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To amend titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to authorize a person awarded the Medal of Honor to designate an individual to receive the special pension after death, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1779
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 
This bill authorizes a Medal of Honor recipient to designate an individual to receive the special pension associated with such honor after their death. If a Medal of Honor is awarded posthumously, the individual authorized to direct disposition of the remains of the recipient shall be treated as the designee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History

Bill: 116-hr-1780
Sponsor: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Europe
Government studies and investigations
Historical and cultural resources
Ireland
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

Commission to Study the Creation of a National Museum of Irish American History

 
This bill establishes a commission to study the potential for creating a National Museum of Irish American History. 
 
 
The commission shall (1) develop and obtain an independent review of a fund-raising plan to support the museum through public contributions, and (2) submit recommendations for a legislative plan of action for the creation and construction of the museum. 
 
The commission may host a national conference on the museum for individuals who are committed to the advancement of Irish-American life, art, history, and culture. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
American Apprenticeship Act

Bill: 116-hr-1782
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Performance measurement
State and local government operations
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

American Apprenticeship Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Labor to make grants to assist states in carrying out projects that defray the cost of instruction associated with pre-apprenticeship and qualified apprenticeship programs.
 
Labor shall (1) establish performance measures and an evaluation system for such grant program; and (2) identify in-demand occupations that lack the use of apprenticeships, analyze the use of the qualified apprenticeship program model in those occupations, and report on such analysis to states and Congress.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Keep Food Safe from Glyphosate Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1783
Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Child safety and welfare
Consumer affairs
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Grain
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Marketing and advertising
Pest management
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

Keep Food Safe from Glyphosate Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a permanent tolerance for the use of glyphosate on oats not to exceed 0.1 parts per million. The labeling for pesticides containing glyphosate must include specific wording, or shall be considered misbranded and subject to enforcement procedures.
 
The bill also requires the Department of Agriculture to annually test foods that are most likely to be consumed by infants and children (e.g., oats) for residues of glyphosate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2019-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Future in Logging Careers Act

Bill: 116-hr-1785
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Family relationships
Forests, forestry, trees
Labor standards
Worker safety and health
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

Future in Logging Careers Act

 
This bill exempts from child labor laws an employee between the ages of 16 and 18 years who is employed in an occupation that the Department of Labor finds to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children between such ages by a person who is a parent, or standing in the place of a parent of such employee, or by a timber harvesting employer or a mechanized timber harvesting employer owned or operated by such person.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and to transfer a portion of such cover over to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund.

Bill: 116-hr-1786
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alcoholic beverages
Caribbean area
Intergovernmental relations
Puerto Rico
Sales and excise taxes
State and local finance
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 
This bill repeals the limitation on the amount of distilled spirits excise taxes covered over (paid) to the treasuries of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The bill also requires the Department of the Treasury to transfer a portion of the amount required to be covered over to Puerto Rico to the Puerto Rico Conservation Trust Fund. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Corey Jones Act

Bill: 116-hr-1787
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

Corey Jones Act 

 
 
This bill establishes a new certification requirement for applicants for grant funds under the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. 
Specifically, an applicant for grant funds under the COPS program must certify that no law enforcement agency receiving such funds allows officers to conduct routine traffic stops while wearing plainclothes or while wearing plainclothes and in an unmarked police vehicle.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E313)
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 15 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA, retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty.

Bill: 116-hr-1788
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 
This bill modifies provisions relating to enrollment periods for Medicare medical services. 
 
Among other things, the bill establishes a late enrollment penalty of 15% of monthly premiums and applies the penalty for a period equal to twice the number of months in each 12-month period during which the individual was not enrolled. Currently, the late enrollment penalty is 10% of monthly premiums for each 12-month period during which the individual was not enrolled, and the penalty continues to apply for as long as the individual is enrolled in Medicare medical services.
 
The bill also expands the special enrollment periods to individuals who have health insurance coverage other than through their employer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-14
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: 2019-03-14
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: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1789
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Competition and antitrust
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Licensing and registrations
Television and film

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to eliminate the ultrahigh frequency (UHF) discount, which applies to entities that own commercial television stations. 

 Currently, the FCC's National Television Multiple Ownership Rule prohibits an entity from owning television stations that reach more than 39% of U.S. households. However, the UHF discount enables an entity to discount the number of households reached by its UHF stations by half. The bill eliminates this discount, increasing from 50% to 100% the number of attributed television households in a television station's market area.
 
This change does not apply to certain television stations that were owned prior to September 26, 2013.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Giveback Deficit Reduction Act

Bill: 116-hr-1790
Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional operations and organization
House of Representatives
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

Giveback Deficit Reduction Act

 
This bill requires appropriations for Member's Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives that remain at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit or debt reduction. (The Member's Representational Allowance is the budget authorized for each Member of Congress in support of the conduct of official and representational duties.)
 
The bill also specifies that the House Administration Committee has the authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Children of Fallen Ser­vice­mem­bers AMT Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1791
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax rates
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

Children of Fallen Servicemembers AMT Relief Act 

of 2019

 
This bill modifies the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) to specify that any annuity paid under the Department of Defense (DOD) Survivor Benefit Plan is considered earned income of a child. This prevents the benefits paid to children from being subject to the AMT. (The DOD program provides a lifetime annuity to survivors of military service members and retirees.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Ensuring Safe Housing for Our Military Act

Bill: 116-hr-1792
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Building construction
Civil actions and liability
Environmental health
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing supply and affordability
Landlord and tenant
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Pest management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

Ensuring Safe Housing for Our Military Act

 
This bill addresses certain health, safety, and environmental hazards in private military housing units and offers certain protections to service members.
 
Among other things, the bill (1) requires uniform credentials for housing inspectors; (2) allows the Department of Defense (DOD) to withhold payment to landlords over health, safety, or environmental hazard concerns; (3) requires a landlord to pay certain relocation costs in connection with a hazard and to reimburse a tenant for personal property damage; and (4) disallows deposits and certain fees or penalties.
 
DOD must maintain an electronic work order system to facilitate repairs to units.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1793
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Books and print media
Charitable contributions
Income tax deductions
Intellectual property
Literature
Music
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 201

9

 
This bill allows taxpayers who create literary, musical, artistic, scholarly compositions, or similar property a fair market value (determined at the time of contribution) tax deduction for contributions of such properties, the copyrights thereon, or both, to certain tax-exempt organizations, if such properties are properly appraised and are donated no less than 18 months after their creation. The bill limits the amount of the deduction based upon the donor's artistic adjusted gross income, as defined by this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1794
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Income tax exclusion
National and community service
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 201

9

 
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from gross income any AmeriCorps educational awards provided under the National and Community Service Act of 1990. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
United States-Israel Directed Energy Cooperation Act

Bill: 116-hr-1795
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Israel
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Research and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

United States-Israel Directed Energy Cooperation Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD), upon request from Israel and with the concurrence of the Department of State, to jointly carry out research and testing of directed energy capabilities with Israel. (Directed energy systems are capable of converting chemical or electrical energy into radiated energy and focusing it on a target.) DOD may provide maintenance and sustainment support for such activities if Israel matches U.S. funds provided for such support or otherwise provides an amount that meets Israel's best efforts. 
 
The bill imposes various reporting requirements related to such joint research. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
Carbon Capture Modernization Act

Bill: 116-hr-1796
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Business investment and capital
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental technology
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

Carbon Capture Modernization Act

 
This bill modifies sequestration and other requirements for the qualifying advanced coal project tax credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
National Capital Planning Commission District of Columbia Home Rule Act

Bill: 116-hr-1797
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-03-14 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Intergovernmental relations
Land transfers
Regional and metropolitan planning
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: 

National Capital Planning Commission District of Columbia Home Rule Act

 
This bill limits the authority of the National Capital Planning Commission with respect to the administering of properties or the selling of lands owned by the District of Columbia. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E310)
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-14
text: Introduced in House