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Protection of Children Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3940
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Adoption and foster care
Border security and unlawful immigration
Canada
Child safety and welfare
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
International law and treaties
Latin America
Lawyers and legal services
Mexico
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 

Protection of Children Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the removal of unaccompanied alien children in certain instances and amends related provisions. 
 
An immigration officer must return an unaccompanied child apprehended at a land border to the child's country of nationality or last habitual residence if the child (1) is not a victim of severe trafficking, and (2) does not have a credible fear of persecution. Currently, an immigration officer may return the child only if such criteria is met and the child is from a contiguous country and able to make an independent decision to withdraw a petition for admission into the United States. 
 
If the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has determined that an unaccompanied child is a victim of severe trafficking or has a credible fear of persecution and DHS seeks to remove that child, removal proceedings with a hearing before an immigration judge shall be held within 14 days of the determination. Such a child shall have access to counsel, to the greatest extent practicable, and at no expense to the government. (Currently, the statute does not prohibit the government from bearing the expenses for such counsel.)
 
The bill extends and removes certain deadlines for transferring an unaccompanied alien child to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) custody.
 
HHS, before placing a child with an individual, shall provide DHS with certain information about the individual. If the individual's immigration status is unknown, DHS shall investigate and initiate removal proceedings if the individual is unlawfully present.
 

 

 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Puerto Rico Film, Television, and Theatre Production Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3943
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Income tax deductions
Performing arts
Puerto Rico
Television and film
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 

Puerto Rico Film, Television, and Theatre Production Act of 2019

 
This bill extends the expensing provisions for film, television, and theater productions to productions in Puerto Rico. (Expensing permits the write-off of property costs in the current taxable year rather than capitalizing such costs.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 to modify the procedure for communicating certain emergency risks, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-3944
Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Emergency planning and evacuation
Floods and storm protection
Lakes and rivers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 
This bill expands the situations in which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must provide information and assistance to the public and affected governments and Indian tribes in river basins where the corps carries out flood risk management activities. Specifically, the corps must provide these services when the National Weather Service forecasts a possibility that precipitation or runoff will exceed the calculations considered as the lowest risk to life and property contemplated by the annual operating plan. Current law directs the corps to do so only when precipitation or runoff actually exceeds such calculations. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Making supplemental appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by flooding in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-3945
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Appropriations
Disaster relief and insurance
Floods and storm protection
Florida
Water resources funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 

Flood Water Relief Act of 2019

 
This bill makes supplemental appropriations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in Jacksonville, Florida, for areas that have received a major disaster declaration.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Debt Solution and Accountability Act

Bill: 116-hr-3946
Sponsor: Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Medicaid
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 

Debt Solution and Accountability Act

 
 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to submit to Congress a debt report and a statement of intent within 60 days of an increase in the public debt limit. 
 
The debt report must include 
 
 
the historic, current, and projected levels of debt; 
 
the drivers and composition of future debt; and
 
how the United States will meet debt obligations.
 
 
The statement of intent must include a detailed explanation of
 
 
proposals of the President to reduce the debt; 
 
the impact the increased debt limit will have on future government spending, debt service, and the position of the U.S. dollar as the international reserve currency; and
 
 projections of the fiscal health and sustainability of major entitlement programs (including Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid). 
 
 
Treasury must make the information required by this bill available to the public on its website.
 
Upon request, Treasury must submit to Congress specified financial and economic data relevant to determining the amount of the public debt. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act

Bill: 116-hr-3948
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Debt collection
Disaster relief and insurance
Inflation and prices
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 

Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act

 
This bill applies certain consumer protections regarding debt collection to debt owed to a state. It also specifies that existing limits on civil damages awarded for abusive practices by a debt collector must be adjusted for inflation. 
 
A court may award injunctive relief for certain debt collection violations. 
 
The Department of the Treasury may not contract with any debt collector or other private party to recoup overpayments of certain disaster assistance made to an individual or household by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). 

action_date: 2020-12-16
text: 

Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act

 
This bill applies certain consumer protections regarding debt collection to debt owed to a state. It also specifies that existing limits on civil damages awarded for abusive practices by a debt collector must be adjusted for inflation. 
 
A court may award injunctive relief for certain debt collection violations. 
 
The Department of the Treasury may not contract with any debt collector or other private party to recoup overpayments of certain disaster assistance made to an individual or household by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), except in cases of fraud or deceit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542.
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-658.
action_date: 2020-12-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-658.
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: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Safe Drinking Water in Playgrounds and Parks Act

Bill: 116-hr-3949
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Child health
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Poverty and welfare assistance
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 

Safe Drinking Water in Playgrounds and Parks Act 

 
This bill expands an existing grant program that provides assistance to local education agencies for replacing school drinking water fountains that were manufactured prior to 1988 to include such drinking water fountains located in playgrounds and parks owned or administered by schools. Additionally, the Environmental Protection Agency must establish a grant program to provide assistance to states and municipalities for the replacement of drinking water fountains that were manufactured prior to 1988 and are located in playgrounds or parks owned by states or municipalities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E974)
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Remedial Education Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-3950
Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Higher education
Language arts
Performance measurement
Public contracts and procurement
Student aid and college costs
Student records
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 

Remedial Education Improvement Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to improve remedial education programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs). 
 
ED must contract with an independent evaluator, who shall (1) consult with ED regarding which eligible entities should receive such grants, and (2) evaluate the impact of remedial education programs funded with such grants. 
A recipient must use grant funds to develop or improve a remedial education program through specified models, such as (1) aligning coursework between high school coursework and postsecondary education, (2) accelerating course work (e.g., by allowing multiple sequential remedial course enrollments in a semester), or (3) specifically targeting skills that students need to move forward in courses at the postsecondary level. 
ED must give preference to recipients that primarily serve low-income students, and it must ensure that (1) at least 30 eligible entities are awarded grants in a 5-year period, (2) grants are geographically distributed in an equitable manner, and (3) grants are used to develop or improve remedial education programs under specified models and for a range of types and sizes of IHEs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Payments Modernization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3951
Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer affairs
Federal Reserve System
Financial services and investments
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 

Payments Modernization Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board to create a real-time payment system that allows funds to be available to any end user in real time, including funds deposited at a depository institution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish a waiver from the matching requirement for certain grants under the specialty crop research initiative.

Bill: 116-hr-3952
Sponsor: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural research
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive the matching requirement for certain grants under the specialty crop research initiative.
 
Specifically, USDA may waive the requirement if (1) the research conducted using grant funds will benefit a specific specialty crop and is likely to be applicable to agricultural commodities generally, or the grant involves scientifically important research; and (2) the recipient of the grant is unable to satisfy the matching funds requirement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Positive Outcomes After Release Act

Bill: 116-hr-3953
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 

Supporting Positive Outcomes After Release Act

 
This bill expands certain requirements relating to the eligibility of inmates of public institutions for Medicaid.
 
Currently, state Medicaid programs (1) may suspend, but not terminate, a juvenile's Medicaid eligibility while the juvenile is an inmate; and (2) must restore coverage or determine a juvenile's eligibility, as applicable, upon the juvenile's release. The bill extends these provisions to all inmates of public institutions, regardless of age.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 35, United States Code, to include the exclusive economic zone as part of the United States for patent infringement, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-3954
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Intellectual property
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Property rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 
This bill establishes that certain activities on or below the waters within the U.S. exclusive economic zone that infringe a U.S. patent shall be considered an infringing act that occurs within the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Silver Cliff Community Act

Bill: 116-hr-3955
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Colorado
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 

Silver Cliff Community Act

 
This bill directs the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP Code for Silver Cliff, Colorado.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3956
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-07-24 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
State and local government operations
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: 

Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2019

 
 This bill prohibits third-party hotel-booking websites from marketing, or selling reservations for, a hotel room if the booking site states or implies that it is affiliated with the hotel owner or operator when it is not.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3957
Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Business investment and capital
Capital gains tax
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Government studies and investigations
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Licensing and registrations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry.
 
Specifically, the bill allows companies engaged in the qualifying sale of a broadcast station to receive favorable tax treatment by electing nonrecognition of the gain or loss resulting from the sale. To qualify for this treatment, the sale must result in or preserve ownership of a broadcast station by socially disadvantaged individuals.
 
The bill also requires the FCC to foster investment in broadcast stations owned by socially disadvantaged individuals. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-09
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-09-09
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
FHA Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3958
Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Housing finance and home ownership
Life, casualty, property insurance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

FHA Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill revises foreclosure-prevention measures for single-family homes insured by the Federal Housing Administration. Specifically, the bill 
 
 
requires documentation from mortgage servicers of loss mitigation efforts, 
 
provides the Department of Housing and Urban Development with oversight responsibilities over mortgage servicers,
 
establishes a complaint procedure for borrowers regarding mortgage servicers, and
 
requires a mortgage servicer to provide notice to borrowers regarding the loss mitigation process. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House