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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the limitation on downward attribution of stock ownership in applying the constructive ownership rules to controlled foreign corporations, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4509
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Financial services and investments
Foreign and international corporations
Securities
Taxation of foreign income
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit the scope of downward attribution rules to 50% of stock ownership in applying constructive ownership rules to controlled foreign corporations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Criminalizing Abused Substance Templates Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4510
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Manufacturing

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Criminalizing Abused Substance Templates Act of 2019

 
This bill makes it a crime to knowingly possess a pill press mold with the intent to manufacture a counterfeit substance in schedule I or II of the Controlled Substances Act. 
 
A violator is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a prison term of not more than 20 years and a fine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Outdoors for All Act

Bill: 116-hr-4512
Sponsor: Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public-private cooperation
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Outdoors for All Act
 
 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish an outdoor recreation legacy partnership grant program under which Interior may award grants to states, certain political subdivisions of a state, special purpose districts, or certain Indian tribes for projects to (1) acquire land and water for parks and other outdoor recreation purposes, and (2) develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities.
 
As a condition for receiving a grant, a recipient shall provide matching funds in cash or in kind equal to 100% of the amounts available under the grant. 
 
A grant recipient may use the grant to acquire land or water providing outdoor recreation opportunities to the public and develop or renovate outdoor recreational facilities, with priority given to projects that
 
 
create or significantly enhance access to park and recreational opportunities in an urban neighborhood or community,
 
engage and empower underserved communities and youth,
 
provide opportunities for youth employment or job training,
 
establish or expand public-private partnerships, and
 
take advantage of coordination among various levels of government.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-27
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-10-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Air National Guard Air Refueling Wing Center of Excellence Act

Bill: 116-hr-4513
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Illinois
Military facilities and property
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 
This bill authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force to designate the Illinois Air National Guard 126th Air Refueling Wing at Scott Air Force Base as a Center of Excellence for KC-135R maintenance operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
COURTS Act

Bill: 116-hr-4514
Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Indian social and development programs
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local courts

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Continuation of Useful Resources to States Act or the COURTS Act

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2028, and otherwise makes changes to, the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, which provides funding to states, territories, and tribes for child and family services. 
 
Among other changes, recipients of certain grants to improve child welfare proceedings in court systems must use a minimum percentage of funds on data collection and data sharing activities between the court systems and child welfare agencies.
 
In addition, the bill provides funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Contingency Fund through FY2021.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Veterans Affairs Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4515
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Department of Veterans Affairs
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Veterans Affairs Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill provides continuing appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) if an appropriations bill for a VA account has not been enacted before a fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the account is not in effect. 
 
 The bill provides appropriations at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Social Security Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4516
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Appropriations
Executive agency funding and structure
Legislative rules and procedure
Social Security Administration

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Social Security Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill provides continuing appropriations to the Social Security Administration (SSA) if an appropriations bill for an SSA account has not been enacted before a fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the account is not in effect. 
 
 The bill provides appropriations at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Apprenticeships in Public Service Act

Bill: 116-hr-4517
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Promoting Apprenticeships in Public Service Act 

 
This bill establishes a student loan forgiveness program for borrowers who (1) receive a certificate from a registered apprenticeship program; and (2) complete two years of full-time, public-service employment. The amount forgiven is limited to $25,000. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
ED ACCESS Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4518
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Higher education
Income tax credits
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Eliminating Discrimination And Creating Corridors to Expand Student Success Act of 2019 or the ED ACCESS Act of 2019

 
This bill eliminates the ineligibility of students convicted of a felony drug offense for the American Opportunity Tax Credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
PACT Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4519
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Child health
Genetics
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Mental health
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Pediatricians Accelerate Childhood Therapies Act of 2019 or the PACT Act of 2019

 
 This bill provides statutory authority for the Trans-National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pediatric Research Consortium to coordinate pediatric research across national health research institutions. The consortium, chaired by the director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, must develop priorities for the NIH to award research grants to early career pediatric researchers, including physician-scientists and researchers from underrepresented populations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Fair Sugar Policy Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4521
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural trade
Alternative and renewable resources
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Fair Sugar Policy Act of 2019

 
This bill makes several modifications to the Department of Agriculture's sugar program. Among other modifications, the bill decreases the rate for price support loans, repeals the marketing allotments, revises the administration of import quotas, and repeals the Feedstock Flexibility Program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Puerto Rico Federal Judicial Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-4522
Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Caribbean area
Federal district courts
Judges
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Puerto Rico Federal Judicial Improvement Act

 
This bill requires the President to appoint an additional district judge for the district of Puerto Rico and converts two temporary bankruptcy judgeships in that district to permanent judgeships.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Nonprofit Property Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-4523
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Insurance industry and regulation
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Nonprofit Property Protection Act

 
This bill allows certain risk-retention groups that serve nonprofit organizations to offer additional types of commercial insurance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4524
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Transportation costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Rural Veterans Travel Enhancement Act of 2019

 
This bill expands transportation benefits for veterans and beneficiaries related to travel to certain Department of Veterans Affairs facilities, including Vet Centers.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Student Support Act

Bill: 116-hr-4525
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Child care and development
Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employee hiring
Government information and archives
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Student Support Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to make matching grants to states for allocation to local educational agencies (LEAs) so that additional school-based mental health and student service providers may be hired, thereby reducing the student-to-provider ratios in elementary and secondary schools to specified minimum levels recommended by the leading counseling, guidance, and mental health organizations.
 
Grants to states and state allocations to LEAs must be made pursuant to specified formulas that take into account a state's and school district's share of children in poverty. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-4526
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government information and archives
Government liability
Judicial procedure and administration
Lawyers and legal services
Public contracts and procurement
State and local courts
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act

 
This bill prescribes the notice the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must provide in the event a person submits a claim for damage, injury, or death on Standard Form 95 (related to tort claims occurring within the scope of an employee's federal employment). Specifically, the VA must provide to the claimant, within 30 days after the claim is submitted, notice of (1) the importance of securing legal counsel, and (2) the employment status of any individual listed on the form. 
 
Additionally, if the claim involves a contractor that entered into an agreement with the VA, the VA must provide the claimant notice of the statute of limitations regarding the claim in the state in which the claim arose.


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: 2019-10-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act

Bill: 116-hr-4527
Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Disability and paralysis
Fires
First responders and emergency personnel
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Medicaid
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act

 
This bill establishes a Medicare buy-in option for certain qualifying first responders.
 
Specifically, the bill allows first responders aged 50 to 64 to enroll in Medicare if they are retired or otherwise separated from service due to a disability. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) must determine enrollment periods and set premiums for the buy-in option established under the bill, in accordance with specified requirements. The CMS must also award grants to states and nonprofit organizations for outreach and enrollment activities relating to the buy-in option.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4528
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Minority education
Minority employment
Science and engineering education
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Women in business
Women's education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2019

 
 This bill requires the National Science Foundation to award competitive grants to enable eligible entities to carry out the activities specified below in order to increase the participation of women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). 
 
 An eligible entity that receives a grant shall use grant funds to carry out one or more of the following activities designed to increase the participation of women or minorities underrepresented in science and engineering, or both: 
 
 
 online workshops, 
 
 mentoring programs that partner STEM professionals with students, 
 
 internships for undergraduate and graduate students in STEM fields, 
 
 outreach programs providing elementary and secondary school students with opportunities to increase their exposure to STEM fields, and
 
programs to increase the recruitment and retention of underrepresented faculty. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4529
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local government operations
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a grant program to provide states with resources to inform their residents who are Medicaid enrollees or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants about the FCC's Lifeline program, which is designed to reduce the cost of communications services for low-income consumers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
Native American Health Savings Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-4530
Sponsor: Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2019-09-26 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Hospital care
Income tax deductions
Indian social and development programs
Minority health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: 

Native American Health Savings Improvement Act

 
 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals who are eligible for a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or a tribal organization to participate in health savings accounts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-26
text: Introduced in House