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Prosecuting Gun Crimes Saves Lives Act

Bill: 116-hr-5836
Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Introduced: 2020-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Employee hiring
Firearms and explosives
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Lawyers and legal services
Retail and wholesale trades
Smuggling and trafficking
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: 

Prosecuting Gun Crimes Saves Lives Act

 
This bill establishes requirements and authorities for the Department of Justice to take certain actions to address the illegal purchase and possession of firearms, including by authorizing grants and establishing task forces to increase investigations and prosecutions of relevant offenses.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Investing in Your Family's Future Act

Bill: 116-hr-5837
Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Introduced: 2020-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child care and development
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax deferral

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: 

Investing in Your Family's Future Act 

 This bill allows certain employer-sponsored retirement plans to make matching contributions for child care payments as if the payments were salary reduction contributions to the retirement plan.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act

Bill: 116-hr-5838
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2020-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Community life and organization
Elementary and secondary education
Employee leave
Family relationships
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: 

Family Leave for Parental Involvement in Education Act

 
 This bill provides eligible employees to up to 48 hours of additional annual family and medical leave to attend activities related to a school or community organization attended by an employee's child or grandchild. Employees may use not more than 8 hours of such leave per 30-day period and must notify employers in advance of using such leave. This leave also is available to federal employees.
 
 Additionally, employers generally may require employees to substitute accrued vacation, personal, family, medical, or sick leave for leave available under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2020-02-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2020-02-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, and House Administration, 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: 2020-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Explore America Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5839
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-02-10 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Economic development
Employment and training programs
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Housing and community development funding
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Performance measurement
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: 

Explore America Act of 2019

 This bill modifies and sets forth new provisions regarding the Preserve America Program and authorizes partnerships with gateway communities adjacent to units of the National Park System. 
The Department of the Interior shall offer to enter into partnerships with gateway communities, including Native American communities and National Heritage Areas, to leverage heritage tourism assets in order to strengthen the local economies and create jobs in those communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-10
text: Introduced in House
Counting All Military Votes Act

Bill: 116-hr-5840
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2020-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Military personnel and dependents
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: 

Counting All Military Votes Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to ensure that absent uniformed services voters who are on active duty or service at diplomatic and consular posts of the United States are able to receive and transmit balloting materials in the same manner (i.e., through express mail) as absent uniformed services voters who are on active duty or service at military installations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Voices for Environmental Justice Act

Bill: 116-hr-5842
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2020-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Community life and organization
Due process and equal protection
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Indian social and development programs
Licensing and registrations
Minority health
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Solid waste and recycling

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: 

Voices for Environmental Justice Act

 
This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants to eligible entities to participate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their communities in connection with an actual or potential release of a covered hazardous air pollutant. Additionally, the bill authorizes the EPA to award grants to eligible entities to participate in decisions impacting the health and safety of their communities relating to the permitting or permit renewal of a solid waste disposal facility or hazardous waste facility.
 
An eligible entity must be a group of individuals who reside in a community that (1) is a population or community of color, an indigenous community, or a low-income community; and (2) is in close proximity to the site of an actual or potential release of a covered hazardous air pollutant.
 
Covered hazardous air pollutants include those listed on the Toxics Release Inventory or those identified as carcinogenic by an assessment under the Integrated Risk Information System of the EPA.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5843
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
Introduced: 2020-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Department of Veterans Affairs
Evidence and witnesses
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: 

Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020

 
This bill gives the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) the authority to subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses as necessary to carry out the duties of the office.
 
The bill prohibits the VA OIG from subpoenaing the attendance and testimony of current federal employees.
 
Under the bill, the VA OIG must notify the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the intended witness of the intent to issue a subpoena. If DOJ objects to the subpoena because it will interfere with an ongoing investigation, the VA OIG may not issue the subpoena. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-09-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2020-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
ACCESS Rural America Act

Bill: 116-hr-5844
Sponsor: Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2020-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Telecommunication rates and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: 

Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports Rural America Act or the ACCESS Rural America Act 

 
This bill increases the shareholder registration threshold for issuers receiving support through federal universal service support mechanisms, which provide communication services to underserved areas. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Neutralizing Unfair Chinese Export Subsidies Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5846
Sponsor: Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1]
Introduced: 2020-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: China
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Government lending and loan guarantees
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: 

Neutralizing Unfair Chinese Export Subsidies Act of 2020

 
This bill places requirements on the Department of the Treasury related to negotiations to end export credit financing.
 
Specifically, the bill requires Treasury to submit a strategy for U.S. advocacy and cooperation with allies and partners. Such strategy shall encompass how to (1) ensure compliance by China with the financial terms and conditions of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits, and (2) eliminate subsidized export financing programs and other forms of export subsidies. 
 
Additionally, the bill shifts certain requirements for negotiations related to ending export credit financing that currently lay with the President to the Department of the Treasury.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
George Henry White Commemorative Stamp Act

Bill: 116-hr-5847
Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
Introduced: 2020-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: House of Representatives
Members of Congress
North Carolina
Postal service
Racial and ethnic relations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: 

George Henry White Commemorative Stamp Act

 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a commemorative postage stamp in honor of former Representative George Henry White. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
ASSET Act

Bill: 116-hr-5848
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2020-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Food assistance and relief
Inflation and prices
Marriage and family status
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: 

Allowing Steady Savings by Eliminating Tests Act or the ASSET Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of asset tests or resource limits in certain means-tested public assistance programs and increases the resource limits to qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). SSI is a federal income supplement program designed to help aged, blind, and disabled individuals with limited income and resources meet basic needs.
 
Under the bill, states may not use asset or resource limits to determine eligibility for (1) programs funded by Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grants, (2) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or (3) the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. 
 
In addition, an individual may have up to $10,000 in certain resources (or up to $20,000 for a couple) and qualify for SSI. Under current law, the limit is $2,000 for an individual (or $3,000 for a couple).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 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: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Illicit Arms Trafficking Security Enforcement Act

Bill: 116-hr-5849
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2020-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mexico
Smuggling and trafficking

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: 

Illicit Arms Trafficking Security Enforcement Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to establish a new unit&#8212;a Border Enforcement Security Task Force unit&#8212;to investigate transnational criminal organization arms smuggling across the international border between the United States and Mexico.
 
The purposes of the new unit include, among other things, reducing arms smuggling from the United States to Mexico.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5850
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2020-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Department of the Interior
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Land use and conservation
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public participation and lobbying
Rural conditions and development
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: 

Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes an interagency coordination program for tribal access to broadband service and further expands broadband access on tribal land, including by setting aside certain funds for its deployment and establishing a pilot program for tribes to grant rights-of-way for the construction, maintenance, and facilitation of broadband service on their land.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and 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: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
2019 ESOP Fairness Act

Bill: 116-hr-5851
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2020-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business records
Employee benefits and pensions
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: 

2019 ESOP Fairness Act

 
This bill allows certain over-the-counter securities to be treated as publicly traded employer securities for purposes of the diversification requirements for employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 116-hr-5853
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2020-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Government studies and investigations
Historic sites and heritage areas
North Carolina
Virginia
Wetlands

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: 

Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating a study area comprised of cities and counties in Virginia and counties in North Carolina as a National Heritage Area to be known as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area.
 
The study shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on whether the study area (1) has an assemblage of natural, historic, and cultural resources that represent distinctive aspects of the people and culture of the United States; and (2) are worthy of recognition, conservation, interpretation, and continuing use.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments

Bill: 116-hr-5854
Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6]
Introduced: 2020-02-11 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Racial and ethnic relations
School athletics

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: 

Native Act to Transform Imagery in Various Environments

 
This bill establishes grants and a committee within the Department of Education (ED) to assist schools with discontinuing the use of derogatory or discriminatory names or depictions as team names, mascots, or nicknames.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes ED to make (1) grants to elementary, secondary, and postsecondary schools to assist them in discontinuing the use of names or depictions that are derogatory or discriminatory; and (2) subsequent grants to schools to discontinue objectionable names or depictions and to Indian schools for construction or renovation.
 
Additionally, ED must establish a committee on Indian relations to (1) determine which names and depictions are derogatory or discriminatory, (2) identify schools that use derogatory or discriminatory names or descriptions and inform them of the availability of assistance in discontinuing their use, (3) assist ED in awarding grants, and (4) provide cultural proficiency training at grantee schools.
 
The bill lists 
Indians
, 
Redskins
, 
Braves
, and 
Chiefs 
as derogatory or discriminatory names or depictions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-11
text: Introduced in House