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Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act

Bill: 116-hr-6101
Sponsor: Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Age discrimination
Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration
Civil actions and liability
Consumer affairs
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Housing discrimination
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Racial and ethnic relations
Railroads
Religion
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Ending Passenger Rail Forced Arbitration Act

 
This bill prohibits all pre-dispute arbitration agreements and pre-dispute joint-action waivers with respect to consumer and civil rights disputes between the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) and its customers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
VALID Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6102
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Federal preemption
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government information and archives
Health technology, devices, supplies
Licensing and registrations
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Performance measurement
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act of 2020 or the VALID Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to regulate in vitro clinical tests (i.e., tests intended for the collection, preparation, analysis, or in vitro clinical examination of specimens from the human body in order to provide information about a disease, condition, or treatment for a disease or condition).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Safe Stay Act

Bill: 116-hr-6103
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Air quality
Consumer affairs
Emergency communications systems
Fires
Housing industry and standards
Performance measurement
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Safe Stay Act

This bill requires places of public accommodation to install compliant carbon monoxide detectors within each sleeping or dwelling unit. Further, during check-in, such accommodations must provide each guest with written notice of compliance with the requirement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-6104
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Building construction
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Motor carriers
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to set aside certain funds through FY2025 to provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on the federal-aid highway system.
 
DOT must use the funds it sets aside to provide competitive grants to states, metropolitan planning organizations, local governments, and certain public agencies for projects that provide parking for commercial motor vehicles on federal-aid highways or on a facility with reasonable access to such a highway or a freight facility.
 
The federal share for a project carried out in accordance with the bill must be 100%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Magnet Injury Prevention Act

Bill: 116-hr-6105
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Consumer affairs
Metals
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Magnet Injury Prevention Act

 
This bill prohibits as hazardous consumer products specified small, high-powered magnets. The prohibition includes magnets that (1) are commonly marketed for entertainment (e.g., puzzle working or sculpture building); (2) are not classified as a toy or children&rsquo;s jewelry; (3) pose a choking, aspiration, or ingestion risk to young children; and (4) have a magnetic field magnitude above a certain threshold.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
DIPLOMA Act

Bill: 116-hr-6106
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Adoption and foster care
Adult education and literacy
Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Civics education
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Disability and paralysis
Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Family relationships
Financial literacy
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Performance measurement
Preschool education
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Special education
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Developing Innovative Partnerships and Learning Opportunities that Motivate Achievement Act or the DIPLOMA Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to states and, through them, subgrants to consortia of local educational agencies and community partners to address school readiness and achievement. Subgrants may be used for activities including early learning, academic support services, parent-education programs, and teacher training.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
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: 2020-03-05
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: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Diversity Advancements in Accelerated Programs Act

Bill: 116-hr-6107
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Diversity Advancements in Accelerated Programs Act

 
This bill authorizes states and local educational agencies to use grant funds provided through the Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program to (1) establish equity offices to improve diversity in accelerated learning programs (e.g., Advanced Placement), and (2) carry out universal screening to determine eligibility for such programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act

Bill: 116-hr-6108
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Commuting
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
Temporary and part-time employment
Transportation costs
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Telework Metrics and Cost Savings Act

 
This bill requires a federal agency's telework policy to include information on (1) annual goals for increasing the telework participation rate, and (2) methods for collecting data related to cost savings achieved through telework.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
INSPIRES Act

Bill: 116-hr-6109
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Educational technology and distance education
Elementary and secondary education
Energy efficiency and conservation
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Infrastructure development
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public-private cooperation
Rural conditions and development
Science and engineering education
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Inspiring New STEM Professionals by Investing in Renovation of Education Spaces Act or the INSPIRES Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to establish grant programs (1) for the modernization, renovation, or repair of career- and technical-education facilities; and (2) to enable secondary schools that are located in rural areas or that serve Native American students to improve facilities that provide science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and to support high-speed internet in STEM facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Defective Firearms Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-6110
Sponsor: Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Firearms and explosives
Product safety and quality

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Defective Firearms Protection Act

 
This bill permits the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue safety standards for firearms and firearm components. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to allow certain dairy operations to make a 1-time election to recalculate production history for purposes of dairy margin coverage.

Bill: 116-hr-6111
Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 
This bill revises the Dairy Margin Coverage program of the Department of Agriculture to allow certain dairy operations to make a one-time election to recalculate their production history to be equal to the annual milk marketings of their dairy operation during the full calendar year before the enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
ARPA–H20 Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6113
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Hydrology and hydrography
Public-private cooperation
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Technology transfer and commercialization
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

ARPA-H20 Act of 2020

 
This bill establishes the Advanced Research Projects Agency&#8211;Water within the Environmental Protection Agency to provide funding for projects concerning the treatment of drinking water or wastewater at water systems that serve the public. The water systems must be large decentralized systems that provide treatment for at least two households. The projects must be intended to enhance, through the deployment of advanced technologies, the treatment, monitoring, delivery, affordability, and safety of 
 
 
drinking water provided by a water system,
 
wastewater or stormwater discharged by a water system,
 
groundwater or well water used for drinking water, or 
 
activities carried out by a water system for the purposes of enhancing public health or environmental safety.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Espionage Act Reform Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6114
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Espionage and treason
Evidence and witnesses
Government studies and investigations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Espionage Act Reform Act of 2020

 
This bill limits the scope of certain criminal offenses relating to classified information. 
 
Under the bill, the offense of disclosing classified information to an unauthorized person may be committed only by an individual who is authorized to receive the classified information and has signed a nondisclosure agreement regarding such classified information (i.e., a covered person), whereas under current law any individual may be charged with this offense. Under the bill, this offense shall not apply to disclosures of information to any Member of Congress, a federal court, an inspector general in the intelligence community, or certain bodies such as the Federal Trade Commission. 
 
Similarly, under the bill, certain offenses related to gathering, transmitting, or losing defense information may be committed only by a covered person or a foreign agent, whereas currently such offenses may be committed by any person. Under the bill, an individual who is not a foreign agent may not be criminally charged for such offenses unless the individual meets certain requirements, such as having committed a felony under federal law in the course of committing the offense.
 
An offense related to obtaining and copying a document connected with the national defense shall apply only to an unlawfully obtained nonpublic document, whereas the current statute does not limit the scope of this offense to such documents.
 
An offense related to dispensing certain public property of value shall apply only to tangible things, whereas the current statute does not limit the scope of this offense to tangible things.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Preparing Ser­vice­mem­bers for Success Act

Bill: 116-hr-6115
Sponsor: Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Military education and training
Performance measurement
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Preparing Servicemembers for Success Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to establish additional performance measures to evaluate the effectiveness of DOD's Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) programs in connecting members of the Armed Forces with professional credential programs.
 
Such measures must include the following: (1) the percentage of members, prior to separation, participating in a professional credential program through a COOL program; (2) the percentage of such individuals who go on to complete that professional credential program; and (3) the percentage of those who complete that professional credential program and are employed not later than one year after separation or release from the Armed Forces.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act

Bill: 116-hr-6116
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Appropriations
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer affairs
Consumer credit
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Reserve System
Federal officials
Financial services and investments

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act

 
This bill removes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from the Federal Reserve System, converts the bureau into an independent commission, and modifies its leadership structure. Specifically, the bill eliminates the positions of director and deputy director and establishes a five-person commission appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6117
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
Infrastructure development
Public-private cooperation
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Vocational and technical education
Women in business
Women's education
Women's employment
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Women's Global Development and Prosperity Act of 2020

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative at the Department of State. The objectives of the initiative shall be to advance women in the workforce, promote women entrepreneurs, and aid women's participation in the global economy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Menstrual Equity in the Peace Corps Act

Bill: 116-hr-6118
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Cosmetics and personal care
Health care coverage and access
Health technology, devices, supplies
National and community service
Peace Corps
Sex and reproductive health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Menstrual Equity in the Peace Corps Act

 
This bill requires the Peace Corps to ensure access to menstrual hygiene products for its volunteers who require them, either by increasing stipends for such products or providing such products to its volunteers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E265)
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
Climate Readiness Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6119
Sponsor: Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
Introduced: 2020-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Homeland security
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military operations and strategy
Military readiness

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: 

Climate Readiness Act of 2020

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense to report on (1) the national security implications associated with climate change, and (2) strategies and approaches to responding to such change. The report must consider geopolitical and military impacts, including effects on the resiliency of missions of the Armed Forces. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-05
text: Introduced in House