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Safe Homefront Act

Bill: 116-hr-4264
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2019-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Judicial procedure and administration
Licensing and registrations
Military law
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 

Safe Homefront Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide the Department of Justice with records that are relevant to a determination, under the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, as to whether a member of the Armed Forces is disqualified from possessing or receiving a firearm. Additionally, DOD must conduct a study on the feasibility of establishing a database of military protective orders issued by military commanders against individuals suspected of having committed an offense of domestic violence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4265
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2019-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Child health
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 

Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional food (known as commodity assistance) to states participating in the School Breakfast Program (SBP). (Under current law, USDA provides commodity assistance to states participating in the National School Lunch Program based on the number of lunches served. The food may also be served as part of the SBP or other child nutrition programs.)
 
Specifically, the bill (1) repeals a provision that prohibits USDA from offering commodity assistance based on the number of school breakfasts served, and (2) requires USDA to use a specified formula to provide additional commodity assistance for each school breakfast served.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Clean Water Through Green Infrastructure Act

Bill: 116-hr-4266
Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
Introduced: 2019-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental education
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Higher education
Hydrology and hydrography
Infrastructure development
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 

Clean Water Through Green Infrastructure Act

 
This bill establishes grant programs for 
i

nnovative stormwater control infrastructure
, which means any green stormwater management technique that (1) uses systems that mimic natural processes to infiltrate, evapotranspire, or capture stormwater; and (2) preserves, enhances, or mimics natural hydrology to protect or restore water quality. 
 
Specifically, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must provide grants to eligible institutions of higher education or research institutions to establish and maintain between three and five centers of excellence for innovative stormwater control infrastructure. Among other things, the centers must research such infrastructure and provide technical assistance to state, tribal, and local governments to assist with stormwater control infrastructure projects. One of the centers must be the national electronic clearinghouse center. That center must operate a website and a public database on the infrastructure.
 
In addition, the EPA must provide grants to state, tribal, or local governments or entities that manage stormwater, drinking water resources, or wastewater resources for innovative stormwater control infrastructure projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Independent and Community Bank Shareholders Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-4267
Sponsor: Rep. Watkins, Steve [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2019-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Bankruptcy
Civil actions and liability
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 

Independent and Community Bank Shareholders Protection Act 

 
This bill provides that shareholders of certain small financial institutions that are under conservatorship or receivership may file claims with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for just compensation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
To require that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management be located in the National Capital Region, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4268
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 
This bill requires that the headquarters for the Bureau of Land Management be located in the National Capital Region (a region that encompasses Washington, DC, certain counties in Maryland, and certain cities and counties in Virginia). Furthermore, all employee positions that are presently stationed in such region must remain stationed there. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1120)
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Gun Suicide Prevention Act

Bill: 116-hr-4271
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Emergency communications systems
Firearms and explosives
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Product safety and quality
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 

Gun Suicide Prevention Act

 
 This bill prohibits manufacturers and retailers from selling firearms unless the firearm includes a warning label with the toll-free telephone number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4272
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2019-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Bahamas
Caribbean area
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures
Natural disasters
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 

TPS for Victims of Hurricane Dorian Act of 2019

 
This bill designates the Bahamas as a temporary protected status (TPS) country for 18 months from the enactment of this bill. (Qualified nationals of a TPS-designated country shall have work authorization and may not be removed from the United States while the designation is in effect.)
 
A Bahamian national shall qualify for temporary protected status if the individual (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States since the bill's enactment, (2) meets certain admissibility and eligibility requirements generally required for such status, and (3) registers with the Department of Homeland Security. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Transit to Trails Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4273
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2019-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Monuments and memorials
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public transit
Rural conditions and development
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 

Transit to Trails Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish the Transit to Trails Grant Program to award grants to certain governmental and private entities for projects that increase transportation access to public lands, waters, parkland, or monuments for critically underserved communities.
 
Among other things, the bill requires
 
 
DOT to develop transportation planning procedures for projects conducted under the program that are consistent with metropolitan and statewide planning processes, 
 
grant recipients to contribute matching funds equal to not less than 100% of the grant amount, 
 
grant awards to be at least $25,000 and not more than $500,000, and 
 
publicized schedules and routes for transportation systems that are developed after the receipt of a grant under the program.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Cutting Local Taxes by Reinstating SALT Act

Bill: 116-hr-4274
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2019-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Capital gains tax
Charitable contributions
Income tax deductions
Property tax
State and local taxation
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the limitation on individual deductions for certain state and local taxes. (For tax years 2018-2025, the deduction for certain state and local taxes is currently limited to $10,000 per year for individuals or $5,000 for married individuals filing a separate return.) 
 
The bill also (1) limits the amount of the step-up in basis of property acquired from a decedent to $5 million, for estate tax purposes, and (2) treats property contributed by a taxpayer to a private foundation as sold by such taxpayer on the date of such contribution for its fair market value. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
BOUND Act

Bill: 116-hr-4276
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2019-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Canada
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 

Border Officers Utilization for National Defense Act of 2019 or the BOUND Act

 
This bill sets a minimum number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers that must be deployed along the border between the United States and Canada. The minimum number of officers is the maximum number of officers that were deployed along that border at any time between January 1, 2016, and the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4278
Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
Introduced: 2019-09-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Adult day care
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Appropriations
Child care and development
Child health
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Department of Labor
Disability assistance
Economic development
Elementary and secondary education
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee hiring
Employee leave
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Income tax credits
Labor-management relations
Mental health
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Wages and earnings
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 

Federal Jobs Guarantee Development Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., political subdivisions of states and Tribal entities with a high unemployment rate) for programs to guarantee employment to individuals residing in the areas served by such entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, as the Melinda Gene Piccotti Post Office.

Bill: 116-hr-4279
Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12]
Introduced: 2019-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Pennsylvania
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, as the "Melinda Gene Piccotti Post Office."
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, as the "Melinda Gene Piccotti Post Office."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 116-237.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 116-237.
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: 2020-02-10
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H832)
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4279.
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H832-833)
action_date: 2020-02-05
text: Mrs. Lawrence moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7639)
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 116-237
Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4280
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2019-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Marriage and family status
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local taxation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: 

Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits program by (1) excluding certain income and raising the resource limit for purposes of determining SSI eligibility, (2) providing for annual inflation adjustments for benefits, and (3) repealing certain SSI penalties related to disposing of resources for less than fair market value. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Introduced in House
ACE Veterans Act

Bill: 116-hr-4281
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2019-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Family planning and birth control
Health care coverage and access
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: 

Access to Contraception Expansion for Veterans Act or the ACE Veterans Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs to authorize veterans to fill prescriptions for a year's supply of contraceptive pills, transdermal patches, and vaginal rings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a training session and a counseling session in suicide prevention and lethal means tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4282
Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
Introduced: 2019-09-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Mental health
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop (1) a suicide prevention and lethal means training session, and (2) a suicide prevention and lethal means counseling session tailored to veterans who served in the Armed Forces any time after September 11, 2001.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Introduced in House