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To provide that a former Member of Congress or former senior Congressional employee who receives compensation as a lobbyist representing a foreign principal shall not be eligible for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits.

Bill: 116-hr-1022
Sponsor: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional agencies
Congressional officers and employees
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 
This bill prohibits a former Member of Congress or former senior congressional employee who is a registered lobbyist representing a foreign principal from being eligible for
 
 
the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees Retirement System, including the Thrift Savings Plan; 
 
the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; or 
 
the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1023
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aquatic ecology
Canada
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Government studies and investigations
Great Lakes
International organizations and cooperation
Lakes and rivers
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct monitoring, scientific assessments, and research in support of fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin between the United States and Canada. 
 
 The USGS shall (1) execute a comprehensive, multi-lake, freshwater fisheries science program; (2) work cooperatively with regional, state, tribal, and local governments; and (3) consult with interested groups, including academia and Canadian agencies. 
 
The USGS may provide
 
 
deepwater ecosystem research,
 
fish behavior and habitat reports,
 
fish population assessments,
 
invasive species research,
 
use of biological equipment and laboratory capabilities necessary to support fishery management decisions, and
 
studies that assess impacts on Great Lakes fishery resources.
 

action_date: 2019-11-08
text: 

Great Lakes Fishery Research Authorization Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to conduct monitoring, scientific assessments, and research in support of fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin between the United States and Canada. 
 
 The USGS shall (1) execute a comprehensive, multi-lake, freshwater fisheries science program; (2) work cooperatively with regional, state, tribal, and local governments; and (3) consult with interested groups, including academia and Canadian agencies. 
 
The USGS may provide
 
 
deepwater ecosystem research,
 
fish behavior and habitat reports,
 
fish population assessments,
 
invasive species research,
 
use of biological equipment and laboratory capabilities necessary to support fishery management decisions, and
 
studies that assess impacts on Great Lakes fishery resources.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 219.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-274.
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-274.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 15.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-02-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1024
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Marine and inland water transportation
Motor fuels
Oil and gas
Outdoor recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2019

 
This bill requires information to be provided to the public about the risks associated with the improper use of E 15 fuel in certain vehicles, engines, and equipment. The bill defines E 15 as gasoline containing 15% ethanol.
 
Specifically, the bill directs the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise labeling requirements for fuel pumps that dispense E 15 fuel, including by requiring the labels of such fuel pumps to include additional details. The labels must include warning information about vehicles, engines, and equipment (e.g., boats, lawn mowers, chain saws, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and pre-2001 model year vehicles) that are prohibited from using E 15.
 
In addition, the EPA must implement a public education campaign concerning the risks associated with the improper use of E 15 fuel in such vehicles, engines, and equipment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
LAND Act

Bill: 116-hr-1026
Sponsor: Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Government trust funds
Hunting and fishing
Indian social and development programs
Land use and conservation
Outdoor recreation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
State and local finance
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Land and National Park Deferred Maintenance Act or the LAND Act

 
This bill makes permanent the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). 
 
From the amounts deposited into the LWCF, $450 million shall be available in each fiscal year to carry out the purposes of the LWCF.
 
Of the total amount available through appropriations or deposited into the fund under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, at least 40% shall be for federal purposes, and at least 40% shall be for financial assistance to states. 
 
The bill prohibits the use of any funds to states for acquisition of lands or waters by eminent domain.
 
At least 3% of appropriated or expended LWCF funds must be available for projects that secure public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes. 
 
The bill establishes a National Park Service and Related Agencies Maintenance and Revitalization Conservation Fund for the deposit through FY2029 of $450 million from mineral revenues that are not otherwise credited, covered, or deposited under federal law. Of amounts made available from this fund, the Department of the Interior shall use specified amounts for priority deferred maintenance needs that support critical infrastructure and visitor services.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Fairness for Every Driver Act

Bill: 116-hr-1027
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Government trust funds
Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles
Income tax credits
Roads and highways
Sales and excise taxes
Transportation programs funding
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Fairness for Every Driver Act 

 
This bill terminates and repeals the tax credit for new qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicles. It also imposes a user fee on alternative fuel vehicles used in the United States and requires the fees to be transferred to the Highway Trust Fund. 
 
&quot;Alternative fuel vehicles&quot; include plug-in electric vehicles, fuel cell electric vehicles, and other motor vehicles propelled to a significant extent by an electric motor that draws power from any source that is not subject to certain fuel taxes. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Space Resources Institute Act

Bill: 116-hr-1029
Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott  R. [R-CO-3]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Higher education
Mining
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Space flight and exploration
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Space Resources Institute Act

 
This bill directs the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to submit a report on the merits of, and options for, establishing an institute related to space resources in order to advance NASA's objectives for maintaining U.S. preeminence in space. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act

Bill: 116-hr-1030
Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Marriage and family status
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act

 
This bill amends the definition of 
spouse
 for purposes of veterans' benefits to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to recognize a marriage based on the law of the state where the marriage occurred.
 
When a marriage occurs outside a state, the VA shall recognize it if the marriage is lawful in the place where it occurs and could have been entered into under the laws of any state.
 
The bill also amends the definitions of 
spouse
 and 
surviving
 
spouse
 to remove the requirement that the spouse be of the opposite sex.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-1031
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2019-02-06 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: California
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: 

Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take approximately 700 acres of land in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, if the tribe transfers title to that land to the United States. The land is made part of the Pala Indian Reservation.
 
The bill generally prohibits gaming on any of the land taken into trust.

action_date: 2020-12-18
text: 

Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2020

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take approximately 700 acres of land in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, if the tribe transfers title to that land to the United States. The land is made part of the Pala Indian Reservation.
 
The bill generally prohibits gaming on any of the land taken into trust.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 550.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-666.
action_date: 2020-12-18
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-666.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
action_date: 2019-06-05
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-06
text: Introduced in House
To provide for the retention and service of transgender individuals in the Armed Forces.

Bill: 116-hr-1032
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Military personnel and dependents
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 
This bill prohibits (1) an individual serving as a member of the Armed Forces from being involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces, or denied reenlistment or continuation in service, solely on the basis of the member's gender identity; and (2) an individual from being denied initial enlistment, commissioning, or other accession into the Armed Forces solely on such basis. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
REPAY Act

Bill: 116-hr-1033
Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Defense
Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign aid and international relief
Government studies and investigations
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Performance measurement
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Return Expenses Paid and Yielded Act or REPAY Act

 
This bill modifies certification and reporting requirements related to certain defense equipment sales to foreign countries or international organizations, and limits the President's authority to waive various research, development, and production costs charged to the buyer in such sales.
 
The President shall, in the certification submitted to Congress for a sale of major defense equipment of $14 million or more, provide information about any waived or reduced charges for the proportionate amount of nonrecurring research, development, and production costs in the sale. The certification shall include additional information such as the type of waiver provided to the buyer, the justification for the waiver, and in certain instances the manner in which the sale would help standardization between the buyer's forces and the U.S. Armed Forces.
 
The President may not waive such nonrecurring charges if the buyer has received (1) $16 million worth of such waivers in the past two years, (2) 15 waivers in the past five years, or (3) $425 million worth of waivers in the past five years.
 
The bill also allows Armed Forces salaries and civilian benefits costs to be included as chargeable administrative expenses related to such defense equipment sales.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Phair Pricing Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1034
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Phair Pricing Act of 

2019

 
This bill requires that certain negotiated prices for covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit be disclosed at the point-of-sale.
 
Specifically, negotiated prices offered under a prescription drug plan (PDP) must be disclosed at the point-of-sale; the disclosed price must include specified adjustments, payments, and fees that are negotiated with the pharmacy (e.g., dispensing fees) by the PDP sponsor or pharmacy benefit manager. 
 
Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish certain quality measures for PDP sponsors to use when determining incentive payments and adjustments (e.g., performance payments) to pharmacies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-07
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: 2019-02-07
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: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act

Bill: 116-hr-1035
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Consumer affairs
Contracts and agency
Health care costs and insurance
Health information and medical records
Insurance industry and regulation
Medical ethics
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act

 
This bill establishes additional requirements for prescription drug plan sponsors (PDPs) under Medicare and Medicare Advantage, as well as health insurance carriers under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, relating to the methodology of payments to pharmacies and the use of pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs). 
 
Specifically, such PDPs and carriers must disclose specified information to pharmacies regarding applicable standards for reimbursement that are based on drug costs, including the sources used to update such standards. Additionally, such PDPs and carriers may not contract with PBMs that require, or that provide an incentive for, plan enrollees to use pharmacies that have a shared ownership interest with the PBM. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-07
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: 2019-02-07
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: 2019-02-07
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: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
PARITY Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1036
Sponsor: Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer credit
Housing finance and home ownership
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Preserving Access to Rural Installment Transactions for Years Act of 2019 or the PARITY Act of 2019 

 
This bill revises the definition of a mortgage originator for the purposes of compliance with registration and compensation requirements. 
 
Among other things, it exempts from mortgage originator requirements those lenders providing financing to five (currently three) or fewer properties in a year, including corporations and partnerships that would otherwise be regulated as mortgage originators. The bill also removes the requirement that such lenders, in order to be exempt from these requirements, must verify the buyer's ability to repay the loan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House