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Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act

Bill: 116-hr-5500
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Licensing and registrations
Marine and inland water transportation
Navigation, waterways, harbors

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Noncontiguous Shipping Competition Act 

 
This bill revises coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, be at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and be mostly crewed by U.S. citizens.
 
The bill exempts carriage on a route in noncontiguous trade from Jones Act requirements unless (1) at least three owners or operators of certain coastwise vessels regularly operate such a vessel on the route, (2) each of such owners or operators transports at least 20% of the volume of goods on that route, and (3) none of such owners or operators are under common ownership.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1628-1629)
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5501
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Inflation and prices
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the Office of Drug Manufacturing within the Department of Health and Human Services to lower prices for, increase access to, and address shortages of prescription drugs (e.g., insulin, naloxone, and antibiotics), including by manufacturing prescription drugs and selling them at a fair price.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Removing Federal Barriers to Offering of Mobile Sports Wagers on Indian Lands Act

Bill: 116-hr-5502
Sponsor: Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Gambling
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Removing Federal Barriers to Offering of Mobile Sports Wagers on Indian Lands Act

 
This bill establishes provisions related to the regulation of certain online sports wagers (i.e., bets) as Indian gaming.
 
The bill deems an online sports wager as occurring exclusively on Indian lands, and therefore subject to the jurisdictional framework that governs Indian gaming, if (1) the person placing the wager and the server that accepts the wager are located in the same state, and (2) the applicable state and Indian tribe have entered into a gaming compact that authorizes online sports wagering.
 
For the purposes of regulation as Indian gaming, an online sports wager is deemed to be made at the physical location of the server or other computer equipment used to accept the wager.
 
The bill also excludes online sports wagering platform vendors from the management contract requirements related to Indian gaming.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
The Commuter Parkway Safety and Reliability Act

Bill: 116-hr-5503
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

The Commuter Parkway Safety and Reliability Act

 
This bill requires the National Park Service (NPS) to prioritize the funds made available under the federal lands transportation program for high-commuter corridors. (A high-commuter corridor is a federal lands transportation facility administered by the NPS that has average annual daily traffic of not less than 20,000 vehicles.)
 
If the NPS determines that a high-commuter corridor requires additional investment it must submit to the state
 
 
information on the condition of pavements and bridges;
 
 an estimate of the amounts needed to bring such corridor into a state of good repair, taking into consideration any planned future investments; and
 
at its discretion, a request that the state transfer to the NPS a portion of the amounts necessary to address the condition of the corridor.
 
 
The bill sets forth the criteria the NPS must consider when making a determination of whether a a high-commuter corridor requires additional investment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend the National Dam Safety Program Act with respect to the definition of eligible high hazard potential dam, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-5504
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Dams and canals
Emergency planning and evacuation
Floods and storm protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 
This bill makes licensed hydroelectric dams with authorized installed capacity of less than 1500 kilowatts eligible for a program that provides grants for the rehabilitation of high hazard potential dams.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act

Bill: 116-hr-5505
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Alternative and renewable resources
Business investment and capital
Computers and information technology
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental technology
Higher education
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Industrial policy and productivity
Manufacturing
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Small business
Technology transfer and commercialization
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Consortia-Led Energy and Advanced Manufacturing Networks Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to carry out a grant program for establishing consortia to enhance U.S. economic, environmental, and energy security by promoting domestic research and commercial application of clean technologies and advanced manufacturing processes. Clean technology means technologies, production processes, or methodologies that
 
 
produce energy from renewable energy sources; 
 
transmit, distribute, or store energy more efficiently; 
 
enhance energy efficiency for buildings and industry; 
 
enable the development of a Smart Grid; 
 
produce an advanced or sustainable material with energy or energy efficiency applications; 
 
improve energy efficiency for transportation; or 
 
enhance water security through improved water management, conservation, distribution, or end use applications. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-5506
Sponsor: Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Customs enforcement
Government information and archives
Hawaii
Horticulture and plants
Intergovernmental relations
Pest management
Postal service
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Hawaii Invasive Species Protection Act 

 
This bill directs the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to conduct visual, x-ray, and canine preclearance quarantine inspections for high-risk invasive species and agricultural materials on persons, baggage, cargo, and any other articles destined for direct movement to or from the state of Hawaii.
 
The inspections must be conducted at airports, ports, and postal sorting facilities.
 
 APHIS must also consult with the state of Hawaii to develop and publish a list of items subject to inspection.
 
User fees must be prescribed and collected to cover the cost of inspections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1625; CR H12285)
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-5507
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Foreign National Firearms Background Check Enhancement Act

 
This bill requires a nonimmigrant alien to get Department of Justice (DOJ) approval before purchasing a firearm. Specifically, the party transferring the firearm to the alien must receive a copy of the DOJ waiver or confirm with the DOJ that such an alien falls within specified exceptions, such as the alien possessing a U.S. hunting license. Currently, a nonimmigrant alien may acquire a firearm if the alien qualifies for one of the specified exceptions without acquiring DOJ approval.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Transportation Me­ga­proj­ects Accountability and Oversight Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5508
Sponsor: Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Transportation Megaprojects Accountability and Oversight Act of 2019

 
This bill sets forth additional requirements for a recipient of assistance under National Highway System provisions for a megaproject. (A megaproject is a project that has an estimated total cost of $2.5 billion or more.)
 
Specifically, the bill requires a recipient to 
 
 
submit to the Department of Transportation (DOT) a comprehensive risk management plan that contains, among other things, a description of the process for identifying, quantifying, and monitoring the risks that might result in cost overruns, delays, reduced construction quality, or reduced benefits; 
 
establish a peer review group for such megaproject that consists of at least five individuals to give expert advice on the scientific, technical, and project management aspects of the megaproject; and 
 
publish specific information online, including the name, license number, and license type of each engineer supervising an aspect of the megaproject. 

 
DOT must make arrangements with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies under which the board must convene a transportation megaprojects committee.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Identifying Drug Cartels as Terrorists Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5509
Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Latin America
Mexico
Organized crime
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Identifying Drug Cartels as Terrorists Act of 2019

 
This bill designates certain organizations, such as the Gulf Cartel and the Sinaloa Cartel, as foreign terrorist organizations. (Such a designation triggers various penalties on the organization's members, such as asset freezes and immigration restrictions.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
PAVA Program Inclusion Act

Bill: 116-hr-5510
Sponsor: Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Disability and health-based discrimination
Disability assistance
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal-Indian relations
Health programs administration and funding
Indian social and development programs
Northern Mariana Islands
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access Program Inclusion Act or the PAVA Program Inclusion Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to distribute Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) program grants to the protection and advocacy systems of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the American Indian consortium.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5511
Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Electric power generation and transmission
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Regional and metropolitan planning

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Interregional Transmission Planning Improvement Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to initiate a rulemaking to consider (1) the effectiveness of existing planning processes for identifying transmission projects across regions that provide economic, reliability, operational, and public policy benefits, taking into consideration the public interest, the integrity of markets, and the protection of consumers; (2) changes to such processes to ensure that efficient, cost-effective, and broadly beneficial transmission solutions are selected for construction; and (3) cost allocation methodologies that reflect the multiple benefits provided by interregional solutions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5512
Sponsor: Rep. Holding, George [R-NC-2]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cosmetics and personal care
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Tanning Tax Repeal Act of 2019 

 
This bill repeals the excise tax on indoor tanning services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Affordable Safe Drinking Water Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5513
Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government lending and loan guarantees
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
State and local finance
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Affordable Safe Drinking Water Act of 2019

 
This bill revises the clean water state revolving fund (SRF) program and the drinking water SRF program. Both programs provide financial assistance for water infrastructure.
 
The bill removes the 30-year term limits for loans under the SRF programs. Thus, new loans under the programs may have terms up to the projected useful life of the projects. Loan terms for existing loans may, on agreement of the parties to the loan, be extended.
 
In addition, the bill allows states to use a percentage of SRF funds to replace pipes, plumbing fittings, and fixtures that carry water contaminated with lead or perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (commonly referred to as PFAS) at certain state, municipal, or tribal facilities (e.g., schools, parks, and senior centers) that provide the public or employees with drinking water. PFAS are man-made and may have adverse human health effects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Community Energy Savings Program Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5514
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy assistance for the poor and aged
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy prices
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Public utilities and utility rates
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Community Energy Savings Program Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Energy to establish a grant program for states and Indian tribes to provide loans to consumers and communities that want to implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
Stop Taxing Our Potential Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5515
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2019-12-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Judicial review and appeals
Retail and wholesale trades
Sales and excise taxes
State and local taxation
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: 

Stop Taxing Our Potential Act of 201

9

 
This bill prohibits a state from imposing on a person obligations related to collecting or paying a sales tax, use tax, or similar tax unless the person had a physical presence in the state during the calendar quarter with respect to which the obligation is imposed. 
 
A person is physically present if the person's business activities in the state include
 
 
maintaining a commercial or legal domicile in the state; 
 
 owning, holding, leasing, or maintaining certain property in the state; 
 
 having one or more employees, agents, or independent contractors in the state who provide on-site design, installation, or repair services on behalf of the remote seller; 
 
 having one or more employees, exclusive agents or exclusive independent contractors present in the state who engage in activities that substantially assist the person to establish or maintain a market in the state; or
 
maintaining an office in the state at which three or more employees are regularly employed. 
 
 
The bill specifies certain activities and agreements that indicate a de minimis physical presence that is excluded from the definition of "physical presence."
 
The bill also specifies that U.S. district courts have original jurisdiction over civil actions to enforce this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-12-19
text: Introduced in House