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Protecting Our Conserved Lands Act

Bill: 116-hr-4910
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-29 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Building construction
Land use and conservation
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Property rights
State and local government operations
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 

Protecting Our Conserved Lands Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the use of eminent domain to acquire certain land or property to construct, operate, or maintain a natural gas pipeline, including land that is subject to a conservation easement or other conservation-related restriction by a local government or nonprofit entity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in House
CONNECT Act

Bill: 116-hr-4911
Sponsor: Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]
Introduced: 2019-10-29 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Government information and archives
Juvenile crime and gang violence
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 

Childhood Outcomes Need New Efficient Community Teams or the CONNECT Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the Department of Justice, to award grants jointly to state child welfare and juvenile justice agencies to collaborate on data collection related to, and address the needs of, dual-status youth and their families. These are children who have come into contact with both child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
 
Among other application requirements, the agencies must identify senior officials from their agencies and other relevant youth- and family-serving entities that will manage and oversee grant activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in House
NO CLAWS Act

Bill: 116-hr-4912
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-29 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Evidence and witnesses
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Natural disasters

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 

Nation Owes Community Lifelines After Weathering Sandy Act or the NO CLAWS Act

 
This bill prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from taking action to recoup federal disaster and emergency assistance from an individual or a household unless there is evidence of fraud.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require PDP sponsors of a prescription drug plan under part D of the Medicare program that use a formulary to include certain generic drugs and biosimilar biological products on such formulary, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4913
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 
This bill establishes additional requirements for prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors that use formularies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.
 
Specifically, the bill requires PDP formularies to include covered generic drugs and biosimilars for which the wholesale acquisition cost is less than that of the reference (i.e., brand-name) product. PDP sponsors must also establish specific cost-sharing tiers that apply lower cost-sharing requirements for such covered generic drugs and biosimilars as compared to those for brand-name products.
 
The bill also prohibits PDP sponsors from instituting certain requirements relating to access to such covered generic drugs and biosimilars that are more restrictive than those for brand-name products (e.g., prior authorization requirements).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-30
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: 2019-10-30
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: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Diabetes Prevention Semipostal Stamp Act

Bill: 116-hr-4914
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Executive agency funding and structure
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 
This bill directs the U.S. Postal Service to issue a Diabetes Prevention Semipostal Stamp, with all proceeds being transferred to the National Diabetes Prevention Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Small Business Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-4915
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Government lending and loan guarantees
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 

Small Business Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

 
This bill authorizes the Small Business Administration to guarantee up to 90% of the amount of a loan made to a small business that has 100 or fewer employees, has been in business for at least one year, and has obtained training from a small business development center. The loan guarantee must be used for the acquisition of cybersecurity technology and services and the cost of the installation or use of such technology and services.
 
For purposes of this bill, 
cybersecurity technology and services
 excludes information technology whose sole use is financial management, maintenance of inventory of basic supplies, or appointment scheduling.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Survey Our Military Impacted Schools Act

Bill: 116-hr-4917
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Military personnel and dependents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 

Survey Our Military Impacted Schools Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to study and report on the unmet capital-improvement needs of each elementary and secondary school that (1) has a total enrollment of not fewer than 150 students, (2) is not located within the boundaries of a federal military installation, and (3) is served by a local education agency that serves a student population consisting of a specified proportion of students who are dependents of active-duty military personnel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act

Bill: 116-hr-4918
Sponsor: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Securities
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 

Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act 

 
This bill allows certain issuers of securities regulated as emerging growth companies to continue operating under such regulations, including those related to reduced disclosures and other exemptions, for an additional five years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Responsible and Efficient Agriculture Destination Act

Bill: 116-hr-4919
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
General agriculture matters
Motor carriers
Transportation employees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 

Responsible and Efficient Agriculture Destination Act

 
This bill modifies exemptions from service hour requirements for drivers transporting agricultural commodities who are within a 150 air-mile radius from their destination. 
 
The bill allows this exemption to be utilized yearly rather than only during planting and harvesting seasons.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
STAND Act

Bill: 116-hr-4921
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 

Strengthening Traditional American Diplomacy Act or the STAND Act

 
This bill requires that 70% of chief-of-mission appointments and assignments in the Foreign Service shall be of career members of the Foreign Service or the Department of State civil service. The President may waive this requirement on a case-by-case basis by certifying to Congress that a reduction of this percentage is vital to U.S. national security interests.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success (PROGRESS) Act

Bill: 116-hr-4922
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business investment and capital
Business records
Department of the Treasury
Employment taxes
Financial services and investments
Income tax credits
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 

Providing Real Opportunities for Growth to Rising Entrepreneurs for Sustained Success (PROGRESS) Act

 
This bill provides for a new angel investor tax credit to promote investment in start-up businesses and a first employee tax credit equal to 25% of employee wages, up to $10,000 in a taxable year. An employer may elect to apply the amount of the first employee tax credit to payroll tax liability. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4923
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Government information and archives
Judicial review and appeals
Separation, divorce, custody, support
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 

Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2019 

 
This bill revises notification requirements that are triggered when states decide to remove a child from the custody of the child's parent(s) and to place the child in another home. Specifically, states must provide notice of the decision to each relative who expressed an interest in caring for the child, the guardian of the child, the guardian ad litem for the child, the attorney for the child, the attorney for each parent of the child, the child (if the child is able to express an opinion regarding placement), and the prosecutor involved. The notice must be provided within 90 days after the state makes a placement decision.
 
States must establish procedures to (1) allow an individual who receives such a notice to request documentation of the reasons for the decision involved, (2) allow the attorney for the child to petition the court involved to review the decision, and (3) require the court to commence a review after receiving a petition. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4924
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Fires
Forests, forestry, trees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 

Smoke Planning and Research Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to research and mitigate the impacts of smoke emissions from wildland fires. 
 
Specifically, the EPA must establish (1) four Centers of Excellence for Wildfire Smoke at institutions of higher education, and (2) a grant program to support community mitigation efforts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-10-30
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: 2019-10-30
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: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Community Multi-share Coverage Program Act

Bill: 116-hr-4925
Sponsor: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Environmental health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Home and outpatient care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Performance measurement
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 

Community Multi-share Coverage Program Act

 
This bill establishes a pilot program to provide health coverage and employment supports for low-income individuals through partnerships between community organizations and hospitals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Prevent Family Fire Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4926
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 

Prevent Family Fire Act of 2019

 
This bill allows a new business-related tax credit for 10% of the amount of the first retail sale of a safe firearm storage device. The amount upon which the credit is based may not exceed $400. 
 
A "safe firearm storage device" is a device that (1) is designed and marketed to deny unauthorized access to, or rendering inoperable, a firearm or ammunition; and (2) is secured by a combination lock, key lock, or lock based on biometric information. 
 
This credit terminates after December 31, 2026. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8707)
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Advancing Youth Enrollment Act

Bill: 116-hr-4927
Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Income tax credits
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 

Advancing Youth Enrollment Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the premium assistance tax credit for taxpayers with household members between the ages of 18-34. (The credit is available to eligible individuals and families to subsidize the purchase of health insurance on an exchange established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.) 
 
The bill allows an increased tax credit for the purchase of health insurance by reducing the maximum percentage of income that taxpayers under age 31 must pay for coverage by 2.5%, with reductions of .5% for each year for ages 31-34. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
TL; DR Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4929
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 

Too Long; Didn't Read Act of 2019 or the TL; DR Act of 2019

 
This bill requires a federal agency to provide a clearly-marked section at the top of a communication (both hard copy and electronic) that the agency sends to an individual if such communication requires or authorizes such individual to act.
 
The clearly-marked section shall include
 
 
 the authorized or required action; 
 
 if a response by the individual is required, optional, or not permitted; 
 
 all deadlines to complete the authorized or required action; 
 
 how to complete the authorized or required action; and 
 
 the contact information for the agency, department, or office that can assist or answer questions relating to the authorized or required action. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
Wounded Veterans Recreation Act

Bill: 116-hr-4930
Sponsor: Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36]
Introduced: 2019-10-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Parks, recreation areas, trails
User charges and fees
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: 

Wounded Veterans Recreation Act

 
This bill instructs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to make the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass available, without charge and for the lifetime of the passholder, to any veteran who has been found to have a compensable or noncompensable service-connected disability. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-11-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-10-30
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: 2019-10-30
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: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Introduced in House