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A bill to amend and reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act.

Bill: 116-s-1345
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Arizona
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Higher education
Indian lands and resources rights
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Policy sciences
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 
This bill revises provisions governing the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. Among other things, the foundation (1) provides outreach regarding the environment, public lands, and natural resources; (2) develops resources to train professionals in the environmental field and Native American and Alaska Native professionals in health care and public policy; and (3) supports the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.
 
This bill reauthorizes the institute through FY2023 and renames the institute as the John S. McCain III United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.
 
Finally, the bill requires the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior to audit the foundation.

action_date: 2019-06-19
text: 
This bill revises provisions governing the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. Among other things, the foundation (1) provides outreach regarding the environment, public lands, and natural resources; (2) develops resources to train professionals in the environmental field and Native American and Alaska Native professionals in health care and public policy; and (3) supports the United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.
 
This bill reauthorizes the institute through FY2023 and renames the institute as the John S. McCain III United States Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution.
 
Finally, the bill requires the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior to audit the foundation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-101.
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: By Senator Barrasso from Committee on Environment and Public Works filed written report. Report No. 116-101.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 118.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1346
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Census and government statistics
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Immigration status and procedures
Licensing and registrations
School administration
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Student aid and college costs
Student records
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Temporary and part-time employment
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 

Simplifying Financial Aid for Students Act of 2019

 
This bill revises the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process and modifies federal student aid eligibility for certain students.
 
Among other things, the bill revises FAFSA to
 
 
remove certain questions such as those regarding a student's criminal history, Selective Service registration, and combat pay information; 
 
make it available to complete on a mobile device;
 
consolidate questions regarding a student's homeless status; 
 
allow a student to automatically populate such form using data available from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); 
 
provide forms in the most common languages spoken at home in the United States; and 
 
allow a student to complete FAFSA as an independent student under special circumstances.
 
 
The bill also modifies the student eligibility criteria for federal student financial aid to
 
 
deem a student eligible for a determination of a zero expected family contribution under certain circumstances, such as when a dependent student's parent participated in a means-tested benefits program (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or Medicaid);
 
revise the simplified needs-analysis formula;
 
remove drug conviction and Selective Service registration provisions; and
 
make Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) eligible for federal financial aid.
 
 
Additionally, the IRS must disclose certain tax return information to the Department of Education (ED) for the purpose of administering financial aid and loan programs.
 
The bill also authorizes ED to carry out an early federal Pell Grant commitment program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for particular communities.

Bill: 116-s-1347
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Florida
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 
This bill requires the United States Postal Service, by September 30, 2019, to designate a single, unique ZIP code for each of the communities of Ocoee and Miami Lakes, Florida.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on cyberexploitation of members of the Armed Forces and their families, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-1348
Sponsor: Sen. Sasse, Ben [R-NE]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Military personnel and dependents
Photography and imaging
Right of privacy
Subversive activities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Defense to complete a study on the malicious, unauthorized digital access of the personal information and accounts of members of the Armed Forces and their families.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Secure Traveler Act

Bill: 116-s-1349
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Law enforcement officers
Transportation safety and security
Travel and tourism
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 

Secure Traveler Act

 
This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a process to permit the verification of an active security clearance to enable enrollment in TSA PreCheck.
 
Individuals holding secret, top secret, L or Q clearances, or Yankee White clearance are eligible to participate in TSA PreCheck under the process established by this bill. 
 
The TSA shall establish a process to permit the enrollment of certain law enforcement officers in TSA PreCheck.

action_date: 2019-12-02
text: 

Secure Traveler Act

 
This bill requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a process to permit the verification of an active security clearance to enable enrollment in TSA PreCheck.
 
Individuals holding secret, top secret, L or Q clearances, or Yankee White clearance are eligible to participate in TSA PreCheck under the process established by this bill. 
 
The TSA shall establish a process to permit the enrollment of certain law enforcement officers in TSA PreCheck.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-02
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 312.
action_date: 2019-12-02
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-163.
action_date: 2019-12-02
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-163.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1350
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
Federal preemption
Health care quality
Health personnel
Licensing and registrations
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 

Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 201

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This bill shields health care professionals from liability under federal or state law for harm caused by an act or omission while (1) the professional is serving as a volunteer in response to a disaster; and (2) such act or omission occurs during the period of the disaster, in the state where the disaster has been declared, in the professional's capacity as a volunteer, during the course of providing a service for which the professional is licensed or certified, and with a good faith belief that the individual being treated is in need of health care services.
 
This protection from liability does not apply if (1) the harm was caused by an act or omission constituting willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to the rights or safety of the individual harmed; or (2) the professional rendered the health care services under the influence of alcohol or an intoxicating drug.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1351
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adult day care
Aging
Allied health services
Health care costs and insurance
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 

Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 201

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This bill allows a tax credit for a portion of a taxpayer's expenses for eldercare.
 
 The credit applies to expenses to care for certain relatives or members of the taxpayer's household who have attained the age of 65 and require assistance with activities of daily living.
 
Eldercare expense include amounts paid for 
 
 
 medical care, 
 
 lodging away from home, 
 
 adult day services, 
 
 personal care, 
 
 respite care, 
 
 assistive technologies and devices (including remote health monitoring), 
 
 environmental modifications (including home modifications), and 
 
 counseling or training for a caregiver. 
 
 
The amount of eldercare expenses incurred during any year that may be taken into account for the credit may not exceed $6,000.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1352
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 

Resources for Victims of Gun Violence Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes an Advisory Council to Support Victims of Gun Violence. 
 
Among other things, the advisory council must assess the needs of victims of gun violence and disseminate information about resources available to help victims of gun violence. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act

Bill: 116-s-1353
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Government studies and investigations
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 

Speak Up to Protect Every Abused Kid Act

 
This bill establishes and modifies certain requirements related to mandatory reporting of suspected and known incidents of child abuse. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for campaigns to educate the public and for training about (1) state child abuse or neglect laws, and (2) the responsibility to report suspected incidents of such abuse or neglect.
 
 Further, for a state to be eligible for various grants supporting child abuse or neglect treatment and prevention programs, the state must provide assurances that it has mandatory reporting requirements in place for specified individuals who provide services involving children (e.g., health care providers, school personnel, child care employees, and volunteers). States must (1) provide training to these individuals about reporting abuse, and (2) evaluate the effectiveness of the state's reporting requirements.
 
 The bill also revises reporting requirements for child abuse or neglect treatment and prevention grants to include data about changes in the rates of child abuse reporting and child abuse fatalities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights

Bill: 116-s-1354
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Credit and credit markets
Disability and paralysis
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Military personnel and dependents
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 

Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights

 
This bill places additional requirements on postsecondary educational lenders and servicers and provides certain consumer protections to borrowers.
 
Specifically, postsecondary educational lenders and servicers must provide borrowers with additional disclosures (1) before their first fully amortized payment is due, (2) when the borrower is identified as at risk of default, (3) when the borrower is delinquent on payments or has difficulty making payments, and (4) when a loan is transferred or sold. 
 
Further, servicers and lenders must (1) respond to borrower inquiries, (2) establish repayment specialists to assist borrowers who are at risk of default, (3) designate a service member and veterans liaison, and (4) make borrower loan information available in a secure electronic form. Servicers and lenders are prohibited from using mandatory arbitration clauses or class action restrictions.
 
The bill also (1) standardizes the application and allocation of payments among multiple loans, and (2) limits when borrowers may be subject to late fees.
 
Additionally, institutions of higher education must certify private education loans prior to a lender consummating a loan with a borrower.
 
The bill directs the Department of Education to (1) establish a student loan servicing interagency working group, which must make recommendations and develop policy direction related to servicing contracts; and (2) establish a centralized point of access for all borrowers, which must include account information and payment processing.
 
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau must develop and issue model forms to allow borrowers to compare alternative repayment options, forbearance, and deferment options.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1355
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Income tax exclusion
National and community service
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 201

9

 
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income any AmeriCorps educational awards provided under the National and Community Service Act of 1990. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Honest Ads Act

Bill: 116-s-1356
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-05-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Business records
Congressional oversight
Digital media
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal Election Commission (FEC)
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
News media and reporting
Political advertising
Subversive activities
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: 

Honest Ads Act

 
This bill applies requirements, limitations, and protections regarding political advertising in traditional media to internet or digital political advertising. The bill sets forth special rules for disclosure statements for certain internet or digital ads.
 
Each television or radio station, provider of cable or satellite television, or online platform must ensure that the political advertising it hosts is not directly or indirectly purchased by a foreign national.
 
Online platforms must publish a record of requests to purchase political advertising.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2019-05-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1357
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2019-05-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Department of Health and Human Services
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Indian social and development programs
Labor-management relations
Medicaid
Medical education
Medicare
Military medicine
Minority health
Nursing
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: 

Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of
 
2019

 
This bill requires hospitals to implement and submit to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a staffing plan that complies with specified minimum nurse-to-patient ratios by unit. Hospitals must post a notice regarding nurse-to-patient ratios in each unit and maintain records of actual ratios for each shift in each unit. The bill also requires hospitals to follow certain procedures regarding how ratios are determined and other staff are prohibited from performing nurse functions unless specifically authorized within a state's scope of practice rules, among other requirements.
 
HHS must adjust Medicare payments to hospitals to cover additional costs attributable to compliance with these ratios.
 
Nurses may object to, or refuse to participate in, an assignment if it would violate minimum ratios or if they are not prepared by education or experience to fulfill the assignment without compromising the safety of a patient or jeopardizing their nurse's license. Hospitals may not (1) take adverse actions against a nurse based on the nurse's reasonable refusal to accept an assignment; or (2) discriminate against individuals for good faith complaints relating to the care, services, or conditions of the hospital or related facilities. HHS may impose civil monetary penalties on hospitals violating the ratio requirements and must publish the names of such hospitals.
 
The bill provides stipends to the nurse workforce loan repayment and scholarship program and expands the nurse retention grant program to include nurse preceptorship and mentorship projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Citizens Count Census Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1358
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2019-05-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Citizenship and naturalization

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: 

Citizens Count Census Act of 2019

 
This bill requires any questionnaire used in the decennial census to include a checkbox or other similar option for respondents to indicate whether the respondent is a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Introduced in Senate