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FIRM Act

Bill: 116-hr-5733
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Charitable contributions
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign aid and international relief
Government information and archives
Human rights
Licensing and registrations
Political parties and affiliation
Public participation and lobbying
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Foreign Influence Registration Modernization Act or the FIRM Act

 
This bill revises provisions related to the registration of foreign agents, and it transfers certain oversight duties regarding lobbying to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
 
Current law exempts from foreign agent registration requirements any person engaging only in religious, scholastic, or scientific pursuits. The bill eliminates this exemption for agents of foreign principals that are known violators of human rights.
 
The bill also narrows the definition of 
foreign principal
, waiving registration requirements for agents of foreign enterprises that are not under the control or direction of a foreign government or political party. 
 
The bill further requires registration statements and supplements to be filed in a digitized format and stored in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable database. 
 
In addition, the bill authorizes DOJ to enact a civil penalty of up to $200,000 for a violation of foreign agent registration requirements.
 
Lastly, the bill transfers administration of lobbyist registration, reporting, disclosure and enforcement, and penalties from Congress to DOJ.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Neighbors Not Enemies Act

Bill: 116-hr-5734
Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Conflicts and wars
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Immigration status and procedures
Judicial procedure and administration
Jurisdiction and venue

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Neighbors Not Enemies Act

 
This bill repeals provisions authorizing the President to apprehend and remove from the United States the citizens of a particular nation, if the United States has declared war against that nation or that nation has threatened an invasion against the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Judicial Branch Senior Executive Leave Efficiency and Modernization Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5735
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employee leave
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Judicial procedure and administration
Lawyers and legal services
U.S. Sentencing Commission

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Judicial Branch Senior Executive Leave Efficiency and Modernization Act of 2020

 
This bill allows certain senior level employees within the judicial branch to accumulate up to 90 days of unused annual leave for use in succeeding years. Under current law, such employees may accumulate only up to 30 days. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
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: 2020-01-30
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: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act

Bill: 116-hr-5737
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
General public lands matters
Land use and conservation
Livestock

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act

 
This bill authorizes the voluntary waiver of permits or leases for grazing on federal lands in the 16 western states (i.e., Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) managed by the Department of Agriculture or the Department of the Interior.
 
If a permit or lease is waived by a permittee or lessee with the intention of permanently ending livestock grazing, the appropriate department must
 
 
accept and terminate, on a first-come, first-served basis, the permit or lease;
 
refrain from issuing any new grazing permit or lease within the grazing allotment covered by the permit or lease; and
 
ensure a permanent end to livestock grazing on the allotment covered by the permit or lease.
 
 
If an allotment covered by a waiver is also covered by another permit or lease that is not waived, the department must reduce the level of commercial livestock grazing on the allotment to reflect the waiver.
 
The departments must not accept more than (1) 100 grazing permits and leases per year, in the aggregate for all of the 16 western states; and (2) 25 grazing permits for land located in whole or in part in any individual state.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
To direct the Secretary of Defense to implement a safe-to-report policy applicable across the Armed Forces.

Bill: 116-hr-5738
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Defense
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Military education and training
Military law
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to establish a safe-to-report policy for (1) members of the Armed Forces, including members of reserve components but excluding the Coast Guard; and (2) cadets and midshipmen at the military service academies.
 
The policy must allow an alleged victim of sexual assault to report the assault without fear or receipt of discipline, absent aggravating circumstances
, 
for minor collateral misconduct.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5739
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Blast Exposure Protection Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes a Department of Veterans Affairs presumption of service-connection for a veteran's injury or illness associated with a blast exposure during active military, naval, or air service in spite of there being no record of the injury or illness during a period of service. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific diseases or disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Save Our Girls from Sex Trafficking Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5740
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]
Introduced: 2020-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Evidence and witnesses
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Human trafficking
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Mental health
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: 

Save Our Girls from Sex Trafficking Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes an interagency task force and authorizes various grants to combat domestic child human trafficking. Additionally, it requires the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services to study and report on child human trafficking, including how and why children enter the sex trade.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act

Bill: 116-hr-5741
Sponsor: Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]
Introduced: 2020-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Employee hiring
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health promotion and preventive care
House of Representatives
Judicial review and appeals
Legislative rules and procedure
Medicaid
Medicare
Minority health
Performance measurement
Public participation and lobbying
Rural conditions and development
Senate

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: 

Strengthening Innovation in Medicare and Medicaid Act

 
This bill makes a series of changes to requirements for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, including additional testing parameters, procedural steps, and reporting requirements for models.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, 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: 2020-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, 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: 2020-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, 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: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Energy PRICE Act

Bill: 116-hr-5742
Sponsor: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2020-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Consumer affairs
Electric power generation and transmission
Energy prices
Environmental health
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: 

Energy Prices Require Including Climate Externalities Act or the Energy PRICE Act

 
This bill requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to direct electric utilities to take greenhouse gas emissions into account when they set their rates for the wholesale sale of electricity. Specifically, if FERC determines that the rates do not incorporate the cost of such emissions to public health, safety, or welfare, then FERC must find that the rates are unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory, or preferential.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Protecting the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 116-hr-5743
Sponsor: Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]
Introduced: 2020-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Historic sites and heritage areas
Iowa

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: 
This bill redesignates the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership in Iowa as the Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area.
 
The bill extends indefinitely the authority of the Department of Agriculture to provide grants or other assistance for the heritage area.
 
The bill eliminates the limitation on the total amount that may be appropriated for the heritage area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Clearing Lines along Electrical At-Risk Zones Act

Bill: 116-hr-5744
Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2020-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Forests, forestry, trees
Land use and conservation
Property rights
Public utilities and utility rates

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: 

Clearing Lines along Electrical At-Risk Zones Act

 
This bill revises requirements related to vegetation management practices and forest management activities.
 
The bill redefines 
hazard trees
 as trees that come within 50 feet (rather than 10 feet, as under current law) of an electric power line. Hazard trees are subject to certain management activities under current law.

 
A vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance plan shall describe processes for consultation with private landowners with respect to hazard trees identified for removal.
 
Such plans must be approved according to specified deadlines.

 
The bill generally excludes specified forest management activities from certain environmental assessment and environmental impact statement requirements. Specifically, the bill excludes from these requirements (1) the development and approval of a vegetation management, facility inspection, and operation and maintenance plan; and (2) the implementation of routine activities conducted under such a plan. The use of this exclusion shall not be subject to extraordinary circumstances procedures.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2020-02-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Bridge Investment Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-5745
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2020-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accidents
Advanced technology and technological innovations
Atmospheric science and weather
Congressional oversight
Floods and storm protection
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Indian lands and resources rights
Natural disasters
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: 

Bridge Investment Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes a bridge investment program to award competitive grants to certain governmental entities for projects that improve (1) the condition of bridges; and (2) the safety, efficiency, and reliability of the movement of people and freight over bridges.
 
Among other provisions, the bill 
 
 
requires grant awards for large projects (projects with total costs of greater than $100 million) to be at least $50 million, and for any other projects not less than $2.5 million;
 
directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to consider a number of factors in awarding grants, including whether the project serves as part of a state or federal evacuation route;
 
requires DOT to prioritize projects that are located within states for which at least two project applications were submitted in the current fiscal year and an average of two were submitted in prior fiscal years, and fewer than two grants have been awarded for projects within the state; and
 
limits funding for projects that consist solely of culvert replacement or rehabilitation.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for purposes of determining if financial guaranty insurance companies are qualifying insurance corporations under the passive foreign investment company rules.

Bill: 116-hr-5746
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2020-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Capital gains tax
Financial services and investments
Foreign and international corporations
Securities
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: 
This bill sets forth special tax rules for determining whether financial guaranty insurance companies are qualifying insurance corporations under the passive foreign investment company rules. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
St. Croix National Heritage Area Act

Bill: 116-hr-5747
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2020-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Parks, recreation areas, trails
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: 

St. Croix National Heritage Area Act

 
This bill establishes the St. Croix National Heritage Area in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. 
 
The bill designates the Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office as the local coordinating entity.
 
The preservation office shall prepare and submit a management plan for the heritage area for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of its resources.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-04
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
Jobs, On-the-Job Earn-While-You-Learn Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African-Americans Act

Bill: 116-hr-5748
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]
Introduced: 2020-02-03 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Infrastructure development
Labor-management relations
Minority employment

Summary:
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: 

Jobs, On-the-Job "Earn While You Learn" Training, and Apprenticeships for Young African-Americans Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to encourage labor unions, general contractors, and businesses that will rebuild infrastructure, transportation systems, technology and computer networks, and energy distribution systems to actively recruit, hire, train, and provide apprenticeships to African Americans ages 18 to 39 through existing jobs, apprenticeships, and programs. Labor must help coordinate such recruitment. 
 
The jobs, training, and apprenticeships must be conducted in conjunction with Labor, labor unions and associations involved in infrastructure rebuilding, and the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee.
 
Labor unions, contractors, and businesses involved with such infrastructure or systems must recruit by seeking assistance from the African American community, churches, and civil rights organizations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-02-03
text: Introduced in House