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Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3861
Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2]
Introduced: 2019-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Income tax exclusion
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Oil and gas
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: 

Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the issuance of tax-exempt facility bonds for the financing of qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities.
 
A "qualified carbon dioxide capture facility" is any equipment installed in an industrial carbon dioxide facility that satisfies specified capture and storage requirements and (1) is used for the capture, treatment and purification, compression, transportation, or on-site storage of carbon dioxide produced by the industrial carbon dioxide facility; or (2) is integral or functionally related and subordinate to a gasification process that converts a product from coal, petroleum residue, biomass, or other materials which are recovered for their energy or feedstock value into a synthesis gas composed primarily of carbon dioxide and hydrogen for direct use or subsequent chemical or physical conversion.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Equal Employment for All Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3862
Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
Introduced: 2019-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit
Employee hiring
Employment discrimination and employee rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: 

Equal Employment for All Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits a consumer reporting agency from furnishing an employer with a consumer credit report containing information on the consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity if the employer intends to use that information for any decision made for employment purposes.
 
An employer may use such a report in either an employment decision or before taking an adverse employment action with the consumer's authorization under certain circumstances. Specifically, a report may be used if the consumer applies for or holds employment that requires eligibility for access to classified information or such use is otherwise required by law.
 
An employer who has sought such a report may neither deny employment to nor make any other employment decision about a consumer because the consumer has not authorized the employer's procurement of the report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
To deauthorize the New London Harbor Waterfront Channel.

Bill: 116-hr-3863
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2019-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Connecticut
Navigation, waterways, harbors

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: 
This bill de-authorizes the New London Harbor Waterfront Channel navigation project.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
End Child Trafficking Now Act

Bill: 116-hr-3864
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Crimes against children
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Family relationships
Genetics
Human trafficking
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement officers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: 

End Child Trafficking Now Act

 
This bill imposes restrictions related to adult aliens being admitted into the United States with a minor. 
 
An adult alien shall not be admitted with a minor unless the adult (1) presents documents or witness testimony proving that the adult is a relative or guardian of the minor, or (2) submits to a DNA test that proves such a relationship. The Department of Homeland Security shall request a DNA test only if the required relationship cannot be established by documents or testimony. An adult alien who does not consent to a requested DNA test shall be inadmissible.
 
If the required relationship cannot be established and the immigration officer believes the alien is guilty of a felony offense, the officer may arrest the alien adult.
 
The bill makes it a crime for an alien adult to knowingly use a minor to whom the adult is not a relative or guardian to enter the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Robin Danielson Feminine Hygiene Product Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3865
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2019-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer
Child health
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hereditary and development disorders
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Medical research
Product safety and quality
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: 

Robin Danielson Feminine Hygiene Product Safety Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the National Institutes of Health to conduct or support research on the extent to which components (including contaminants and substances used as fragrances, colorants, dyes, and preservatives) in feminine hygiene products pose health risks to women who use the products or to the children of women who use the products during or before pregnancy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Hear our Heroes Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3866
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2019-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability assistance
Health technology, devices, supplies
Hearing, speech, and vision care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: 

Hear our Heroes Act of 2019

 
This bill provides a presumption of service-connection for hearing-related issues in certain veterans for purposes of wartime disability compensation. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
 
Per the bill, certain veterans with diagnosed hearing loss, tinnitus, or both shall be presumed to have incurred or aggravated such conditions during active military, naval, or air service.
 
This bill applies to veterans who (1) served in combat, or (2) were assigned to a military occupational specialty that likely exposed them to a sufficiently high level of acoustic trauma.
 
The bill also requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to adjust the schedule of rating disabilities to establish a minimum disability rating for a veteran who requires a hearing aid because of a service-connected disability.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
Violence Against Women Veterans Act

Bill: 116-hr-3867
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2019-07-19 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Sex offenses
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: 

Violence Against Women Veterans Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take actions to improve assistance to veterans who experience domestic violence or sexual assault.
 
Specifically, the bill requires the VA to implement a program to assist veterans who have experienced or are experiencing domestic violence or sexual assault in accessing VA benefits. The VA shall carry out the program in partnership with domestic violence shelters and programs, rape crisis centers, state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, and other appropriate service providers. The bill authorizes the VA to establish local coordinators to provide outreach under the program to effectively assist veterans who have experienced domestic violence or sexual assault.
 
The VA must consult with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a national task force to develop a comprehensive national program to address domestic violence and sexual assault among veterans by integrating VA facilities, services, and benefits into existing networks of community-based domestic violence and sexual assault services.
 
The VA must consult with DOJ to conduct a national baseline study to examine the scope of the problem of domestic violence and sexual assault among veterans and spouses of veterans.
 
Finally, the bill requires the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans to include in its biennial report an assessment of the effects of intimate partner violence on women veterans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-08-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-19
text: Introduced in House
HOMESTEAD Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3868
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2019-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Congressional-executive branch relations
Detention of persons
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: 

Help Oversee, Manage, and Evaluate Safe Treatment and Ensure Access without Delay Act of 2019 or the HOMESTEAD Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits a detention facility from (1) preventing a Member of Congress from entering for the purpose of conducting oversight, or (2) making any temporary modification that alters what a visiting Member may observe. Further, a Member is not required to provide notice of intent to enter a detention facility for the purpose of conducting oversight.
 
A detention facility is any facility used to detain or house aliens and operated by or for the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Health and Human Services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-08-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2019-07-22
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, 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: 2019-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Internet Exchange Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3869
Sponsor: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7]
Introduced: 2019-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Commerce
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telecommunication rates and fees
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: 

Internet Exchange Act of 2019

 
This bill creates a grant program for the establishment and expansion of facilities through which internet service providers and content delivery networks exchange internet traffic (internet exchange facilities) in unserved or underserved areas.
 
Further, the bill allows recipients of funding from the E-Rate and Telehealth programs to apply such funds to the procurement or maintenance of a connection to an internet exchange facility. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, as the Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building.

Bill: 116-hr-3870
Sponsor: Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13]
Introduced: 2019-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
New York City
Postal service

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, as the "Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building."
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: 
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 511 West 165th Street in New York, New York, as the "Normandia Maldonado Post Office Building."


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 116-234.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Became Public Law No: 116-234.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-12-11
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2020-12-07
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7220-7221)
action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7220-7221)
action_date: 2020-09-15
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4360)
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3870.
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4360)
action_date: 2020-09-14
text: Mrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-03-04
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 116-234
Protecting the Independent Funding of the Office of Financial Research Act

Bill: 116-hr-3871
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2019-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Department of the Treasury
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial crises and stabilization
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: 

Protecting the Independent Funding of the Office of Financial Research Act

 
This bill gives the Director of the Office of Financial Research (OFR) within the Department of the Treasury sole discretion over the OFR's annual budget, which shall in any given year be not less than the OFR's FY2017 budget.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act

Bill: 116-hr-3873
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2019-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: 

Foreign Influence Reporting in Elections Act

 
This bill requires all campaign officials to report any contacts (i.e., offers of contributions or services) by foreign nationals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Introduced in House
To prohibit Federal funding from being used for the purchase or use of facial recognition technology, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-3875
Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13]
Introduced: 2019-07-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Photography and imaging

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for the purchase or use of facial recognition technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-22
text: Introduced in House
Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act

Bill: 116-hr-3876
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Coal
Disability assistance
Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Mining
Sales and excise taxes
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Black Lung Benefits Disability Trust Fund Solvency Act

 
This bill extends until December 31, 2029, the excise tax on coal from U.S. mines. The tax is a source of funding for the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Tax Fairness for the Self-Employed Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3880
Sponsor: Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment taxes
Health care costs and insurance
Income tax deductions
Self-employed

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Tax Fairness for the Self-Employed Act of 2019

 
This bill allows the tax deduction for health insurance costs in determining net earnings from self-employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3881
Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Higher education
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement officers
Personnel records
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to build a searchable database with certain information about each temporary foreign nonimmigrant worker. The database shall include information such as (1) each worker's age, gender, and country of origin; (2) the type of visa used and the status of such visa; (3) where each worker is employed; and (4) each worker's occupation and the compensation received. 
 
The database shall only be available to (1) law enforcement, (2) service providers to human trafficking victims, (3) worker protection organizations, and (4) entities agreeing to use the information only for research purposes. 
 
The bill expands existing reporting requirements related to temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers to include additional information such as (1) the 10 employers that hired the most temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers, and (2) the 10 occupations with the most temporary foreign nonimmigrant workers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in House
Even Playing Field Act

Bill: 116-hr-3882
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2019-07-23 in the House
Policy area: Sports and Recreation
Subjects: Athletes
Congressional oversight
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Olympic games
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Wages and earnings
Women's employment
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: 

Even Playing Field Act

 
This bill addresses pay equity for amateur athletes and other personnel. It permits a national governing body of an amateur sports organization eligible to be recognized, or to continue to be recognized, only if it provides equal investment, working conditions, and wages and other compensation to all amateur athletes, without discrimination based on sex.
 
National governing bodies must report periodically to Congress regarding pay equity.
 
Each report shall include (1) the median compensation for amateur athletes, coaches, trainers, managers, administrators, and officials, disaggregated by race, gender, and employment category; and (2) the minimum and maximum compensation paid to such personnel, disaggregated by race, gender, and employment category. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-23
text: Introduced in House