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To amend title 13, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a mid-decade census of population for the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-2773
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: American Samoa
Census and government statistics
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Commerce, in 2025 and every 10 years thereafter, to take a mid-decade census of population of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E597)
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2774
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2019-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: 

Primary Care Patient Protection Act of 201

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 This bill modifies the requirements for the high deductible health plans that are required for tax-preferred health savings accounts. The bill requires the plans to offer coverage with no deductible for primary care services provided during the first two visits during a year to an individual's designated primary care provider. The primary care provider must be a general practitioner, family physician, general internist, obstetrician, gynecologist, pediatrician, geriatric physician, or advanced practice registered nurse acting in accordance with state laws. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act

Bill: 116-hr-2775
Sponsor: Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27]
Introduced: 2019-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Domestic violence and child abuse
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: 

Protecting LGBTQ Youth Act

 
This bill expands programs that prevent and treat child abuse and neglect to address issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. Specifically, these programs include (1) research and reporting requirements, (2) providing technical assistance, (3) grants to states and local agencies to train child-welfare personnel, and (4) community-based prevention-service grants, among others.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Introduced in House
Stop Sewage Overflow Act

Bill: 116-hr-2776
Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Environmental technology
Lakes and rivers
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: 

Stop Sewage Overflow Act 

 
This bill gives priority for sewer overflow and stormwater reuse municipal grants to a municipality with high levels of sewage in its rivers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Introduced in House
PALS Act

Bill: 116-hr-2777
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2019-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Veterans' medical care
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: 

Protecting Access to Lifesaving Screenings Act of 

2019
 
or the PALS Act

 
This bill makes a series of changes relating to health insurance coverage of screening mammography. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires that any provision of law referring to current recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) with respect to breast cancer screening mammography be administered as if (1) the provision referred to USPSTF recommendations last issued before 2009; and (2) those recommendations applied to any screening mammography modality, including any digital modality of such a procedure. This requirement shall also apply to the Veterans Health Administration's policy on mammography screening for veterans.
 
In addition, the bill preserves Medicare coverage for screening mammography, without a requirement for coinsurance, and expands the definition of screening mammography to include any digital modality of such a procedure. Further, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may not decrease the frequency with which screening mammography may be paid by Medicare for a woman over 39 years of age.
 
In 2009, the USPSTF updated its guidelines to recommend against routine screening mammography for women between 40 to 49 years of age and to recommend biennial, instead of annual, screening mammography for most women between 50 to 74 years of age. In 2015, through the appropriations process, a three-year moratorium was placed on implementing the guidelines; the moratorium was subsequently renewed until January 1, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-15
text: Introduced in House
SAFE from Illicit Foreign Opioids Act

Bill: 116-hr-2780
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Crime prevention
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Foreign aid and international relief
Intergovernmental relations
International organizations and cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

SAFE from Illicit Foreign Opioids Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to stop the flow of illicit opioids in the United States. Strategy priorities shall include reducing the production of illicit opioids, strengthening the ability of partner countries to detect and stop opioid threats, and increasing the political will of foreign governments to target online opioid sales and associated financial transactions.
 
The bill also requires annual reports on the strategy.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Employee Flexibility Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2782
Sponsor: Rep. Walorski, Jackie [R-IN-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Employee Flexibility Act of 2019

 
This bill increases the hours of service required for an employee to be classified as a full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide minimum essential health care coverage to full-time employees. The bill increases the hours of service threshold from an average of at least 30 hours of service a week to an average of at least 40 hours of service a week.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2783
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Citizenship and naturalization
Congressional oversight
Immigration status and procedures
Latin America
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Travel and tourism
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill provides a path to lawful permanent resident status for qualifying aliens who, on or before a certain date (1) had or were eligible for temporary protected status (TPS), or (2) had received deferred enforced departure (DED) status. (TPS is available to nationals of designated countries, and an alien with such status is allowed to remain in the United States with work authorization. DED status also prevents removal and provides work authorization.)
 
A qualifying alien must have been continually present in the United States for at least three years before this bill's enactment. An alien who previously had TPS or DED status and was removed or departed solely due to the termination of such status may apply for lawful admission as a permanent resident from abroad, subject to certain conditions. Certain grounds for inadmissibility, such as an alien likely being a public charge, shall not apply to aliens applying for permanent resident status under this bill.
 
The parents, spouse, or unmarried child of an alien admitted for permanent residence under this bill shall also be admitted for permanent residence. 
 
Qualifying aliens admitted for permanent residence under this bill shall be eligible for naturalization. Language proficiency requirements related to naturalization shall be waived for such aliens.
 
Venezuela shall be treated as a designated TPS country.
 
Within three days after announcing the termination a country's designation for TPS, the Department of Justice shall report to Congress the circumstances surrounding the termination.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
CLIMB ONCE Act

Bill: 116-hr-2784
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Public utilities and utility rates
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements or the CLIMB ONCE Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to recommend best practices for states implementing a one-touch-make-ready policy (i.e., a policy to reduce the time and cost of broadband equipment deployment on utility poles by allowing a single construction crew to make changes to multiple utility wires). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Community Broadband Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2785
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public-private cooperation
State and local government operations
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Community Broadband Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits state and local entities from blocking the provision of broadband by public providers or public-private partnership providers. Further, public providers and state or local entities participating in such a partnership must administer applicable ordinances and rules without discrimination against competing private providers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Jake Laird Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2786
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Jake Laird Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to make grants to states to implement laws that authorize a law enforcement officer to seize firearms from a person if there is probable cause to believe the person is dangerous.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3851)
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
CPI for Seniors Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2787
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Inflation and prices
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

CPI for Seniors Act of 2019 

 
This bill directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics to prepare and publish a monthly Consumer Price Index for Seniors that indicates changes in expenditures typical for U.S. consumers aged 62 or older. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Rural Health Clinic Modernization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2788
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Rural Health Clinic Modernization Act of 2019

 
This bill makes a series of changes to criteria, requirements, and payments for rural health clinics under Medicare. 
 
Among other things, the bill (1) allows rural health clinics that are not directed by physicians to enter into arrangements with physician assistants or nurse practitioners that generally comply with state laws (regarding scope of practice), rather than other specific requirements; (2) allows rural health clinics to serve as the distant site for purposes of telehealth services; and (3) beginning in 2020, increases the maximum payment rate per visit for rural health clinics.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-16
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: 2019-05-16
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: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a health insurance Federal Invisible Risk Sharing Program.

Bill: 116-hr-2789
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to administer a Federal Invisible Risk Sharing Program that pays health insurers for claims by eligible individuals in order to lower health-insurance premiums in the individual market.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2790
Sponsor: Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Crime victims
Federal district courts
Foreign property
Government liability
Iran
Jurisdiction and venue
Lebanon
Middle East
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
New York City
Sanctions
Securities
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Our Obligation to Recognize American Heroes (OORAH) Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes jurisdiction over certain Iranian assets so that judgments against Iran for the 1983 bombing of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, may be collected by the victims' families. Specifically, the bill establishes personal jurisdiction for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York over Iranian funds held outside the United States by any foreign securities intermediary. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2791
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal-Indian relations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Department of Veterans Affairs Tribal Advisory Committee Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish the Advisory Committee on Tribal and Indian Affairs to advise the VA on matters relating to Native American tribes, tribal organizations, and Native American veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-07-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-07-23
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
SECURES Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2792
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Department of Transportation
Elementary and secondary education
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act of 2019 or the SECURES Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on new federal standards for school bus seat belt requirements on all school buses, regardless of gross vehicle weight rating.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
Miranda's Law

Bill: 116-hr-2793
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2019-05-16 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Transportation
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Licensing and registrations
Personnel records
State and local government operations
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: 

Miranda Vargas School Bus Driver Red Flag Act

 or Miranda's Law

 
This bill directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to issue a final regulation requiring the implementation of a national employer notification service that states may access. The term "employer notification service" means a service that automatically provides a report to an employer (with notice and a copy of the report to the employee involved) on the change in the status of the driving record or license of an employee who has a commercial driver's license due to a conviction, license suspension or revocation, or any other action taken against the driving privilege. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-16
text: Introduced in House