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Rural Education Investment Act

Bill: 116-hr-5397
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2019-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Rural conditions and development
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: 

Rural Education Investment Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to annually determine the percentage of students in kindergarten through grade 12 who are served by local educational agencies (LEAs) located in rural areas. ED must then reserve at least an equal percentage of Teacher Quality Partnership grants for partnerships with such LEAs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5398
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1]
Introduced: 2019-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public-private cooperation
Smuggling and trafficking
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: 

Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2019

 
This bill requires (1) the Presidential Task Force on Wildlife Trafficking to develop recommendations and establish a working group to address wildlife trafficking online and on social media, and (2) the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to create a strategy for engaging with internet and social media companies to address wildlife trafficking on their platforms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
Locality Pay Equity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5399
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2019-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: 

Locality Pay Equity Act of 2019

 
This bill (1) prohibits the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) from defining more than one local wage area for prevailing rate employees within a pay locality, except with respect to the pay locality designated as 
Rest of United States
; and (2) requires the OPM to ensure that this bill shall not have the effect of reducing the rate of basic pay for an individual serving as a prevailing rate employee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
National Biomedical Research Act

Bill: 116-hr-5400
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2019-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aging
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Cancer
Child health
Computers and information technology
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Education programs funding
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Genetics
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Military medicine
Minority health
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Neurological disorders
Nutrition and diet
Physical fitness and lifestyle
Poverty and welfare assistance
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: 

National Biomedical Research Act

 
This bill establishes and makes deposits into the Biomedical Innovation Fund for initiatives at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for advancing medical innovation, including by supporting (1) research for disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment; (2) research for diseases that disproportionally account for federal health care spending; (3) the development, review, and post-market surveillance of medical products; (4) early-career scientists, including researchers from traditionally underrepresented groups; and (5) other innovative research. 
 
The bill also requries annual reporting about the fund by the NIH, the FDA, and the Department of the Treasury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 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: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5401
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2019-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Fires
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: 

Safety is Not for Sale Act of 2019 

 
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to require aircraft manufacturers to offer or provide non-required safety enhancing equipment without an additional charge to an air carrier.
 
The FAA must implement a program to identify, classify, and approve certain non-required safety enhancing equipment.
 
The FAA must also establish performance standards for aircraft angle of attack indicators, disagree alerts, and backup fire suppressions systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
Protecting America’s Life Saving Medicines Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5402
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2019-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug therapy
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Medical research

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: 

Protecting America's Life Saving Medicines Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a study on drugs that are currently being tested and are unlikely to be approved, but would, if approved, address an unmet medical need for the treatment of a serious or life threatening disease or condition or a rare disease or condition (high-risk, high-reward drugs). The FDA must submit to the Department of the Treasury a list of such high-risk, high-reward drugs not later than 180 days after the completion of the study. 
 
The bill also allows a new tax credit for 25% of the clinical testing expenses for high-risk, high-reward drugs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
Courthouse Dogs Act

Bill: 116-hr-5403
Sponsor: Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
Introduced: 2019-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Judicial procedure and administration
Mammals
Service animals

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: 

Courthouse Dogs Act

 
This bill authorizes federal courts to allow a certified facility dog to accompany a witness testifying in a criminal proceeding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
CENSUS Resources Act

Bill: 116-hr-5404
Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
Introduced: 2019-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Intergovernmental relations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: 

Coordinating Efficiency in Nonprofit, State, and U.S. Resources Act or the CENSUS Resources Act

 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to report to Congress and the Department of Commerce one year after the 2020 decennial census regarding coordination between states, units of local government, the federal government, and nonprofit organizations in carrying out the census.
 
Specifically, such report shall (1) evaluate the level and quality of such cooperation, (2) identify any redundant use of funds, (3) identify best practices in such coordination, and (4) evaluate the effectiveness of such coordination in outreach to hard-to-count populations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
Southwest Tourism Expansion Act

Bill: 116-hr-5405
Sponsor: Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9]
Introduced: 2019-12-11 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Arizona
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Mexico
Travel and tourism
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: 

Southwest Tourism Expansion Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to waive the requirement to issue arrival-departure cards to certain Mexican nationals. Specifically, the waiver shall apply to a Mexican national who is (1) eligible for nonimmigrant admission into the United States, (2) exempt from visa and passport requirements or certain existing (and generally more limited) arrival-departure card requirements, and (3) admitted at a port of entry in Arizona on the U.S.-Mexico border for visiting Arizona for up to 30 days.
 
The waiver program shall be in effect for five years. Before the program expires, DHS shall report to Congress on issues including (1) the estimated economic impact of the program, and (2) the number of Mexican nationals who overstayed their visa in Arizona during the first four years in which the program was in effect. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2019-12-11
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-11
text: Introduced in House
To provide grants to owners of grandfamily housing, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-5406
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2019-12-12 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Child care and development
Family relationships
Family services
Housing and community development funding
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public housing
Social security and elderly assistance
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to owners of grand-family housing (i.e., housing dedicated to low-income grandparents or older relative caregivers who are caring full-time for a related child) for housing programming services, equipment, and upkeep and construction of buildings. Additionally, grant recipients must engage with grandparent and older caregivers in the community by performing periodic informational outreach and holding periodic events.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Introduced in House
Lifting Up Our First Responders Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5407
Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2019-12-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Intergovernmental relations
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: 

Lifting Up Our First Responders Act of 2019

 
This bill allows the Department of Defense (DOD) to transfer certain excess personal property from DOD to other federal or state agencies for purposes of disaster-related emergency preparedness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Introduced in House
Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act

Bill: 116-hr-5408
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2019-12-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Human rights
Religion
Russia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Ukraine
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: 

Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act

 
This bill directs the President, when determining whether Russia is a country of particular concern for religious freedom under certain federal laws, to consider incidents occurring in the parts of Ukraine controlled by Russia or Russia-affiliated non-state groups. (The United States may take certain actions, such as withdrawing development assistance, against a country of particular concern for religious freedom.) 

action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 

Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act

 
This bill directs the President, when determining whether Russia is a country of particular concern for religious freedom under certain federal laws, to consider incidents occurring in the parts of Ukraine controlled by Russia or Russia-affiliated non-state groups. (The United States may take certain actions, such as withdrawing development assistance, against a country of particular concern for religious freedom.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5920)
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5920)
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5408.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5920-5921)
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Mr. Espaillat moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-12-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-12-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Introduced in House
Incentivizing New and Valuable Energy Storage Technology (INVEST) Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5409
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2019-12-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Income tax credits
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: 

Incentivizing New and Valuable Energy Storage Technology (INVEST) Act of 2019

 
This bill provides for tax credits for energy storage technologies, including a residential energy efficient property credit for battery storage technology expenditures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Introduced in House
Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5410
Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2019-12-12 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Civil actions and liability
Food supply, safety, and labeling

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: 

Interstate Milk Freedom Act of 2019

This bill prohibits federal regulation of the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk or milk products packaged for direct human consumption under specified circumstances.
 
Specifically, the prohibition applies if (1) such products would be considered adulterated or misbranded or otherwise in violation of federal law solely because they are unpasteurized; (2) the products are allowed by the state of origin to be distributed for direct human consumption by any means; (3) they are produced, packaged, and moved in compliance with the laws of such state; and (4) they are moved from the state of origin with the intent to transport them to another state that allows the distribution of such products for direct human consumption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Introduced in House
Increasing Access to Mental Health Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5411
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2019-12-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: 

Increasing Access to Mental Health Act of 2019

 
 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a Task Force on Local Mental Health Needs to assess, and report on, the impact of the exclusion of Medicaid coverage for services at mental health institutions with more than 16 beds.
 
 The bill also establishes a grant program to coordinate and deliver mental health services in certain qualified community entities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Introduced in House