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To reauthorize the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program.

Bill: 116-hr-870
Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Educational facilities and institutions
Higher education
Historic sites and heritage areas
Minority education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation Fund Grant Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Bears Ears Expansion And Respect for Sovereignty Act

Bill: 116-hr-871
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historical and cultural resources
Land transfers
Monuments and memorials
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Utah
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Bears Ears Expansion And Respect for Sovereignty Act

 
This bill expands the boundaries of the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah. 
 
The Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) shall administer the lands under their jurisdictions within the expanded boundaries (1) as part of the monument; and (2) in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 9558, dated December 28, 2016, that provided for the establishment of the monument. 
 
Interior and USDA shall promptly carry out the proclamation's provisions, including the provisions requiring them to engage the Bears Ears Commission to
 
 
ensure the proper care and management of the objects identified,
 
ensure that management decisions affecting the monument reflect tribal expertise and traditional and historical knowledge, and 
 
provide guidance and recommendations on the development and implementation of management plans and on management of the monument. 

 
The National Park Service shall administer the Natural Bridges National Monument and those portions of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area that are within the expanded boundaries of the monument.
 
Interior and USDA may acquire any land, water, or interests in land that are located within the revised boundaries of the monument by donation, purchase, or exchange. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Transformation to Competitive Employment Act

Bill: 116-hr-873
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Employment and training programs
Family services
Labor standards
Mental health
Performance measurement
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Transformation to Competitive Employment Act

 
This bill addresses employment standards for individuals with disabilities. 
 
The bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to states and certain eligible entities to assist them in transforming their business and program models to support individuals with disabilities by 
 
 
operating competitive integrated employment businesses, 
 
assisting disabled individuals in finding and retaining work in such employment, and 
 
providing integrated employment and integrated community participation and wraparound services for such individuals. 
 
 
The bill prohibits the issuance of new special certificates that allow payment of subminimum wages to disabled individuals and phases out existing certificates over a six year period. 
 
The bill directs the Office of Disability Employment of Labor to award grants to provide technical assistance to employers transitioning from special certificates to competitive integrated employment for disabled individuals. 
 
Labor must contract with a nonprofit entity to conduct an evaluation of the impact of the transitioning requirements of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-874
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal district courts
Judicial procedure and administration
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Specialized courts

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Juror Non-Discrimination Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the exclusion of individuals from jury service on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-875
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food supply, safety, and labeling
Mammals
Meat
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the knowing sale or transport of equines (i.e., horses or other members of the horse family) or equine parts for human consumption.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act

Bill: 116-hr-878
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Income tax deductions
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Educators Expense Deduction Modernization Act 

 
This bill modifies the tax deduction for certain expenses of elementary and secondary school teachers to (1) increase from $250 to $500 the annual limit on the expenses that may be deducted, and (2) require the limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2019. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Support Local Transportation Act

Bill: 116-hr-879
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Support Local Transportation Act

 
This bill revises requirements for the surface transportation block grant program to increase the percentages of program funds required to be allocated to states for each of FY2019-FY2020 for surface transportation projects in
 
 
urbanized areas with a population of over 200,000, 
 
non-urban areas with a population greater than 5,000, and 
 
other areas of the state. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-880
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Oil and gas
Roads and highways
Taxation of foreign income
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2019

 
 This bill limits or repeals certain tax benefits for major integrated oil companies, including (1) the foreign tax credit for companies that are dual capacity taxpayers, (2) the tax deduction for intangible drilling and development costs, (3) the percentage depletion allowance for oil and gas wells, and (4) the tax deduction for qualified tertiary injectant expenses.
 
The bill modifies the definition of &quot;major integrated oil company&quot; to include certain successors in interest that control more than 50% of the crude oil production or natural gas production of the company.
 
The bill establishes a Transportation Block Grant Fund and appropriates to the fund amounts equal to the increase in revenues as a result of this bill. The funds must be used for making grants under the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-881
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Tennessee Valley Authority

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2019

 
This bill revises the duties of the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors to include holding public meetings. 
 
The board must provide public notice at least six days before such a meeting, unless the meeting is designated as an emergency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Time Off to Vote Act

Bill: 116-hr-882
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Time Off to Vote Act 

 
This bill entitles an employee to two hours of paid leave on the day of a federal election in order to vote.
 
The employer may determine the two-hour period, excluding any lunch break or other break. 
 
Taking such leave shall not result in the employee losing accrued employment benefits.
 
The bill makes it unlawful for an employer to interfere with the right to take such leave or for an employer to discriminate against an employee for taking such leave.
 
The bill makes it unlawful for any employer to retaliate against an employee for (1) opposing any practice made unlawful by this bill; (2) filing a charge, or instituting or causing to be instituted any proceeding, under or related to this bill; or (3) testifying or preparing to testify in an inquiry or proceeding relating to such leave.
 
The bill specifies penalties for employers who violate these provisions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Families Belong Together Act

Bill: 116-hr-883
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Families Belong Together Act

 
This bill grants lawful permanent resident status to certain aliens who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
 
Children and their legal guardians or parents shall be eligible if DHS separated them and failed to demonstrate in a hearing that the legal guardian or parent was unfit or presented a danger to the child. Such a child shall be eligible whether he or she remained in the custody of DHS or the Office of Refugee Settlement, was released to a sponsor, or repatriated to his or her country of origin.
 
Individuals who are inadmissible for various grounds, including those related to criminal activity or security concerns, shall not be eligible.
 
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall grant all applications from eligible individuals for humanitarian parole or for lawful permanent resident status, and no application fees may be charged. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Mental Health Access Act

Bill: 116-hr-884
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health personnel
Medicare
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Medicare Mental Health Access Act

 
This bill expands the definition of "physician," for purposes of the Medicare program, to include a clinical psychologist with respect to the furnishing of qualified psychologist services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-30
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-30
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: 2019-01-30
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: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-885
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the treatment of certain student loans in bankruptcy.
 
Specifically it allows private education loans to be discharged in bankruptcy regardless of whether a debtor demonstrates undue hardship. Under current law, student loans may be discharged in bankruptcy only if the loans impose an undue hardship on the debtor.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E110-111)
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, as the Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building.

Bill: 116-hr-887
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Utah

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, as the "Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building."
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, as the "Jerry C. Washburn Post Office Building."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Became Public Law No: 116-79.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Became Public Law No: 116-79.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-12-04
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-12-04
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-11-25
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6767)
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6767)
action_date: 2019-11-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 294.
action_date: 2019-11-07
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-11-07
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8176)
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8176)
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 887.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8176-8177)
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Mr. Rouda moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 116-79
Women’s Public Health and Safety Act

Bill: 116-hr-888
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Medicaid
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Women's Public Health and Safety Act

 
This bill allows a state to exclude from participation in the state's Medicaid program a provider that performs an abortion, unless (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or (2) the woman suffers from a physical issue that would place her in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. (Under current law, a state plan for medical assistance must provide that any individual eligible for medical assistance may obtain required services from any provider qualified to perform them.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
United States and Republic of Korea Alliance Support Act

Bill: 116-hr-889
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
China
Collective security
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Japan
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
North Korea
Nuclear weapons
Russia
South Korea

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

United States and Republic of Korea Alliance Support Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from reducing below 22,000 the number of active-duty servicemembers deployed to South Korea unless DOD makes specified certifications, including that such a reduction is in the interest of national security. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House