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United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 116-hr-5002
Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to arrange for the award of a single gold medal to the U.S. Army Ranger veterans of World War II in recognition of their dedicated wartime service. 
 
 Following its award, the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution where it shall be available for display and research. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, 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: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act

Bill: 116-hr-5003
Sponsor: Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Consumer credit
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Debt collection
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military law
Military personnel and dependents
Military readiness
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act 

 
This bill prohibits a debt collector from (1) representing to servicemembers that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in a reduction of rank, a revocation of security clearance, or military prosecution; or (2) communicating with a servicemember's superiors in the chain of command. 

action_date: 2020-03-02
text: 

Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act 

 
This bill prohibits a debt collector from representing to servicemembers that failure to cooperate with a debt collector will result in a reduction of rank, a revocation of security clearance, or military prosecution. The Government Accountability Office must report on the impact of this prohibition on the timely delivery of information to servicemembers, military readiness, and national security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-03
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 355 - 0 (Roll no. 79). (text: CR H1428)
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 355 - 0 (Roll no. 79).
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1433)
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5003.
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1428-1429)
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: Mr. San Nicolas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 54 - 0.
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: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
Schedules That Work Act

Bill: 116-hr-5004
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Child care and development
Civil actions and liability
Department of Labor
Employee leave
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Family relationships
Food industry and services
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government information and archives
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Library of Congress
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Retail and wholesale trades
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Schedules That Work Act
 

 This bill provides employees with the right to request changes to their work schedules related to the number of hours they are required to work or be on call, the location of the work, the amount of notification about work schedule assignments, and fluctuations in work hours. 
 
 Employers must negotiate in good faith with employees who make such requests and comply with certain work schedule notice and split shift pay requirements for retail, food service, cleaning, hospitality, or warehouse employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and 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: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
Preventing Vape Use Act

Bill: 116-hr-5005
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Preventing Vape Use Act

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to order a mandatory recall of electronic nicotine delivery systems (e.g., e-cigarettes and vape pens) that have not successfully undergone premarket review.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act

Bill: 116-hr-5006
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care coverage and access
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act

 
This bill allows states to receive federal Medicaid payment for psychiatric and substance-use disorder services provided in institutions for mental diseases (IMDs) to patients who are enrolled with a Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) or in a prepaid inpatient health plan (PIHP). 
 
Current law generally prohibits federal payment under Medicaid for services provided in IMDs for individuals under the age of 65. However, states may receive federal Medicaid payment for monthly capitation payments to MCOs and PIHPs for services provided in IMDs to enrollees aged 21 to 64. Such services must be provided for no longer than 15 days per month and in lieu of other services covered under the state Medicaid program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
Farmers’ Access to Resources and Machinery Act

Bill: 116-hr-5007
Sponsor: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agricultural equipment and machinery
Farmland
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Farmers' Access to Resources and Machinery Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to private activity bond financing for first-time farmers, to (1) increase from $450,000 to $524,200 (adjusted annually for inflation) the amount of bond proceeds that may be used by a first-time farmer to acquire land for farming purposes, (2) repeal the separate dollar limitation on the use of bond proceeds for used farm equipment, and (3) modify the definition of "substantial farmland" to determine farm size by reference to the average (instead of median) size of a farm in the county in which the farm is located.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
VA Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-5008
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Performance measurement
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

VA Improvement Act
 
 
This bill requires the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to identify and transmit a list of specific improvement recommendations for VA medical centers that are underperforming regarding quality of care for the most recent fiscal year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
VET Extension Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5009
Sponsor: Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Higher education
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Veterans Education and Transfer Extension Act of 2019 or the VET Extension Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill updates Post-9/11 GI Bill educational assistance for certain veterans or active duty military service members. Specifically, the bill increases the number of months of educational assistance available by the lesser of (1) 15 months, or (2) the amount of months needed to complete remedial and deficiency courses that may be needed prior to beginning a program of education.
 
Under the bill, individuals who do not currently have a dependent, but wish to elect to transfer educational assistance to a dependent, may do so at such a time when they do have a dependent. The bill removes a restriction on the timing of the transfer of educational assistance and also authorizes an individual to designate a new dependent or dependents to receive an unused entitlement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
Opportunity Zone Accountability and Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-5011
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Opportunity Zone Accountability and Transparency Act

 
This bill requires a qualified opportunity fund to file an annual return containing certain information, including (1) the name, address, and tax identification number of the fund; (2) certification that the purpose of the fund is investment in qualified opportunity zone property, and (3) the total assets held by the fund in the reporting period. The return must also provide similar information for opportunity zone corporations and partnerships and real property used in an opportunity zone business. The bill provides for a penalty for the failure of a fund to file a correct information return. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
Investing in American Workers Act

Bill: 116-hr-5012
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Employment taxes
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax rates
Small business
Tax-exempt organizations
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Investing in American Workers Act 

 
This bill allows a business-related tax credit for employers who increase worker training expenditures.
 
The credit is equal to 20% of the excess of (1) the qualified training expenditures for the taxable year, over (2) the average of the adjusted qualified training expenditures for the three previous taxable years. If the employer had no qualified training expenditures in any one of the three previous years, the credit is equal to 10% of the adjusted qualified training expenditures for the year. 
 
The credit applies to expenditures for the training of non-highly compensated employees (annual compensation does not exceed $82,000). The training must result in the attainment of a recognized postsecondary credential and be provided through
 
 
an apprenticeship program; 
 
 a program of training services that is included on a list of eligible training providers that states are required to maintain under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; 
 
 a program that is conducted by an area career and technical education school, a community college, or a labor organization; or 
 
 a program that is sponsored and administered by an employer, industry trade association, industry or sector partnership, or labor organization. 
 
 
Certain small businesses and tax-exempt organizations may apply the credit against payroll taxes, subject to specified limits and requirements. Eligible small businesses may also apply the credit against the alternative minimum tax. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-5013
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer credit
Debt collection
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act 

 
This bill applies consumer debt collection protections to small businesses, including protections regarding debt collection methods and third-party debt collection. 

action_date: 2020-12-16
text: 

Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act 

 
This bill applies consumer debt collection protections to small businesses, including protections regarding debt collection methods and third-party debt collection. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 540.
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-656.
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-656.
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 23.
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: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5014
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Improving Diagnosis in Medicine Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to provide grants for Research Centers of Diagnostic Excellence to support research in diagnostic quality, safety, and value and establishes the federal Interagency Council on Improving Diagnosis in Health Care within the Department of Health and Human Services. 
 
Research centers must use funds to conduct diagnostic safety and quality research, including high-impact research on novel solutions to reduce patient harm, and to support initiatives to improve diagnosis in medicine. Other activities may include developing and training the diagnostic research workforce and developing and validating measures to assess diagnostic errors. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
Honest Campaigns Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5015
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Honest Campaigns Act of
 
2019

 
This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to revise its sponsorship identification rules. Specifically, the FCC must require a disclosure announcement for broadcast or origination cablecasting matter that is political or that involves the discussion of a controversial issue of public importance to include the names of significant donors to the person whose identity is required to be disclosed in such an announcement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-5016
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Fair and Clear Campaign Transparency Act

 
This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to require certain online public inspection files to be made available to the public in a machine-readable format that supports automated searching, bulk downloading, aggregation, manipulation, sorting, and analysis. 
 
Online public inspection files (including political files that contain records of requests to purchase broadcast time by or on behalf of candidates for public office or to communicate a message relating to a political matter of national importance) are files that must be uploaded to the internet by television broadcast stations, AM or FM radio broadcast stations, cable operators, direct broadcast satellite service providers, or satellite digital audio radio service providers. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
Natural Cosmetics Act

Bill: 116-hr-5017
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2019-11-08 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Consumer affairs
Cosmetics and personal care
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Marketing and advertising
Product safety and quality
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Natural Cosmetics Act 

 
This bill prohibits the sale of a cosmetics product that uses the term 
natural
 on its packaging or labeling unless the product meets certain requirements. The bill also authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to request or order a recall of a cosmetics product that violates these labeling requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Introduced in House