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Technology in Criminal Justice Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5227
Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Evidence and witnesses
Executive agency funding and structure
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Technology in Criminal Justice Act of 2019

 
This bill sets forth initiatives to improve the capacity of law enforcement to utilize digital evidence in conducting criminal justice activities. 
 
Among other things, the bill does the following:
 
 
establishes within the Department of Justice (DOJ) a new office&#8212;the Office of Digital Law Enforcement&#8212;to train, support, and prepare criminal justice personnel; 
 
requires DOJ to designate a federal entity to be the Center of Excellence for Digital Forensics; 
 
provides for a review of existing programs that provide training, education, and technical assistance to improve digital evidence capacity of criminal justice personnel; 
 
establishes a new program&#8212;a Law Enforcement Technology Support to State and Local Law Enforcement program&#8212;to facilitate the use of existing grant funds to improve the digital evidence capacity of law enforcement personnel; and 
 
establishes the Department of Justice Technology Policy Advisory Board to foster dialogue on policy issues. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report on the Federal Government's ability to hire and retain Chinese-language-capable employees, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-5228
Sponsor: Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the federal government's ability to hire Chinese-language-capable employees.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5229
Sponsor: Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Higher education
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Luke and Alex School Safety Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a Federal Clearinghouse on School Safety Best Practices for use by state and local educational and law-enforcement agencies, institutions of higher education, health professionals, and the public.
 
DHS shall, among other things
 
 
collect clearinghouse data analytics, user feedback on the implementation of best practices and recommendations identified by the clearinghouse, and any evaluations conducted on these best practices and recommendations; and 
 
coordinate with the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Justice to assess and identify best practices and recommendations and establish an advisory board to provide feedback and propose additional recommendations. 

 
The bill specifies the criteria for best practices and recommendations of the clearinghouse, including evidence that the best practice or recommendation has had a significant effect on improving the health, safety, and welfare of persons in school settings. 
 
The bill provides for grant program review. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act

Bill: 116-hr-5230
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Child health
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Intergovernmental relations
Medical research
Research administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

 Elijah E. Cummings Family Asthma Act

 
This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collaborate with state and local health departments to (1) conduct activities regarding asthma, including deterring the harmful consequences of uncontrolled asthma, and disseminating health education and information regarding prevention of asthma episodes and strategies for managing asthma; and (2) develop state plans incorporating public health responses to reduce the burden of asthma, particularly regarding disproportionately affected populations.
 
 Additionally, the bill revises and expands requirements for asthma surveillance activities and requires the CDC to coordinate data collection activities to maximize the comparability of results.
 
Further, the Department of Health and Human Services must submit an assessment of current activities related to asthma prevention, management, and surveillance that includes recommendations for the future direction of asthma activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Act

Bill: 116-hr-5231
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Elementary and secondary education
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Pedestrians and bicycling
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Transportation Alternatives Enhancements Act

 
This bill revises and reauthorizes the surface transportation block grant program (Transportation Alternatives Program) in the Department of Transportation (DOT).
 
For example, states are allowed to allocate funds under the program to counties, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation planning organizations, and local governments.Additionally, metropolitan planning organizations that serve an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or fewer are eligible for funding.
 
The bill also (1) adjusts the funding limits for states to improve the ability of applicants to access funding in an efficient and expeditious manner, (2) limits the transferability of funds under the program unless a state meets certain requirements, and (3) expands the safe route to school program of DOT to high schools. Currently, the safe route to school program is carried out for the benefit of children in primary and middle schools (schools providing education from kindergarten through eighth grade).
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Road to Recovery Act

Bill: 116-hr-5232
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Road to Recovery Act

 
This bill provides for coverage, under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), of inpatient services in a residential substance-use disorder treatment facility with respect to an individual under 65 years of age.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Extend Act

Bill: 116-hr-5233
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Extend Act

 
This bill extends for two years the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The temporary order expires on February 6, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act

Bill: 116-hr-5234
Sponsor: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Department of Transportation
Executive agency funding and structure
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Motorcyclist Advisory Council Reauthorization Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the establishment of the Motorcyclist Advisory Council whose duties are to advise the Department of Transportation on transportation issues of concern to motorcyclists, including (1) barrier design; (2) road design, construction, and maintenance practices; and (3) the architecture and implementation of intelligent transportation system technologies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

Bill: 116-hr-5235
Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief
Photography and imaging
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 
This bill revises provisions related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) to require states to include a photograph of one or more members of a household on electronic benefit cards that are issued to provide program benefits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5236
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Advisory bodies
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Education
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Employment and training programs
Financial literacy
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Student records
Vocational and technical education
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants to certain national youth-serving organizations for comprehensive workforce readiness programs provided to youth that take place before or after school, during summer vacation or holiday, or on the weekend (i.e., out-of-school-time programs).
 
Such grants must be used to develop and implement youth workforce readiness programs, including for activities such as on-the-job and leadership opportunities, internships, and other supportive services.
 
The bill also requires local workforce development boards to establish youth councils as subgroups of the boards.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Purple Heart Flag Act

Bill: 116-hr-5237
Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Commemorative events and holidays
Conflicts and wars
Department of Defense
Department of State
Department of Veterans Affairs
District of Columbia
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Health facilities and institutions
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
National symbols
Selective Service System
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Purple Heart Flag Act

 
This bill designates a flag as the Purple Heart Flag (which recognizes soldiers wounded during hostilities) and requires that it be displayed in a manner visible to the public.
 
The Flag shall be displayed on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, National POW/MIA Recognition Day, and Veterans Day in the following locations:
 
 
the World War II Memorial; 
 
the Korean War Veterans Memorial; 
 
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; 
 
each national cemetery; 
 
the buildings containing the official offices of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Director of the Selective Service System; and 
 
each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include digital breast tomosynthesis as a primary and preventative health care service under the military health system and the TRICARE program.

Bill: 116-hr-5238
Sponsor: Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cancer
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military medicine
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Better and Robust Screening Today Act or the BRST Act

 
This bill revises revises coverage of primary and preventive health services for women under the TRICARE program to include the use of digital breast tomosynthesis in breast cancer screening.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act

Bill: 116-hr-5239
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Federal preemption
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act

This bill requires that all prescription drug manufacturers submit certain information for every drug marketed in the United States to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Specifically, manufacturers must provide information about cost, pricing, and rebates. Manufacturers are also required to submit any price changes to a prescription drug at least 30 days in advance.

HHS must make this information available through a public database that enables consumers to subscribe to price change notifications for different types of prescriptions drugs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the look-thru rule for related controlled foreign corporations permanent.

Bill: 116-hr-5240
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Foreign and international corporations
Income tax deferral
Taxation of foreign income
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax rule exempting dividends, interest, rents, and royalties received or accrued from certain controlled foreign corporations by a related entity from treatment as foreign holding company income (thus permitting tax deferral of such income).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act

Bill: 116-hr-5241
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2019-11-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
State and local government operations
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: 

Protecting Students from Worthless Degrees Act

 
This bill makes an institution of higher education (IHE) ineligible to receive federal student financial assistance if it fails to meet certain requirements, and it requires an IHE to make certain certifications about its gainful employment programs.
 
Specifically, an IHE that offers a degree or certificate program to prepare students for entry into a profession that requires licensing or certification as a precondition for entry is not eligible to receive any federal student financial assistance unless (1) a student is fully qualified to take the required entry examination or be licensed or certified for the profession upon the successful completion of the program, and (2) the institution provides timely placement for all of the academically related pre-licensure requirements for entry into the profession (e.g., clinical placements or internships).
 
An IHE must also certify that each eligible gainful employment program meets specified requirements, including approval or accreditation by a recognized agency and satisfaction of applicable educational prerequisites for professional licensure or certification. If an IHE does not satisfy such prerequisites, it must notify a student who intends to enroll in the program and obtain a handwritten acknowledgement from the student that they wish to enroll.
 
Lastly, an IHE that offers distance education or correspondence courses must be legally authorized within each state in which its enrolled students are located.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2019-11-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Veterans' 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: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Introduced in House