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Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3018
Sponsor: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing discrimination
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing, administering, enforcing, or in any manner making effective the proposed rule titled 
Revised Requirements Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs
, published by HUD in Spring 2019, or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule.
 
The rule allows, among other things, shelter providers under HUD programs that permit certain single-sex or sex-segregated facilities to establish a policy by which such providers may consider an individual's sex to determine accommodation within or admission to a shelter or its facility.

action_date: 2019-08-13
text: 

Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing, administering, enforcing, or in any manner making effective the proposed rule titled 
Revised Requirements Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs
, published by HUD in Spring 2019, or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule.
 
The rule allows, among other things, shelter providers under HUD programs that permit certain single-sex or sex-segregated facilities to establish a policy by which such providers may consider an individual's sex to determine accommodation within or admission to a shelter or its facility.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 143.
action_date: 2019-08-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-185.
action_date: 2019-08-13
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-185.
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 26.
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
American Grown Act

Bill: 116-hr-3019
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Horticulture and plants
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

American Grown Act

 
This bill permits funds appropriated or otherwise available to a federal agency to be used for the procurement of a cut flower or cut green for decorative use only if it is produced in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
SEAL Act

Bill: 116-hr-3020
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Alaska
Arctic and polar regions
Coast guard
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Transportation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Geography and mapping
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
International organizations and cooperation
Marine and inland water transportation
Marine pollution
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Transportation safety and security
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Shipping and Environmental Arctic Leadership Act or the SEAL Act

 
This bill creates the Arctic Seaway Development Corporation to provide services related to safety and environmental protection and response in the Arctic region, including to (1) construct deep water port facilities in the Arctic necessary to manage and facilitate increased marine traffic; (2) maintain a relationship with east and west coast ports serving Arctic trade; (3) collect voluntary maritime shipping fees from vessels operating in the Arctic; and (4) establish strong ties among U.S. residents of the Arctic region, Arctic shippers, and the maritime insurance industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
NEATSA Act

Bill: 116-hr-3021
Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]
Introduced: 2019-05-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Medicare
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: 

Non-Emergency Ambulance Transportation Sustainability and Accountability Act of 2019 

or the NEATSA Act

 
This bill decreases the percentage by which Medicare payments must be reduced for nonemergency ambulance transports of end-stage renal disease patients that are provided beginning on October 1, 2019, and ending December 31, 2019. Beginning in 2020, the bill increases the percentage reduction for certain providers that mostly furnish such services, as designated by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The CMS must publish data regarding such payments and providers on its website. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-24
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: 2019-05-24
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: 2019-05-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Introduced in House
Patient Access Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-3022
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2019-05-24 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medicaid
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: 

Patient Access Protection Act

 
This bill eliminates certain reductions to Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) allotments. (DSHs are hospitals that receive additional payment under Medicaid for treating a large share of low-income patients.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-04
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-05-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Introduced in House
Secure Our Schools Today Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3023
Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]
Introduced: 2019-05-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: 

Secure Our Schools Today Act of 2019

 
This bill revises the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program and the Secure Our Schools (SOS) grant program. 
 
First, it reauthorizes through FY2020 the COPS program and otherwise revises the program to (1) restore authority to make COPS grants for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforcement officers, (2) specify the minimum amount of funds to be made available for hiring and rehiring additional career law enforcement officers, and (3) decrease the federal match from 75% to 50%.
 
In addition, the bill revises the SOS program to require a school to complete a facilities risk assessment in order for a state, local government, or Indian tribe to use grant funds to improve security at such school and on its grounds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Introduced in House
Families Under One Roof Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3024
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2019-05-24 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Family relationships
Housing and community development funding
Immigration status and procedures
Low- and moderate-income housing

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: 

Families Under One Roof Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make low-income housing assistance available for otherwise qualifying families with at least one member who has eligible immigration status. 
 
Specifically, a family with at least one member who has been affirmatively established as eligible for assistance, and no member who has been affirmatively established as ineligible due to immigration status, is eligible for prorated assistance based on the number of family members with established eligibility. Current law specifies that any assistance to such a mixed-status family must be prorated, and HUD has generally allowed such a family to receive assistance in this manner. However, a proposed HUD rule from May 10, 2019, would generally prohibit assistance to mixed-status families.
 
The bill further specifies that, if such assistance for an individual is to be terminated on the basis of immigration status, it may instead be continued if necessary to avoid the division of a family in which any member has eligible immigration status. Under current law, such assistance may be continued under these circumstances only if the head of household or the individual's spouse has eligible immigration status.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Introduced in House
You Are Not Forgotten Act

Bill: 116-hr-3025
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2019-05-24 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Congressional operations and organization
Members of Congress
Military personnel and dependents
Missing persons

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: 

You Are Not Forgotten Act

 
This bill requires the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) to display the National League of Families POW/MIA flag outside of the entrance of the office of each Member of Congress, unless the Member directs the AOC to not display the flag. This requirement applies only to a Member's office in a House or Senate office building within the U.S. Capitol Grounds.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mrs. Lee (NV) asked unanimous consent that she may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3025, a bill originally introduced by Representative Meadows, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Introduced in House
The College Data Access Act

Bill: 116-hr-3026
Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-24 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: 

The College Data Access Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to maintain and annually update its online tool allowing users to compare institutions of higher education (i.e., College Scorecard).
 
It also requires an institution of higher education to prominently display, on the institution's website, the most recent version of the institution's College Scorecard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Introduced in House
Investigate the Investigators Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3028
Sponsor: Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-28 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal officials
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Members of Congress
Political parties and affiliation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: 

Investigate the Investigators Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct oversight of investigations of certain political officials.
 
In the case that the President, the Vice President, a Senator, a Member of Congress, or a candidate for any such office or the campaign of such candidate is a subject of an investigation conducted by DOJ, DOJ shall provide to the DOJ OIG a notice of such investigation by five days after such investigation commences.
 
The bill directs the DOJ OIG to commence an oversight investigation to ensure that, among other things, the decision to investigate the conduct of the official was not influenced by political pressures or politically motivated objectives and that evidence used in the investigation is obtained by lawful means and not tainted by political sources or motives.
 
Upon opening such investigation, the DOJ OIG shall notify specified officials that an oversight investigation subject to this bill has commenced and that a report will be issued at the conclusion of the investigation, with exceptions.
 
Not later than 90 days after the conclusion of the investigation, the DOJ OIG shall submit to DOJ and specified officials a report on its findings. During the investigation, if DOJ fails within 30 days to remedy a serious or flagrant issue raised by the OIG, the OIG shall make an immediate report to such officials.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: Introduced in House
Improving Low-Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3029
Sponsor: Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22]
Introduced: 2019-05-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Medicare
Poverty and welfare assistance
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: 

Improving Low-Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 2019

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services transition program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for limited-income, newly eligible individuals (i.e., individuals who are eligible for subsidies and have not yet enrolled in, or whose coverage has not yet taken effect under, a Medicare or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan). The program's coverage provides immediate access to covered drugs at the point of sale as soon as the individual becomes eligible for subsidies; coverage also applies retroactively for dual eligible individuals and for individuals who receive benefits under the Supplemental Security Income program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-04
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-05-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-28
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: 2019-05-28
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: 2019-05-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: Introduced in House
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3030
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Appropriations
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: 

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Extension Act of 2019

 
 This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund, which supports research that evaluates and compares outcomes and the clinical effectiveness, risks, and benefits of two or more medical treatments, services, or other health practices.
 
Additionally, the bill extends specified fees on private health insurance plans, including self-insured plans, which support the trust.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-04
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-05-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-28
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: 2019-05-28
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: 2019-05-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: Introduced in House
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selection under the Medicare program.

Bill: 116-hr-3031
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2019-05-28 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Medicare
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: 
This bill extends funding for certain Medicare quality-measurement activities through FY2024.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-04
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-05-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-28
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: 2019-05-28
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: 2019-05-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: Introduced in House
Maya Angelou Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill: 116-hr-3032
Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-28 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Art, artists, authorship
Congressional tributes
Literature
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: 

Maya Angelou Congressional Gold Medal Act

 
This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the posthumous presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal in commemoration of Maya Angelou in recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture and the civil rights movement.
 
The medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution and will be available for display and research and can be loaned, as appropriate, for display elsewhere.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2019-05-28
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2019-05-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: Introduced in House
H–4 Employment Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3033
Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Introduced: 2019-05-28 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Employment and training programs
Foreign labor
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: 

H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from amending or repealing the rule entitled 
Allowing Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses to Apply for Employment Authorization
, and requires DHS to apply the rule as in effect on May 26, 2015.
 
The rule was implemented on May 26, 2015, and authorizes employment for H-4 visa spouses of H-1B visa nonimmigrants (specialty occupations) who are in the process of becoming lawful permanent residents or who have H-1B status under the American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-28
text: Introduced in House