Management Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish at a U.S. military installation a demonstration program to evaluate the impact of innovative technologies, systems, and sensors on base operations, infrastructure, and security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, as the Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office.

Bill: 116-hr-2451
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Rhode Island

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, as the "Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office."
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, as the "Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: Became Public Law No: 116-88.
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: Became Public Law No: 116-88.
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-12-04
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-12-04
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-11-25
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6767)
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6767)
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8171)
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8171)
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2451.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8171-8172)
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Mr. Rouda moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 116-88
Safe Routes Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2453
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Forests, forestry, trees
Motor carriers
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Safe Routes Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to waive vehicle weight limits for covered logging vehicles. 
 
The term &quot;covered logging vehicle' means a vehicle that (1) is transporting raw or unfinished forest products, including logs, pulpwood, biomass, or wood chips; (2) is traveling a distance not greater than 150 air miles from origin to a storage or processing facility; and (3) meets state legal weight tolerances and vehicle configurations for transporting raw or unfinished forest products within the state boundaries in which the vehicle is operating.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 East Sharpfish Street in Rosebud, South Dakota, as the Ben Reifel Post Office Building.

Bill: 116-hr-2454
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
South Dakota

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 East Sharpfish Street in Rosebud, South Dakota, as the "Ben Reifel Post Office Building."
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: 
Designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 123 East Sharpfish Street in Rosebud, South Dakota, as the "Ben Reifel Post Office Building."

action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 
Designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 123 East Sharpfish Street in Rosebud, South Dakota, as the "Ben Reifel Post Office Building."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 116-228.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 116-228.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7220-7221)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7220-7221)
action_date: 2020-10-01
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H5071)
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5071)
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Mr. Connolly asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3410)
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 116-228