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Global Trade Accountability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-723
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2019-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Free trade and trade barriers
Legislative rules and procedure
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: 

Global Trade Accountability Act of 

2019
 
 
This bill requires congressional approval of unilateral trade actions. Such actions may take effect without congressional approval for one 90-day period if the President
 
 
determines that it is necessary because of a national emergency, because of an imminent threat to health or safety, for the enforcement of criminal laws, or for national security; and
 
submits written notice of the determination to Congress.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-01-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1010-1011)
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Pay Federal Workers Act

Bill: 116-hr-725
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2019-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: 

Pay Federal Workers Act

 
This bill creates statutory authority for certain federal employees to be eligible for unemployment compensation during a lapse in appropriations. 
 
With respect to any lapse in appropriations beginning on or around December 22, 2018, a federal employee who is excepted from furlough (i.e., who continues to work during a lapse in appropriations) is deemed eligible for unemployment compensation benefits for the duration of the lapse in appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
National Discovery Trails Act

Bill: 116-hr-726
Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Colorado
Delaware
District of Columbia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Land use and conservation
Maryland
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
Ohio
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Utah
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: 

National Discovery Trails Act

 
 This bill amends the National Trails System Act to include national discovery trails as part of the national trails system. Such trails (1) shall be extended, continuous, interstate trails located to provide for outstanding outdoor recreation and travel and to connect representative examples of America's trails and communities; (2) shall provide for the conservation and enjoyment of significant natural, cultural, and historic resources and be so located as to represent metropolitan, urban, rural, and back country regions of the Nation; and (3) may be designated on federal lands and, with the owner's consent, on nonfederal lands.
 
 The 6,000-mile American Discovery Trail extending from Cape Henlopen State Park in Delaware, to Point Reyes National Seashore in California, splitting into northern and southern routes near Cincinnati, Ohio, and rejoining at Denver, Colorado, is designated as a national discovery trail. 
 
The bill sets forth requirements for designation of a trail as a national discovery trail. 
 
 The appropriate federal department for each national discovery trail shall (1) administer the trail in cooperation with at least one competent trailwide volunteer-based organization; and (2) submit a comprehensive plan for the trail's protection, management, development, and use. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-727
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2019-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Child safety and welfare
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: 

Ending Corporal Punishment in Schools Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Education (ED) from providing funding to any state or local educational agency (LEA) that allows its school personnel to inflict corporal punishment upon a student.
 
ED may award three-year grants to states or LEAsto assist them with improving school climate and culture.Grants must be used to implement school-wide positive behavior programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E78)
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-730
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: 

Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2019

 
This bill expands educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance program to include application fees for institutions of higher learning.
 
The amount of such assistance payable to an individual shall be the lesser of the total application fees charged to the individual by the institutions, or $750.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Transportation Funding Fairness Act

Bill: 116-hr-731
Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2019-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Infrastructure development
Railroads
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: 

Transportation Funding Fairness Act

 
This bill modifies the treatment of loans under the transportation infrastructure finance and innovation act program and the railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program in consideration for fixed guideway capital investment grants.
 
Specifically, the bill
 
 
permits a state or other obligator to make a determination whether loans under these programs are treated as a federal or non-federal share of a project; and
 
requires the Department of Transportation to treat the proceeds of a loan that a state has elected to treat as a non-federal share of project costs as a local financial commitment, and not treat such proceeds as non-local sources of capital and operating financing.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1008)
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
2020 Census IDEA Act

Bill: 116-hr-732
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2019-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: 

2020 Census Improving Data and Enhanced Accuracy Act or the 2020 Census IDEA Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Commerce, in the 2020 decennial census and each decennial census thereafter, from (1) implementing any major operational design feature that has not been researched, studied, and tested for at least three years before the date on which the applicable census occurs; or (2) including on the questionnaire for the census any subject, type of information, or question that was not submitted to Congress. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must certify to Congress that the subjects, types of information, and questions to be included in a decennial census have been adequately researched, studied, and tested to the same degree as in previous decennial censuses. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act

Bill: 116-hr-733
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Minnesota

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: 

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 11,760 acres of identified federal land in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota. Immediately upon transfer, the federal land shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and considered as a part of its reservation. 
 
The federal land shall not become eligible or be used for gaming activities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. 

action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 11,760 acres of identified federal land in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota. Immediately upon transfer, the federal land shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and considered as a part of its reservation. 
 
The federal land shall not become eligible or be used for gaming activities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 549.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-665.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-665.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2019-06-05
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Next Generation Votes Act

Bill: 116-hr-734
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: 

Next Generation Votes Act

 
This bill prohibits a state from refusing to accept an individual's application to register to vote in federal elections on the grounds that the individual is under 18 years of age, so long as the individual is at least 16 years of age.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Paperwork Reduction Act

Bill: 116-hr-735
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Intergovernmental relations
Legislative rules and procedure
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: 

District of Columbia Paperwork Reduction Act

 
 This bill eliminates congressional review of newly-passed District of Columbia laws.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-01-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-01-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E81)
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-738
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-23 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Economic development
Government information and archives
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Housing and community development funding
Property rights
Religion
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: 

Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill limits the ability of a state or political subdivision of a state from exercising its power of eminent domain over property to be used for economic development.
 
If a state or political subdivision of a state uses its eminent domain power to transfer private property to other private parties for the purpose of economic development within seven years of its exercise, the state shall be ineligible for federal economic development funds for two fiscal years following a judicial determination that the law has been violated.
 
The Department of Justice (DOJ) must investigate notices of alleged violations, provide the government authority with 90 days to cure any violations that exist, and bring actions to enforce this bill if the government is still in violation after the 90-day period. DOJ must also intervene in private actions if necessary to enforce this bill. 
 
The bill prohibits the federal government, or a state or political subdivision receiving federal economic development funds during any fiscal year, from exercising the power of eminent domain over property of a religious or other nonprofit organization because of the organization's nonprofit or tax-exempt status or any related quality. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-23
text: Introduced in House
Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-739
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa
Alliances
Argentina
Asia
Australia
Brazil
China
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Emergency planning and evacuation
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
France
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Human rights
India
Infrastructure development
Intellectual property
Intergovernmental relations
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Israel
Japan
Kenya
Latin America
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
North Korea
Oceania
Protest and dissent
Religion
Right of privacy
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
South Korea
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Trade secrets and economic espionage
United Kingdom
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the Office of International Cyberspace Policy within the Department of State.
 
The Office's duties include advising the State Department on cyberspace issues. It shall also shall lead diplomatic efforts on issues relating to international cybersecurity, Internet access and freedom, and international cyber threats.
 
The Office shall implement U.S. policy to work internationally to promote an open, interoperable, and secure Internet governed by a multi-stakeholder model.
 
The bill also directs the President to devise a strategy related to U.S. engagement with foreign governments on international norms with respect to responsible state behavior in cyberspace.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
Military Child Educational Freedom Act

Bill: 116-hr-740
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Elementary and secondary education
Income tax deferral
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Military Child Educational Freedom Act 

 
This bill modifies the requirements for tax-exempt Coverdell education savings accounts to permit members of the Armed Forces serving on extended active duty or their spouses to use the accounts for certain education expenses incurred in connection with a home school that provides elementary or secondary education. The home school must be treated under state law as a home school or a private school. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
TAILOR Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-741
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Department of the Treasury
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Reserve System
National Credit Union Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2019 or the TAILOR Act of 2019

 
This bill requires federal financial regulatory agencies to (1) tailor any regulatory actions so as to limit burdens on the institutions involved, with consideration of the risk profiles and business models of those institutions; and (2) report to Congress on specific actions taken to do so, as well as on other related issues. The bill's tailoring requirement applies not only to future regulatory actions but also to regulations adopted within the last seven years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act

Bill: 116-hr-742
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-24 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Birds
Department of the Interior
Hunting and fishing
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: 

Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act

 
This bill revises requirements for hunting migratory birds. Specifically, the bill establishes January 31 of each year as the closing date of the hunting season for ducks, mergansers, and coots. In addition, states may add 2 hunting days within 14 days of the hunting season for those birds for youths, veterans, and members of the Armed Forces on active duty.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Introduced in House