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A bill to make available the continued use of Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program project use power by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-1882
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2019-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Montana
Public contracts and procurement
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: 
This bill provides for the continued use of power from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District in Montana. 

action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 
This bill provides for the continued use of power from the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program by the Kinsey Irrigation Company and the Sidney Water Users Irrigation District in Montana. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 310.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-161.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-161.
action_date: 2019-09-25
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-310.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1883
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2019-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business records
Consumer credit
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Currency
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Foreign and international banking
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Law enforcement officers
Smuggling and trafficking
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: 

Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2019

 
This bill makes changes to anti-money laundering requirements under federal criminal and banking laws.
 
Among the changes, the bill 
 
 
specifies that a blank check drawn on an account containing more than $10,000 is a monetary instrument subject to international transport reporting requirements, 
 
increases the maximum criminal penalties for bulk cash smuggling, and 
 
permits the government to charge a defendant with a single count of money laundering for multiple violations that are part of the same scheme or continuing course of conduct. 
 

action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2019

 
This bill makes changes to anti-money laundering requirements under federal criminal and banking laws.
 
Among the changes, the bill
 
 
specifies that a blank check drawn on an account containing more than $10,000 is a monetary instrument subject to international transport reporting requirements,
 
increases the maximum criminal penalties for bulk cash smuggling, and
 
permits the government to charge a defendant with a single count of money laundering for multiple violations that are part of the same scheme or continuing course of conduct.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 160.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Graham with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-07-18
text: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
SAFETY Act

Bill: 116-s-1884
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Firearms and explosives
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Licensing and registrations
Research and development
Sales and excise taxes
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: 

Start Advancing Firearms Enhancements and Technology Act of 2019 or the SAFETY Act 

 
This bill increases the rate of the research tax credit from 20% to 30% for research expenses to develop smart gun technologies. The bill also modifies the excise tax on the sale of firearms to exempt the portion of the sale price that is attributable to smart gun technology. 
 
&quot;Smart gun technology&quot; is technology (other than a simple mechanical lock) that is designed to (1) prevent a firearm from being fired by any individual other than an authorized user; and (2) convert the firearm from the inoperable condition to the operable condition in less than two seconds after the authorized user makes contact with the firearm, the firearm's arming device, or an external safe or locking device. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1885
Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]
Introduced: 2019-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Commerce
Corporate finance and management
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: 

Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to promulgate final rules requiring certain issuers of securities to disclose whether the issuer has established procedures to recoup from compensation paid to its executive officers fines and penalties for illegal behavior. If the issuer has not established such procedures, it must explain why such procedures are not necessary for the benefit of its shareholders.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3658)
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Countering Hezbollah in Lebanon's Military Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1886
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2019-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Lebanon
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military command and structure
Military education and training
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Political parties and affiliation
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: 

Countering Hezbollah in Lebanon's Military Act of 2019

 
This bill limits the use of security assistance funds for Lebanon until certain conditions are met. Specifically, 20% of funds appropriated or made available for such security assistance may not be obligated or expended until the President certifies to Congress that (1) the Lebanese Armed Forces have taken measurable steps to limit or expel Hezbollah-influenced military personnel that have significant influence over the Lebanese Armed Forces' policies or activities, (2) activities of the Lebanese Armed Forces to disarm Hezbollah demonstrate a serious commitment to fulfill United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 calling for such disarmament, and (3) the Lebanese Armed Forces have not cooperated or partnered with Hezbollah during the last year. 
 
The President may waive the first two requirements if it is in U.S. national security interest to do so.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H–2A Modernization Act

Bill: 116-s-1887
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2019-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Aquaculture
Department of Labor
Foreign labor
Forests, forestry, trees
Fruit and vegetables
Horticulture and plants
Immigration status and procedures
Livestock
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Seafood
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: 

Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act

 
This bill expands the H-2A (temporary agricultural worker) visa program to cover additional types of labor, makes various changes to the program, and provides a safe harbor for errors in nonimmigrant worker visa applications in certain instances.
 
The bill makes H-2A visas available to an alien providing temporary labor that falls within the federal government classification categories for (1) grounds maintenance workers; (2) farming, fishing, and forestry occupations; or (3) forest, conservation, and logging workers. 
 
The bill authorizes joint employers to file a joint petition for an H-2A alien. 
 
The bill allows (1) employers seeking to rehire an H-2A worker to submit a simplified petition, and (2) employers seeking to hire H-2A workers for different time periods during a fiscal year to submit a single petition for such workers. 
 
The Department of Labor shall establish an electronic filing and appeals system for H-2A petitions. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) shall communicate electronically with an H-2A employer when USCIS requests evidence from the employer, if the employer asks to do so.
 
An employer who uses a third-party service to apply for a nonimmigrant worker visa shall not be civilly or criminally liable for errors in the application if the employer reasonably believed that the application was accurate and complied with statutory requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Go to High School, Go to College Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1888
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2019-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Minority education
Performance measurement
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: 

Go to High School, Go to College Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to carry out a pilot program that awards College in High School Federal Pell Grants to high school students for enrollment in and completion of postsecondary courses offered through dual or concurrent enrollment programs or early college high schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
TITLE Act

Bill: 116-s-1889
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2019-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Corporate finance and management
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Currency
Department of the Treasury
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Licensing and registrations
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Public contracts and procurement
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: 

True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement Act or the TITLE Act
 
This bill requires a state that receives funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program to implement certain incorporation practices, including a requirement for an entity that forms a corporation or limited liability company to provide information about its beneficial owners. 
The bill imposes a civil penalty and authorizes criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term for up to three years, or both&#8212;for providing false or fraudulent beneficial ownership information or for willfully failing to provide complete or updated beneficial ownership information. 
The bill broadens the term 
financial institution
 to include a person engaged in the business of forming corporations or limited liability companies. It directs the Department of the Treasury to require persons engaged in the business of forming corporations or limited liability companies to establish anti-money laundering programs. 
The Government Accountability Office must study and report on (1) the availability of beneficial ownership information for other legal entities (e.g., partnerships), and (2) the effectiveness of incorporation practices implemented under this bill.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Renew America’s Schools Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1890
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2019-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy prices
Environmental education
Environmental health
Higher education
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Lighting, heating, cooling
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Public contracts and procurement
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: 

Renew America&rsquo;s Schools Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a program under which the Department of Energy must award grants for energy improvements (e.g., renovations to install energy efficiency or renewable energy technologies, repairs to improve indoor air quality, or purchases of zero-emission vehicles) at public school facilities.

action_date: 2019-12-18
text: 

Renew America&rsquo;s Schools Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a program under which the Department of Energy must award grants for energy improvements (e.g., renovations to install energy efficiency or renewable energy technologies, repairs to improve indoor air quality, or purchases of zero-emission vehicles) at public school facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 383.
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-344.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
Flying Tiger Flight 739 Act

Bill: 116-s-1891
Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-06-18 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
District of Columbia
Monuments and memorials
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Vietnam

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: 

Flying Tiger Flight 739 Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to authorize inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of the 93 soldiers who died on Flying Tiger Flight 739 when it crashed in the Pacific Ocean en route to Vietnam on March 16, 1962.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-06-18
text: Introduced in Senate
TRAC Act

Bill: 116-s-1892
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2019-06-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Federal-Indian relations
Indian social and development programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Missing persons
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: 

Tribal Reporting and Accountability to Congress Act or TRAC Act

 
This bill requires tribal liaisons (appointed Assistant U.S. Attorneys) to submit an annual report on missing and murdered Native Americans in their district. Among other elements, the report should include the number of open missing and murdered Native American cases as well as the number of resolved missing and murdered Native American cases.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Introduced in Senate
FIND Act

Bill: 116-s-1893
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2019-06-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Indian social and development programs
Law enforcement administration and funding
Missing persons
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: 

Finding and Investigating Native Disappearance Act or the FIND Act

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on ways to increase reporting of missing Native Americans and the effects of substance abuse on violent crime in tribal communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1894
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2019-06-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Aging
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Disability and paralysis
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Family relationships
Federal officials
Government studies and investigations
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Mental health
Public contracts and procurement
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: 

Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish programs that are alternatives to detention for immigration enforcement and addresses related issues. 
 
Such programs must be available regardless of whether an alien is subject to a removal order or whether a charge of removability is pending, but shall not be available to certain aliens, such as those subject to mandatory detention. 
 
DHS or an immigration judge must determine, within 72 hours of an individual being taken into custody for immigration enforcement, the appropriate level of supervision for the individual and whether the individual may participate in such an alternative program. For a member of a vulnerable population (such as a victim of trafficking) or a caregiver (such as a parent of a minor), there must be a presumption that such an individual must be placed in a community-based supervision program. 
 
DHS must restore the Family Case Management Program as an alternative to detention. This program must provide community supervision and community support services through a contract with a nongovernmental organization.
 
DHS must establish a Coordinator of Alternatives to Detention position.
 
The Government Accountability Office must report on the use and effectiveness of the programs established under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Introduced in Senate
Palomares Veterans Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1896
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-06-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Accidents
Aviation and airports
Cancer
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Disability assistance
Europe
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Neurological disorders
Radiation
Spain
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: 

Palomares Veterans Act of 2019

 
This bill includes veterans who participated in the cleanup of radioactive materials at Palomares, Spain, as radiation-exposed veterans for purposes of the Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for specified cancers. 
 
Under a presumption of service-connection, specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to establish a process for updating the labeling of certain drugs with outdated labeling.

Bill: 116-s-1897
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2019-06-19 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: 
This bill authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require updates to outdated labels for certain generic drugs if the updates will provide a public health benefit. Generally, the FDA may use this authority to update the label of a generic version of a brand-name drug that has been withdrawn from the market for reasons other than safety or effectiveness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Introduced in Senate