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Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4766
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-10-18 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Aquaculture
Civil actions and liability
Employee benefits and pensions
Food industry and services
Transportation and Public Works
Transportation employees
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-18
text: 

Shellfish Aquaculture Improvement Act of 2019 

 
This bill limits the ability of an aquaculture worker to bring a civil action against an employer for employment-related injuries. 
 
Specifically, the bill limits recovery for injuries sustained by an aquaculture worker if (1) state workers' compensation is available to such individual; and (2) at the time of injury, the individual was engaged in aquaculture in a place where the individual had lawful access. 
 
An aquaculture worker is an individual employed by commercial enterprises involved in the controlled cultivation and harvest of aquatic plants and animals, including the cleaning, processing, or canning of fish and fish products, the cultivation and harvesting of shellfish, and the controlled growing and harvesting of other aquatic species.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-10-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-10-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-10-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-18
text: Introduced in House
Financial Services Innovation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4767
Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]
Introduced: 2019-10-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Financial services and investments
General Services Administration
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Product development and innovation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: 

Financial Services Innovation Act of 2019 

 
This bill addresses the regulation of financial products and services. Specifically, the bill allows persons intending to offer a financial innovation to petition specified financial regulatory agencies regarding existing areas of regulation. A petitioner may request a modification or waiver of an agency regulation. The bill sets forth requirements regarding the petition process, a safe harbor for petitioners from enforcement, and enforceable compliance agreements. Agencies must biannually publish a list of financial regulatory areas the agency would consider modifying or waiving through the petition process. 
 
The bill also establishes Financial Services Innovation Offices at these agencies to assist petitioners. These offices must also generally support the development of financial innovations and coordinate with other offices to share data. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2019-10-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act

Bill: 116-hr-4768
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2019-10-21 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: American Samoa
Child health
Guam
Health programs administration and funding
Home and outpatient care
Indian social and development programs
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: 

Home Visiting to Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Act

 
This bill increases FY2021 and FY2022 funding for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program to address high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity and other unmet needs in states, tribes, and territories.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-21
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: 2019-10-21
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: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4769
Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
Introduced: 2019-10-21 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Department of Health and Human Services
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: 

Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish at least one prescription drug plan that is operated by Medicare. 
 
Among other things, the plan must (1) serve the entire United States; and (2) be the default plan for enrollees under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, unless the enrollee chooses another plan. 
 
Additionally, the CMS must negotiate prices for prescription drugs that are covered under the plan and, if appropriate, encourage the use of more affordable therapeutic equivalents. (Currently, the CMS is prohibited from negotiating the prices of covered drugs under the Medicare prescription drug benefit.) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality must assess the clinical benefits of drugs and make recommendations to the CMS regarding price negotiations, based on specified information (e.g., comparable international prices). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-21
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: 2019-10-21
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: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
CFTC Advisory Committee Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-4770
Sponsor: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2019-10-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Executive agency funding and structure
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: 

CFTC Advisory Committee Improvement Act

 
This bill provides for the establishment of advisory committees at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on matters related to the derivatives markets and their regulation. The bill also provides for the continuation of existing advisory committees at the CFTC.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
CFTC Cybersecurity and Data Protection Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-4772
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2019-10-21 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Intellectual property
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: 

CFTC Cybersecurity and Data Protection Enhancement Act

 
This bill addresses information requested and maintained by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Specifically, the commission must submit a request for proprietary information that includes the method of access to the data, data formats, and the purpose of the request. Unless the request is related to specified legal actions, a recipient of a request for proprietary information may refuse the request. 
 
The commission must also establish rules related to protecting information provided to the commission.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
Livestock Risk Management and Education Act

Bill: 116-hr-4773
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-10-21 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education
Education programs funding
Livestock
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: 

Livestock Risk Management and Education Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide competitive grants to improve the farm management knowledge and skills of livestock producers.
 
USDA must give priority to applicants that (1) demonstrate an ability to work directly with livestock producers, (2) collaborate with farm management educational programs and associations, and (3) include in their application a description of the curriculum the applicant is seeking to carry out to educate livestock producers on risk management through futures market participation and hedging strategies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
Internet of Things Cyber Security Training for Federal Employees Act

Bill: 116-hr-4774
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2019-10-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Employment and training programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: 

Internet of Things Cyber Security Training for Federal Employees Act

 
This bill requires each federal agency to ensure that its personnel have been trained in cybersecurity and the risks related to internet-connected devices.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
SWAMP Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4775
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2019-10-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Protection of officials
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: 

Stop Waste And Misuse by the President Act of 2019 or the SWAMP Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the President, Vice President, President-elect, Vice President-elect, or an immediate family member of such an official, who, while traveling, stays in a hotel or other establishment providing daily-rate accommodation in which that person has an ownership or financial interest, to reimburse to the Treasury specified expenses. Specifically, Treasury must be reimbursed (1) any amount expended by the Secret Service for protection, and (2) any amount expended for other costs incurred by the government pertaining to that stay.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-10-21
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
Combating Implicit Bias in Education Act

Bill: 116-hr-4776
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-10-21 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Disability and health-based discrimination
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Performance measurement
Racial and ethnic relations
School administration
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: 

Combating Implicit Bias in Education Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to local educational agencies to provide training to staff of elementary and secondary schools on implicit bias.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1314)
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
Protect our Elections Act

Bill: 116-hr-4777
Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-21 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign and international corporations
Government information and archives
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: 

Protect our Elections Act

 
This bill requires each state or local government entity responsible for the administration of federal elections to ensure that each election service provider (i.e., contractor or vendor) is a qualified provider with regard to (1) the ownership and control of the provider, (2) the provider's compliance with cybersecurity best practices, and (3) the provider's reporting of its ownership and control.
 
The bill requires the entity to annually evaluate each provider.
 
It also specifies reporting requirements for providers, subject to civil penalties. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, to extend the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity Marina fees through fiscal year 2027.

Bill: 116-hr-4778
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-22 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Lakes and rivers
Sports and recreation facilities
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: 
This bill extends through FY2027 the authority of the Department of Agriculture to collect fees for a marina on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Introduced in House
National Infrastructure Investment Corporation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4780
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2019-10-22 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Congressional leadership
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Transportation costs
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: 

National Infrastructure Investment Corporation Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the National Infrastructure Investment Corporation to finance infrastructure projects that are beyond the financing capabilities of states and cities, including to (1) prioritize projects in a fair and efficient manner, and (2) minimize financial costs to the federal government.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Introduced in House
To designate the United States courthouse located at 3140 Boeing Avenue in McKinleyville, California, as the "Judge Louis E. Goodman Courthouse".

Bill: 116-hr-4781
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-22 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: California
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Judges

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: 
This bill designates the U.S. courthouse located at 3140 Boeing Avenue in McKinleyville, California, as the &quot;Judge Louis E. Goodman Courthouse.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Introduced in House
LEP Data Acquisition in Mortgage Lending Act

Bill: 116-hr-4783
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2019-10-22 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing industry and standards

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: 

LEP Data Acquisition in Mortgage Lending Act 

 
This bill directs the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to include an optional language-preference question on the Uniform Residential Loan Application. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Introduced in House
To require the National Institute of Justice to update its research report, entitled "A Review of Gun Safety Technologies".

Bill: 116-hr-4784
Sponsor: Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-22 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: 
This bill requires the National Institute of Justice to update its research report titled 
Review of Gun Safety Technologies
. The report, published in 2013, summarized existing and emerging gun safety technologies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Introduced in House