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SAVE Act

Bill: 116-hr-1385
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges Act or the SAVE Act

 
This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the establishment of state-based health insurance exchanges in those states that have not already elected to do so. A state that receives a grant must ensure that the resulting exchange is self-sustaining by 2024. 

action_date: 2019-05-03
text: 

State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges Act or the SAVE Act

 
This bill allows the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to support the establishment of state-based health insurance exchanges in those states that have not already elected to do so. A state that receives a grant must ensure that the resulting exchange is self-sustaining by 2024. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 27.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-49.
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-49.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 22.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2275)
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
CONFRONT Act

Bill: 116-hr-1387
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Currency
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Human trafficking
International organizations and cooperation
Law enforcement administration and funding
Organized crime
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Criminal Organizations' Narcotics, Finances, Resources, Operations, and Networks Targeting Act or the CONFRONT Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, in consultation with various U.S. agencies and departments, to develop a national strategy to combat the financial networks of transnational organized criminals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Safe Home Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1389
Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Families
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Domestic violence and child abuse
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Separation, divorce, custody, support

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Safe Home Act of 2019

This bill makes unregulated custody transfers
 
a form of child abuse and neglect under federal child-welfare law. Specifically, an unregulated custody transfer occurs when a child is placed with a non-relative or otherwise unfamiliar adult, with the intention of severing the parental or guardian relationship with the child, without reasonably ensuring the child's safety, and without legally transferring parental or guardian rights.

The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to (1) report on the causes, effects, and prevalence of unregulated custody transfers; (2) develop policy recommendations for preventing such transfers; and (3) issue guidance to the states. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Mobile Health Record Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1390
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Medicaid
Medicare
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Mobile Health Record Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a program that enables Medicare enrollees to connect claims data with trusted applications, services, and research programs. The program must allow an enrollee to access claim information through a mobile health record application that is chosen by the enrollee and that is also approved by the CMS, in accordance with specified requirements. Information must be made available to such applications in a similar manner as under the current Blue Button 2.0 program.
 
The bill also allows states that choose to develop or purchase similar applications for Medicaid enrollees to receive federal payment for the associated costs.
 
Currently, the CMS administers the Blue Button program, which allows Medicare enrollees to download and save health information on personal computers or other devices. The CMS subsequently launched the Blue Button 2.0 program, which allows enrollees to link health information with mobile applications (these applications are posted on the CMS website, but are not endorsed by the CMS).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-27
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: 2019-02-27
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: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Methane Rule Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1391
Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Environmental regulatory procedures
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Methane Rule Relief Act of 2019

 
This bill exempts certain marginally-producing oil and natural gas wells, including emission sources associated with such wells, from the Environmental Protection Agency's rule titled "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources" and the document titled "Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2267)
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1392
Sponsor: Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Amendments Act of 2019

 
This bill revises certain elements of the compensation system for border patrol agents at U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
 
Among other things, the bill increases the overtime compensation available for border patrol agents who handle canines, limits the amount of overtime that is credited toward retirement for certain agents, and authorizes specified alternative work schedules for certain agents. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1393
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Dental care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of
 
2019

 
This bill provides for Medicare coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Coverage includes (1) routine dental cleanings and exams, basic and major dental services, emergency dental care, and dentures; (2) routine eye exams, eyeglasses, and contact lenses; and (3) routine hearing exams, hearing aids, and exams for hearing aids. With respect to such care, the bill establishes special payment rules, limitations, and coinsurance requirements. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-27
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: 2019-02-27
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: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1394
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation
Medicaid
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 

2019

 
This bill (1) expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies), (2) eliminates certain limitations on Medigap policies for newly eligible Medicare beneficiaries, and (3) modifies other provisions related to Medigap policies. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-27
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: 2019-02-27
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: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Youth Mental Health Services Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1395
Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Health technology, devices, supplies
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Youth Mental Health Services Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes state and local educational agencies to use student support and academic enrichment grants to improve mental health services available to students. Specifically, it allows funds to be used for identifying and disseminating best practices for mental health first aid, emergency planning, coordination of services, and telehealth services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Notify ICE Act

Bill: 116-hr-1397
Sponsor: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Notify ICE Act

 
This bill requires the national instant criminal background check system to report to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on the individuals determined to be ineligible to receive a firearm due to their illegal or unlawful presence in the United States.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1398
Sponsor: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Insurance industry and regulation
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019

 
This bill delays reimposition of the annual fee on health insurers until 2022.
 
Under current law, the annual fee for a health insurer is calculated based on the insurer's share of total premiums from the preceding year. The fee is suspended for 2019 (i.e., there is no fee based on premiums from 2018); reimposition is scheduled for 2020. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-27
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: 2019-02-27
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: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1400
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Civil actions and liability
Mammals
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits a person from transporting a horse in interstate commerce in a motor vehicle (except a vehicle operated exclusively on rail or rails) containing two or more levels stacked on top of one another. 
 
The bill prescribes civil penalties for knowing violations of such prohibition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E216)
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1401
Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Congressional agencies
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Government trust funds
Legislative rules and procedure
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes a temporary commission within the legislative branch to address the solvency of the two Social Security trust funds.
 
The commission shall issue a report to Congress with recommendations and proposed legislation to ensure the solvency of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund for at least 75 years. 
 
Congress shall consider the proposed legislation under expedited procedures provided for in the bill.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Scientific Flood Mapping Act

Bill: 116-hr-1402
Sponsor: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Floods and storm protection
Geography and mapping
Government trust funds
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Scientific Flood Mapping Act

 
This bill provides for the transfer of functions, responsibilities, and user fees related to the preparation of flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to the U.S. Geological Survey.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
Base Commander Housing Oversight Act

Bill: 116-hr-1403
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Landlord and tenant
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Base Commander Housing Oversight Act

 
This bill establishes remedies against a lessor of military housing who fails to operate according to the contract.
 
Specifically, the Department of Defense may withhold a payment, require the lessor to reimburse tenants for personal property damage, or require the lessor to pay tenant moving expenses.
 
A service member may report maintenance issues to a superior in the chain of command or to an Inspector General.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
APEX Act

Bill: 116-hr-1406
Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Competition and antitrust
Department of Justice
Inflation and prices
Metals

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

Aluminum Pricing Examination Act or the APEX Act 

 
This bill authorizes the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to set reference prices for aluminum premiums. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1407
Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Disability assistance
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

 
This bill eliminates the five-month waiting period for disability benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (a progressive neurodegenerative disease, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord). Under current law, individuals must wait five months after becoming disabled before their disability insurance benefit payments may begin.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1408
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-02-27 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: District of Columbia
First Amendment rights
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: 

District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act of 2019

 
This bill eliminates the applicability of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to the District of Columbia government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E217)
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-27
text: Introduced in House