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State Veterans Home Inspection Simplification Act

Bill: 116-hr-4138
Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health facilities and institutions
Licensing and registrations
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicaid
Medicare
State and local government operations
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 

State Veterans Home Inspection Simplification Act

 
This bill alters certain requirements relating to inspection and certification of Medicare skilled nursing facilities that are also state veterans homes. 
 
Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to treat state veterans homes that are inspected and determined to meet applicable standards set by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as also meeting applicable standards for skilled nursing facilities under Medicare. The CMS must also use VA inspection reports for such facilities in lieu of state inspection reports for purposes of the Nursing Home Compare website. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4139
Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34]
Introduced: 2019-07-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Historic sites and heritage areas
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Latin America
Mexico
Military history
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: 
This bill adjusts the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park in Texas to include the approximately 166.44 acres of land identified on the map titled &quot;PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Proposed Boundary Addition, Fort Brown Unit&quot; (2018), when the land is donated to the United States.

action_date: 2020-12-14
text: 
This bill adjusts the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park in Texas to include the approximately 166.44 acres of land identified on the map titled &quot;PALO ALTO BATTLEFIELD NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK Proposed Boundary Addition, Fort Brown Unit&quot; (2018), when the land is donated to the United States.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 526.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-641.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-641.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-09-30
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Introduced in House
Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

Bill: 116-hr-4140
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: 

Foreign Extortion Prevention Act

 
This bill makes it a crime for foreign officials to demand or accept bribes to influence an official act or violate an official duty. An individual who violates this provision is subject to criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
Humane Correctional Health Care Act

Bill: 116-hr-4141
Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
Introduced: 2019-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Detention of persons
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Medicaid
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: 

Humane Correctional Health Care Act

 
This bill allows states to cover inmates of public institutions under Medicaid. The Government Accountability Office must report on specified information relating to the health of inmates and the effects of Medicaid coverage.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
Super Pollutants Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4143
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2019-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Environmental technology
Foreign aid and international relief
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Industrial facilities
International organizations and cooperation
Lighting, heating, cooling
Mining
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Oil and gas
Public contracts and procurement
Solid waste and recycling
U.S. and foreign investments

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: 

Super Pollutants Act of 2019 

 
This bill generally provides for the reduction of emissions of black carbon, methane, and certain hydrofluorocarbons (also referred to as short-lived climate pollutants) through policy initiatives of specified federal agencies. The bill also requires the President to establish the Interagency Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Mitigation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
Ending the Diagnostic Odyssey Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4144
Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-52]
Introduced: 2019-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Cell biology and embryology
Child health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Genetics
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hospital care
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: 

Ending the Diagnostic Odyssey Act of 2019

 
This bill allows state Medicaid programs to cover whole genome sequencing services for certain individuals. 
 
Specifically, states may cover such services for individuals under the age of 21 (or a lower age, if the state chooses) and for former foster youth under the age of 26 who (1) have been referred or admitted to an intensive care unit or seen by a medical specialist for a suspected genetic or undiagnosed disease, or (2) are suspected by a medical specialist to have a neonatal- or pediatric-onset genetic disease. 
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may award grants to assist states in developing plans to cover such services. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
Braeden’s Commission: Protect our Athletes from Exertional Heat Stroke

Bill: 116-hr-4145
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2019-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Athletes
Child health
Congressional oversight
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Higher education
Medical research
School athletics

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: 

Braeden's Commission: Protect our Athletes from Exertional Heat Stroke

 
This bill establishes the Commission to Prevent Heat Stroke Deaths.
 
The commission shall 
 
 
conduct a study on exertional heat stroke among student athletes at educational institutions across the United States,
 
 develop recommendations for the purpose of reducing fatalities from exertional heat stroke among student athletes and guidelines for tracking information to prevent such fatalities, and 
 
report to the President and Congress.
 
 
A federal agency or department that is subject to a recommendation described in the report shall submit to Congress a report containing the agency's plans to address the recommendation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4146
Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2019-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Mental health
State and local finance
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: 

Trauma-Informed Schools Act of 2019
 
 
This bill provides for the use of trauma-informed practices in public elementary and secondary schools and allows states to use certain federal funds to train teachers in such practices.
 

Trauma-informed practices 
are defined to include
 
 
evidence-based professional development that promotes a shared understanding among teachers and other staff that traumatic experiences are common among students and that school-wide learning environments where all students and adults feel safe, welcomed, and supported can enable students to succeed despite such experiences;
 
adoption of disciplinary procedures and practices that utilize evidence-based restorative practices that build a culture of trust; and 
 
activities that engage teachers and other staff in a process of school-based planning to help all students feel safe and connected to the school community.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
Whistleblower Expansion Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4147
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2019-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: 

Whistleblower Expansion Act of 2019

 
This bill specifically applies to subcontractors and subgrantees certain whistleblower protection provisions regarding contractor protection from reprisals.
 
Such reprisals are for disclosure of information reasonably believed to evidence gross mismanagement of a federal contract or grant, a gross waste of federal funds, abuse of authority relating to a federal contract or grant, a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or a violation of law, rule, or regulation related to a federal contract or grant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
Green Jobs and Opportunity Act

Bill: 116-hr-4148
Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2019-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Education programs funding
Electric power generation and transmission
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Environmental technology
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Minority employment
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: 

Green Jobs and Opportunity Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to address current and future workforce shortages within the clean energy technology sector. 
 
Labor must monitor trends and shortages within the sector, recommend ways to prepare the workforce to meet the demands of a clean energy economy, and provide grants to establish training programs for occupations or fields of work with such shortages.
 
Labor must also establish a National Advisory Committee on the Clean Energy Technology Workforce to provide advice on preparing the workforce to transition to a clean energy economy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
REGION Act

Bill: 116-hr-4149
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2019-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Appropriations
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: 

Recognizing the Environmental Gains In Overcoming Negligence Act or the REGION Act

 
This bill prohibits funds made available for any fiscal year from being used to close, consolidate, or eliminate an office of the Environmental Protection Agency, including a regional or program office.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2019-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-08-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
JUSTICE Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4150
Sponsor: Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3]
Introduced: 2019-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against children
Sex offenses
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: 

Jurists United to Stop Trafficking Imitation Child Exploitation Act of 2019 or the JUSTICE Act of 2019

 
This bill broadens the prohibition on importation or transportation of obscene materials.
 
Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to import, or knowingly use a common carrier or interactive computer service to transport, a child sex doll.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
Undocumented Taxpayers Opportunity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4151
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2019-08-02 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Foreign labor
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Immigration status and procedures
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Social security and elderly assistance
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: 

Undocumented Taxpayers Opportunity Act of 2019 

 
This bill allows qualified alien taxpayers to obtain provisional immigrant status and establishes procedures for provisional immigrants to obtain permanent resident status. 
 
An alien shall qualify if he or she has been assessed and paid taxes for each of the previous five years before applying for such status. The Department of Homeland Security may grant provisional immigrant status to qualified individuals who pass security checks and are not disqualified for various reasons, such as an aggravated felony conviction. DHS may waive certain disqualifications for humanitarian or public interest reasons.
 
Provisional immigrants shall be authorized for employment in the United States and travel outside the United States. Such individuals shall be ineligible for various federal benefits, including the healthcare premium assistance tax credit.
 
Individuals going through deportation or removal proceedings shall be given a chance to apply for provisional immigrant status if they qualify.
 
Provisional immigrants may apply for permanent resident status, subject to various requirements, including payment of federal taxes for the each of the previous three years. An alien may not hold provisional immigrant status for more than eight years. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-08-02
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-08-02
text: Introduced in House