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SHIELD Act

Bill: 116-s-2669
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Congressional elections
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Licensing and registrations
News media and reporting
Photography and imaging
Political advertising
Public participation and lobbying
Sound recording
Subversive activities
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Stopping Harmful Interference in Elections for a Lasting Democracy Act or the SHIELD Act 

 
This bill establishes a duty to report election interference from foreign entities, applies existing campaign advertising requirements to online advertisements, and generally limits political spending and election interference by foreign entities. 
 
Specifically, a political committee must report certain foreign contacts involving an offer of unlawful election assistance to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Election Commission. The bill establishes criminal penalties for violations of these requirements. 
 
Existing requirements for political advertisements and electioneering communications apply to internet and digital advertisements, including requirements related to disclosures and contributions. Additionally, large online platforms must maintain a public database of certain political advertisements. 
 
The bill places limitations on political spending by foreign entities. Specifically, foreign entities may not (1) contribute to campaigns related to ballot initiatives and referenda, or (2) make disbursements for certain internet activity referring to a candidate or a political issue. 
 
A candidate is prohibited from offering to share nonpublic campaign information with certain foreign entities. 
 
The bill also prohibits (1) the dissemination of false statements regarding federal elections or public endorsement, or (2) the intentional hindering of voting or registering to vote. The bill establishes criminal penalties and a private right of action with respect to these prohibitions. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
21st Century Workforce Partnerships Act

Bill: 116-s-2670
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
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: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Break the Cycle of Violence Act

Bill: 116-s-2671
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Community life and organization
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Housing and community development funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Break the Cycle of Violence Act

 
This bill authorizes new grant programs to support violence intervention initiatives.
 
Specifically, the Bureau of Justice Assistance must award grants for coordinated violence reduction initiatives in units of local government that are disproportionately impacted by gun and group-related violence.
 
Additionally, the National Institutes of Health must award grants for hospital-based violence intervention programs that reduce the risk of violent injury and retaliation among high-risk patients.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
HIRE Act

Bill: 116-s-2672
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Labor
Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of the Interior
Economic performance and conditions
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Indiana
Kentucky
Labor market
Legislative rules and procedure
Michigan
Missouri
New Mexico
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
State and local government operations
Tennessee
Unemployment
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Helping Infrastructure Restore the Economy Act or the HIRE Act

 
This bill requires certain federal agencies, including 10 departments, to be abolished or relocated outside the National Capital region. The bill designates a state for the new location of each department.
 
The Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration must, for each agency, develop a proposal to relocate the agency to an area that has experienced economic distress. Relocation proposals must include three proposed locations in one state. Locations may not be within 30 miles of a city that has a population of more than 800,000.
 
States may select a location for a relocating agency from the proposed locations.
 
 The bill requires relocations to take place within 10 years of the selection of a location and provides penalties for failure to relocate.
 
Federal courts are denied jurisdiction over a case or controversy in which a party challenges a selection or action taken under this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
SERVE Act

Bill: 116-s-2673
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Digestive and metabolic diseases
Health care coverage and access
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military medicine
Military personnel and dependents
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Supporting Eating Disorders Recovery Through Vital Expansion Act or the SERVE Act

 
This bill provides coverage of the treatment of eating disorders under the TRICARE program. The services include both inpatient and outpatient care and shall be furnished without regard to age of a military dependent.
 
As part of the process for referrals for mental health evaluations of members, the Department of Defense shall encourage commanders and supervisory personnel to undertake mental health early identification training, to include recognition of warning signs and symptoms of an eating disorder.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Assuring Quality Water Infrastructure Act

Bill: 116-s-2674
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Geography and mapping
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Assuring Quality Water Infrastructure Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a grant program to improve drinking water infrastructure. Under the program, the EPA must improve the infrastructure asset management for at least one small public water system. 
Infrastructure asset management 
means concepts, tools, and techniques that are intended to improve the operation of a small system through the identification and prevention of potable water loss due to leaks, breaks, and other metering or infrastructure failures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
STOP Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act

Bill: 116-s-2675
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public contracts and procurement
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Sexually transmitted diseases

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Study, Treat, Observe, and Prevent Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act or the STOP Neglected Diseases of Poverty Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address neglected diseases of poverty in the United States. Among other activities, HHS must establish an interagency task force to provide recommendations to address neglected diseases of poverty in the United States; provide grants to states to implement surveillance systems to determine the prevalence, incidence, and distribution of such diseases; and increase awareness of neglected diseases of poverty among health care providers and the public.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Better Education and Skills Training for America’s Workforce Act

Bill: 116-s-2676
Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Income tax credits
Labor-management relations
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Better Education and Skills Training for America's Workforce Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for (1) qualified training expenses paid with respect to U.S.-based positions for job trainees who have been unemployed for at least 90 days before enrolling in a training program and have not been employed by the taxpayer during the two-year period before the trainee was hired, and (2) investment in a qualified job training partnership between a private business and an institution of higher education or a labor organization. 
 
The bill defines "qualified training expenses" as an eligible trainee's qualified tuition costs, which may include costs for books and enrollment in a training program at an institution of higher education that may include a single course, multiple courses, or a combination of work training and study and that is reasonably necessary for employment with the taxpayer. It terminates the credit for qualified training expenses of job trainees after December 31, 2030.
 
The bill also (1) requires the Department of the Treasury to establish a Qualified Job Training Partnership program to consider and award certifications for qualified investments eligible for credits to qualified job training partnerships, and (2) authorizes Treasury to make grants to individuals who make an investment in a qualified job training partnership, in lieu of a tax credit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Older Americans Social Isolation and Loneliness Prevention Act

Bill: 116-s-2677
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aging
Community life and organization
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Older Americans Social Isolation and Loneliness Prevention Act

 
This bill expands the scope of certain grant programs and the duties and functions of the Administration on Aging to prevent, screen for, and respond to social isolation and loneliness among older adults.
 
For example, the bill establishes an advisory council on social isolation and loneliness to evaluate efforts to address these conditions and directs the administration to update certain best practices for home-based and community-based ombudsman programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Airline Accountability Act

Bill: 116-s-2678
Sponsor: Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Age discrimination
Aviation and airports
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employee leave
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Public contracts and procurement
Transportation costs
Transportation employees
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Airline Accountability Act

 
This bill limits the participation of air carriers with labor law violations in the City Pair Program, which provides discounted air passenger transportation services to federal government travelers for work.
 
Specifically, the General Services Administration (GSA) must require an air carrier, as a condition of eligibility for the program, to disclose to the Department of Labor annually labor violations by the carrier or the carrier's subcontractors. Labor must submit to the GSA a list of air carriers that shall be ineligible for participation based on serious, repeated, willful, or pervasive violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act

Bill: 116-s-2679
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Family relationships
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act

 
This bill establishes that a foreign-born child of a U.S. citizen member of the Armed Forces or government employee may automatically acquire U.S. citizenship even if the child is not residing in the United States. 
 
Currently, a foreign-born child automatically acquires U.S. citizenship if the child (1) has at least one parent who is a citizen, (2) is less than 18 years old, and (3) is residing in the United States in the citizen parent's legal and physical custody pursuant to a lawful admission for permanent residence. Under this bill, the third requirement is fulfilled if a foreign-born child is (1) living in the legal and physical custody of the citizen Armed Services member or government employee who has been stationed abroad (or the accompanying spouse of such a citizen), and (2) lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2680
Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international banking
Foreign loans and debt
Foreign property
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Gaza Strip
Licensing and registrations
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Multilateral development programs
Palestinians
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Terrorism
Trade restrictions
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill imposes sanctions targeting Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and any affiliate or successor groups.
 
The President shall periodically report to Congress a list of each foreign person or instrumentality that knowingly assists, provides significant support or services to, or is involved in a significant transaction with a senior member or supporter of any of the targeted groups. 
 
The President shall impose two or more sanctions on the named persons. Specifically, such a person may be (1) denied credit and services from the Export-Import Bank, (2) barred from purchasing certain controlled defense articles, (3) denied exports of items on the U.S. Munitions List, (4) prevented from receiving exports of certain goods or technology controlled for national security reasons, (5) prohibited from receiving financing of more than $10 million from any U.S. financial institution, or (6) subject to property-blocking restrictions. 
 
The President shall periodically report to Congress a list of foreign governments that have repeatedly provided material support for the targeted groups' terrorist activities. The President shall bar such governments from receiving for one year (1) U.S. assistance, or (2) exports of controlled munitions. The Department of Treasury shall instruct U.S. leadership of international financial institutions to oppose the provision of assistance to an identified government for one year.
 
The bill provides for certain exceptions and waivers, such as for transactions that would serve U.S. national interests. 
 
The President shall report to Congress and periodically provide briefings on other specified topics related to the targeted groups, such as where such groups secure financing and surveillance equipment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
Alice Cogswell and Anne Sullivan Macy Act

Bill: 116-s-2681
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
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: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate
SOAR Permanent Authorization Act

Bill: 116-s-2682
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
District of Columbia
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

SOAR Permanent Authorization Act

 
This bill permanently reauthorizes and amends the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results (SOAR) Program, which provides education funding for the District of Columbia, including for private school vouchers, public schools, and public charter schools.
 
The bill requires participating private schools to be fully accredited by (1) an accrediting body with jurisdiction in the District that is recognized by the Student and Visitor Exchange English Language Program administered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or (2) any international accrediting body designated by the Department of Education (ED).
 
The bill revises the manner in which tutoring services provided under the program are funded.
 
The bill revises several requirements concerning SOAR evaluations, including concerning (1) frequency; (2) ED's and the Institute of Education Sciences' duties; and (3) the issues to be evaluated, including high school and college performance measurements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in Senate