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Ballot Fairness Act

Bill: 116-hr-1681
Sponsor: Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Ballot Fairness Act

 
This bill requires states to impose the same requirements for appearing on the ballot in a general congressional election on all candidates, without regard to whether a candidate is the nominee of a political party. 
 
In such elections, states must use a ballot that requires a specific vote for a candidate and that does not permit the casting of a single vote for all candidates of the same political party.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1682
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 

2019

 
This bill deems an individual receiving outpatient observation services in a hospital as an inpatient for purposes of satisfying the three-day inpatient hospital-stay requirement with respect to Medicare coverage of skilled nursing facility services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-12
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: 2019-03-12
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: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Bill: 116-hr-1683
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Caribbean area
Civil actions and liability
Cuba
Evidence and witnesses
Intellectual property
Jurisdiction and venue
Latin America
Property rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

 
This bill modifies the bar against U.S. courts enforcing or validating trademarks that were confiscated by the Cuban government. 
 
The bill prohibits U.S. courts from enforcing or validating such confiscated trademarks if the mark had been used in connection with a confiscated business or asset. Currently, the prohibition applies only if the confiscated trademark is being asserted in the United States by a Cuban national. 
 
Under the bill, the prohibition shall not apply if the original trademark owner, or a successor, has expressly consented to the enforcement action.
 
The prohibition shall apply only if the entity asserting the trademark rights knew or should have known, when it acquired the rights, that the mark was the same or substantially similar to one connected to a confiscated business or asset.
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Journalist Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-1684
Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
News media and reporting
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Journalist Protection Act

 
This bill establishes new criminal offenses for intentional acts (or attempts to commit acts) that cause bodily injury to a journalist.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1685
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical education
Medical research
Minority education
Minority health
Rural conditions and development
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Physician Assistant Higher Education Modernization Act of 2019

 
This bill assists qualified individuals in receiving the education and training needed to become a physician assistant.
 
Graduate students enrolled in physician assistant education programs are eligible for (1) increased Unsubsidized Stafford Loan limits, and (2) loan forgiveness programs for those who serve in areas of national need upon graduation.
 
The Department of Education (ED) must
 
 
provide historically Black colleges and universities and predominantly Black institutions with grants to fund physician assistant studies at the masters level,
 
prioritize the awarding of grants for physician assistant education programs at the postbaccalaureate level that will benefit Hispanics and low-income students, and
 
 provide grants to prepare certified physician assistants to become faculty members in accredited graduate-level physician assistant education programs. 
 
 
 In addition, ED is authorized to award grants to rural-serving institutions of higher education for (1) increasing enrollment and graduation rates of students from rural areas in postbaccalaureate physician assistant education programs, and (2) training physician assistants in rural areas through the creation and expansion of physician assistant education programs in rural areas.
 
ED may also award grants to physician assistant education programs for enhancing the programs and improving patient safety by supporting the purchase of new infrastructure and technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1686
Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Medical education
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Physician Assistant Education Public Health Initiatives Act of 2019

 
 This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to award grants to physician assistance education programs for clinical education and training. Half of available grant funds must go to programs at underserved sites in rural areas. HRSA must prioritize funding programs that focus on pediatrics, women&rsquo;s health, or behavioral health.
 
 Further, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to provide grants for research about physician assistant education and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Primary Care Training and Enhancement program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act

Bill: 116-hr-1687
Sponsor: Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Fairness in Federal Drug Testing Under State Laws Act

 
This bill generally prohibits denying federal employment to a prospective employee or taking an adverse personnel action (e.g., termination) against a current federal employee for using marijuana in compliance with state law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Native American Indian Education Act

Bill: 116-hr-1688
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Appropriations
Education programs funding
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Minority education
State and local finance
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Native American Indian Education Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to pay, and provides annual funding beginning in FY2020 for such payments to, Native American Indian-serving, nontribal institutions of higher education (IHEs) for the tuition of their out-of-state Native American Indian students.
 
The bill applies only to IHEs that are required to provide tuition-free education, with the support of their state, to Native American Indian students as a condition under which the IHE or state received its original grant of land and facilities from the federal government. 
 
Payments are treated as reimbursements to IHEs from their states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Climate Change Resiliency Fund for America Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1689
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Department of Commerce
Ecology
Economic performance and conditions
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Infrastructure development
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Climate Change Resiliency Fund for America Act of 2019

 
This bill provides support to address the impacts of climate change.
 
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to issue up to $1 billion in climate change obligations (e.g., bonds) in a fiscal year, with bond proceeds going into the Climate Change Resiliency Fund established by this bill. The fund must be used for a program that finances projects that reduce the economic, social, and environmental impact of the adverse effects of climate change.
 
The Climate Change Advisory Commission, established by this bill, must provide recommendations and guidelines for the program and identify categories of the most cost-effective investments and projects that emphasize multiple benefits to commerce, human health, and ecosystems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident To Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1690
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Air quality
Emergency communications systems
HIV/AIDS
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing industry and standards
Low- and moderate-income housing
Product safety and quality
Public housing

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Safe Housing for Families Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the installation of at least one carbon monoxide detector per floor in each unit of specified federally assisted housing. Specifically, the requirement applies to (1) supportive housing for the elderly and for persons with disabilities, (2) public housing, and (3) rental housing for which the owner receives low-income voucher assistance. 

action_date: 2019-09-10
text: 

Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident To Safety Act of 2019 or the CO ALERTS Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in each unit of specified federally assisted housing, in accordance with certain standards. Specifically, the requirement applies to (1) supportive housing for the elderly and for persons with disabilities, (2) public housing, (3) rental housing for which the owner receives low-income voucher assistance, (4) housing for individuals with AIDS, and (5) certain rural housing.
 
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must provide guidance to public housing agencies on how to educate tenants on health hazards in the home.
 
HUD must also report on the inclusion of carbon monoxide detectors in federally assisted housing not covered by the bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-11
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7581-7582)
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7581-7582)
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1690.
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7581-7583)
action_date: 2019-09-10
text: Mr. San Nicolas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Teacher Victims’ Family Assistance Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1691
Sponsor: Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals
Crime victims
Education programs funding
Employee benefits and pensions
Government trust funds
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Student aid and college costs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Teacher Victims' Family Assistance Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Education to provide assistance to certain family members of elementary or secondary school staff members killed by an act of violence while performing school duties.
 
Specifically, victims' families shall be provided with (1) funeral assistance; (2) a death benefit payment to the surviving spouse, dependent child, or other next of kin; (3) a monthly living allowance for the surviving spouse until death or remarriage and for each dependent child until age 18; and (4) undergraduate education assistance for each dependent child for five years.
 
The bill exempts from income taxation wages of a elementary or secondary staff member killed by an act of violence while performing school duties earned in the year of death. It also increases the excise tax on shells and cartridges ammunition from 11% to 13%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-03-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E293)
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1692
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Child health
Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Medicaid
Medicare
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act of 2019

 
 This bill requires coverage for abortion care through public health insurance programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, and the Children&rsquo;s Health Insurance Program, as well as insurance plans for federal employees. Further, abortion care must be available at federal, and federally supported, health care facilities to individuals eligible for services at such facilities.
 
 Additionally, the bill prohibits federal, state, or local governments from restricting coverage for abortion care available through private health insurance plans.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support.

Bill: 116-hr-1693
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Motor carriers
Motor vehicles
Preschool education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 
This bill requires that the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses be made eligible for support under the E-Rate program, which allots broadband discounts to schools and libraries. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1694
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Civil actions and liability
Due process and equal protection
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Federal-Indian relations
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Indian lands and resources rights
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Legal fees and court costs
Postal service
Racial and ethnic relations
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Native American Voting Rights Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. Changes made by the bill include the following:
 
 
expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies,
 
increasing polling site accessibility, 
 
providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general,
 
requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place, 
 
validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering, and
 
expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility. 
 
 
The bill also establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House