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Protecting Access to Wheelchairs Act

Bill: 116-hr-2293
Sponsor: Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

Protecting Access to Wheelchairs Act

 
This bill excludes specified wheelchairs and associated accessories from Medicare's competitive acquisition program (in which rates are set through a competitive bidding program rather than by an established fee schedule).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-12
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: 2019-04-12
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: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Association Health Plans Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2294
Sponsor: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Self-employed
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

Association Health Plans Act of 2019

 
This bill provides statutory authority for certain short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans and association health plans.
 
The bill permits short-term, limited-duration plans to provide coverage for a period of less than 12 months, not including extensions. Under current law, such plans are exempt from certain market requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, such as coverage of individuals with preexisting conditions.
 
The bill further permits groups or associations of employers to sponsor fully insured group health plans as if they were employers. Such plans may not discriminate based on the health factors of any prospective plan participant for the purpose of granting an employer's membership in the association or determining a participant's eligibility for benefits or premium amounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Hardest Hit Housing Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2295
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Housing finance and home ownership
Lawyers and legal services
Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
Public housing

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

Hardest Hit Housing Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes through FY2023 additional funds for various housing programs, including grants to large public housing agencies for specified capital activities, grants for foreclosure mitigation counseling and legal assistance, and incremental vouchers for rental assistance for large public housing agencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Tax Filing Simplification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2297
Sponsor: Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Public contracts and procurement
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

Tax Filing Simplification Act of 201

9

 
This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to establish and operate the following programs free of charge
 
 
 online tax preparation and filing software, 
 
a program for taxpayers to download third-party provided return information relating to individual income tax returns,
 
 a program to permit individuals with simplified tax situations to elect to have the IRS prepare their returns, and
 
a program to provide technical assistance and disclose federal income tax return information to states that provide or seek to provide state-level tax filing and preparation software. 
 
 
The IRS may not enter into any agreement that restricts its legal right to provide tax return preparation services, software, or tax return filing services. 
 
 Individuals participating in, or accessing information from, the programs established by this bill must verify their identity to the satisfaction of the IRS. The IRS may not employ knowledge-based verification procedures to verify the identity of the individuals. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
ROBOCOP Act

Bill: 116-hr-2298
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency communications systems
Government information and archives
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

Repeated Objectionable Bothering Of Consumers On Phones Act or the ROBOCOP Act

 
This bill requires telecommunications companies to accurately identify callers and block robocalls.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-30
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Multilateral Aid Review Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2299
Sponsor: Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
International organizations and cooperation
Multilateral development programs
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

Multilateral Aid Review Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a U.S. Multilateral Aid Review to assess U.S. government investments in multilateral entities. The President shall establish a U.S. Multilateral Aid Review Task Force, which shall periodically report to Congress the review's findings. 
 
The task force shall establish and report the methodology for the reviews, which shall include assessments of (1) the relationship between such multilateral entities' stated goals and actual results, (2) the management practices and transparency of the entities, (3) the alignment between an entity's policies and practices with U.S. foreign policy objectives, and (4) whether U.S. goals may be better served by pursing a bilateral approach.
 
The bill establishes a U.S. Multilateral Aid Review Peer Review Group, which shall review the reports and provide feedback to the task force and to Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Eliminating Debtor’s Prison for Kids Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2300
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child health
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Elementary and secondary education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Judicial procedure and administration
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Legal fees and court costs
Mental health
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

Eliminating Debtor's Prison for Kids Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants for states to provide mental and behavioral health services to at-risk youth in any school, secure detention facility, or secure correctional facility in the state.
 
A state that receives a grant must report, for inclusion in a national report, certain information about fines and fees imposed on adults and juveniles in the criminal justice system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2301
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aging
Business ethics
Consumer affairs
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of
 
2019

 
This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish an office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise the FTC on the prevention of fraud targeting seniors and to assist the FTC in monitoring the market for mail, television, Internet, telemarketing, and recorded message telephone call (robocall) fraud targeting seniors.
 
The office must (1) disseminate to seniors and their families and caregivers information on the most common fraud schemes, including methods of reporting complaints either to the FTC's national toll-free telephone number or to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel Network, where complaints become immediately available to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, state attorneys general, and other appropriate law enforcement agencies; (2) provide, in response to a specific request about a particular entity or individual, publicly available information regarding the FTC's enforcement action; and (3) maintain a website as a resource for information on fraud targeting seniors. 
 
The FTC must establish procedures through the office to (1) log and acknowledge the receipt of complaints by individuals who believe they have fallen victim to such fraud in the Consumer Sentinel Network and to make such complaints immediately available to federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities; and (2) provide individuals with information on such fraud, including the most common schemes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act

Bill: 116-hr-2302
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Census and government statistics
Inflation and prices
Self-employed
Social security and elderly assistance
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act 

 
This bill revises the methodology for calculating Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits and phases out the cap on compensation subject to Social Security taxation.
 
The bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare and publish a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) to track cost-of-living changes for individuals age 62 or older. The Social Security Administration shall use the CPI-E to calculate the cost-of-living adjustment for OASDI benefits, where it currently uses the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. 
 
The bill phases out and after 2025 eliminates the cap on compensation ($132,900 in 2019) subject to Social Security taxation. This change applies to both wage earners and the self-employed.
 
The bill also changes the calculation for the primary insurance amount (the amount received by a beneficiary who elects to receive OASDI benefits at full retirement age) by including the additional earnings that are now taxed as a result of the cap elimination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, 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: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Gladys Ricart Gun Offender Registry Act

Bill: 116-hr-2303
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Domestic violence and child abuse
Federal-Indian relations
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Photography and imaging
Sex offenses
State and local government operations
Terrorism
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

Gladys Ricart Gun Offender Registry Act

 
This bill establishes national standards for gun offender registration and notification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Autofill Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2304
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Computers and information technology
Department of the Treasury
Government information and archives
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

Autofill Act of 201

9

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a program to allow taxpayers to download income tax forms that are populated with tax return information (e.g., wages, withholding, and self-employment income) previously reported to Treasury for the taxable year.
 
By October 31, 2019, Treasury must: (1) establish standards for data download to tax preparation software, and (2) provide a demonstration server for downloading the partially populated printable document file.
 
By February 15, 2020, and annually thereafter, Treasury must a provide a secure function on its website that allows a taxpayer to download, as both a printable document file and in a form suitable for input to automatic tax preparation software, the 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ forms that are populated with tax return information previously reported to Treasury. 
 
The bill also establishes deadlines for reporting tax return information to Treasury and for making such information available for populating tax returns.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Members Business Loan Act

Bill: 116-hr-2305
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business investment and capital
Credit and credit markets
Small business
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

Veterans Members Business Loan Act

 
This bill excludes from credit union aggregate loan limitations member business loans made to veterans. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Puerto Rico Medicaid Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2306
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Caribbean area
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Puerto Rico
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

Puerto Rico Medicaid Act of 2019

 
This bill excludes Puerto Rico from the specified Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) of 55% for U.S. territories. Under current law, a state's FMAP is generally based on the state's per capita income and may range from 50% to 83%.
 
The bill also increases Medicaid funding for Puerto Rico beginning in FY2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide authority to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration to provide a cash award to Administration employees with foreign language skills, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2307
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 
This bill provides authority for the Drug Enforcement Administration to pay a cash award to an employee who maintains proficiency in a mission-critical language or who uses a foreign language in the performance of official duties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the VA MISSION Act of 2018 to expand the veterans healing veterans medical access and scholarship program to include more students and schools.

Bill: 116-hr-2308
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Caribbean area
Health personnel
Medical education
Puerto Rico
Student aid and college costs
Texas
U.S. territories and protectorates
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 
This bill expands the Department of Veterans Affairs medical education pilot program, which currently provides funding for the medical education of two eligible veterans at each of the nine covered medical schools. The bill adds five schools to the list of covered medical schools, increasing the number of veterans covered from 18 to 28.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
Real Estate Exchange Fairness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2309
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-04-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Puerto Rico
Real estate business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: 

 Real Estate Exchange Fairness Act of 201

9

 
This bill requires Puerto Rico to be treated as part of the United States for the purpose of determining if an exchange of real property qualifies as a like-kind exchange for tax purposes. (Under current law, real property located in the United States and real property located outside of the United States are not property of a like kind.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Introduced in House