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Seeding Rural Resilience Act

Bill: 116-hr-4820
Sponsor: Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Rural conditions and development
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Seeding Rural Resilience Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a public service announcement campaign to address the mental health of farmers and ranchers, including television, radio, print, outdoor, and digital public service announcements.
 
Additionally, USDA must 
 
 
establish a voluntary program to train employees of the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service in the management of stress experienced by farmers and ranchers, including the detection of stress and suicide prevention; and
 
convene a task force of agricultural and rural stakeholders at the federal, state, and local levels to assess the causes of mental stress in farmers and ranchers and identify best practices for responding to such stress.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9158)
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Covering our FAS Allies Act

Bill: 116-hr-4821
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: American Samoa
Caribbean area
Foreign aid and international relief
Guam
Marshall Islands
Medicaid
Micronesia
Northern Mariana Islands
Oceania
Palau
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Covering our FAS Allies Act

 
This bill permits Medicaid coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) lawfully residing in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Bill: 116-hr-4822
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Department of Education
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
Education programs funding
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Language arts
Special education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act 

 
This bill expands special education and related services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, for students with visual disabilities, and for children and youth who are deaf-blind.
 
The individualized education program for each child who is visually and/or hearing impaired must include specified components and must provide the child with instruction that meets the child's unique learning needs. 
 
In addition, a state's closure of a special school serving deaf or blind children shall count as a reduction of its financial support for special education and related services.
 
Among other provisions, the bill authorizes support, including grants for training special education personnel, to be used in preparing individuals to become qualified teachers and early intervention specialists for children with hearing disabilities.
 
The bill establishes within the Department of Education the Anne Sullivan Macy Center on Visual Disability and Educational Excellence to better support students with visual disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act

Bill: 116-hr-4823
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Floods and storm protection
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

FEMA Climate Change Preparedness Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to (1) revise its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan to ensure that the plan explicitly mentions climate change and addresses the implications of climate change on homeland security and near- and long-term national disaster risk; and (2) ensure that future strategic plans do likewise.
 
The Department of Homeland Security must establish, as a subcommittee of the National Advisory Council, the Climate Change Subcommittee, which shall advise FEMA on how to best incorporate climate change, including risk assessments and strategies for adaptation and mitigation, into and throughout FEMA's policies, plans, programs, and operations.
 
FEMA must publish as a report, submit to specified congressional committees, and make available to Congress and the public, a comprehensive assessment of climate change risks and preparedness.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4825
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Judges
Protection of officials

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill allows the General Services Administration, upon request of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, to provide a secure firearms storage facility at the official duty station of each judge or justice for any lawfully possessed firearm by the judge or justice. Agencies that employ an administrative judge must provide a secure firearms facility at the principal duty station of that judge for any lawfully possessed firearm by the judge.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Workforce Partnerships Act

Bill: 116-hr-4826
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Congressional oversight
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Licensing and registrations
Minority education
Performance measurement
Rural conditions and development
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Investing in 21st Century Workforce Partnerships Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish grant programs for educational or career training programs for students.
 
First, ED must establish a career pathways innovation grant program. Under the program, ED must award grants to address the specialized skill needs of business and industry by carrying out programs that support career pathways in high school or career exploration in the middle grades. 
 
Second, ED must award grants for partnerships&#8212;between certain educational entities and employers&#8212;that provide educational or career training programs leading to recognized postsecondary credentials. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Building Age-Friendly Communities Act

Bill: 116-hr-4827
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aging
Community life and organization
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Building Age-Friendly Communities Act

 
This bill modifies an existing committee and makes other changes to incorporate age-friendly communities in federal programs and services for older adults. The bill defines 
age-friendly communities
 as those that (1) are taking steps to meet local needs for accessible housing, transportation, and public spaces, as well as for civic participation and social connectedness; and (2) have a plan to guide those efforts.
 
Specifically, the bill renames the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Aging as the Interagency Coordinating Committee on Age-Friendly Communities and more specifically focuses the committee's work on promoting and developing these communities. The committee must also work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and relevant federal agencies to develop recommendations for evidence-based prevention programs and home modifications to reduce and prevent falls among older adults.
 
In addition, the Administration on Aging may provide technical assistance to state and local governments and others on age-friendly communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4828
Sponsor: Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Coast guard
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Hunting and fishing
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation
Outdoor recreation
Solid waste and recycling
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Wetlands
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund which provides funding for several things, including fisheries conservation and management, water and boating infrastructure, and recreational boating safety.
 
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on (1) the increasing use of nonmotorized vessels and their impacts on motorized and nonmotorized vessel access, (2) user conflicts at waterway access points, (3) the use of Sport Fish Restoration Program funds to improve nonmotorized vessel access and the reasons for providing such access, and (4) the use of Recreational Boating Safety Program funds for nonmotorized boating safety programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Remote Seafood Employee Meals Tax Parity Act

Bill: 116-hr-4829
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Food supply, safety, and labeling
Income tax deductions
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marine and inland water transportation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Remote Seafood Employee Meals Tax Parity Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the 50% limitation on the tax deduction for business meals shall not apply to meals provided on certain fishing vessels or at certain fish processing facilities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Patient Navigation Assistance Act

Bill: 116-hr-4830
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Allied health services
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Patient Navigation Assistance Act 

 
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover patient navigator services. Patient navigators help individuals who are seeking prevention and treatment services for chronic diseases (e.g., cancer) to access appropriate services, obtain relevant information, and otherwise navigate the health care system.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4831
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and revises requirements governing the foundation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4832
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public utilities and utility rates
Rural conditions and development
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses the access of low-income households to drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes new pilot programs that award grants to help low-income households pay their drinking water, wastewater, or stormwater bills.
 
In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency must study the prevalence of low-income households that do not have access to
 
 
affordable, functional wastewater services that protect the health of individuals in the households;
 
affordable municipal stormwater services; or 
 
affordable public drinking water services.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Multigenerational Engagement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4833
Sponsor: Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Aging
Child care and development
Community life and organization
Disability and paralysis
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Nutrition and diet
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Multigenerational Engagement Act of 2019

 
This bill makes changes to the administration, scope, and focus of certain grants that support opportunities for older adults to participate in multigenerational and civic engagement activities.
 
Changes include, among others, focusing more specifically on projects that contribute to participants' health and wellness and giving preferences for projects that use shared sites, such as colocated childcare and long-term care facilities.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Patient Parity Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4834
Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Patient Parity Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill allows certain off-campus departments of providers to be included in the Medicare prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services. Providers must attest that the department was previously considered on-campus or otherwise met applicable requirements, but is now off-campus due to the provider's forced relocation to meet patient needs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-23
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: 2019-10-23
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: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4835
Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Health care coverage and access
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Performance measurement
Preschool education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Supporting Trauma-Informed Education Practices Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a grant program to link local school systems with local trauma-informed support and mental health systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House