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Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4006
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Oil and gas
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

CLEANER Act of 2019 or the Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act of 2019 

 
This bill eliminates the exemption of waste associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy from regulations governing the disposal of hazardous waste. Within a year of enactment, the Environmental Protection Agency must determine whether waste associated with oil, gas, or geothermal energy activities meet the criteria promulgated for the identification or listing of hazardous waste. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
FRESHER Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4007
Sponsor: Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Licensing and registrations
Oil and gas
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2019 or the FRESHER Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses stormwater runoff from mining, oil, or gas operations. Specifically, it eliminates a prohibition on the Environmental Protection Agency from requiring a permit under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of certain collected, uncontaminated stormwater runoff from mining operations or oil and gas operations. 
 
In addition, the Department of the Interior must study stormwater runoff associated with oil or gas operations, including an analysis of (1) measurable contamination, (2) groundwater resources, and (3) the susceptibility of aquifers to contamination from stormwater runoff associated with the operations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4008
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Congressional oversight
Housing discrimination
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing industry and standards
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Photography and imaging
Public housing
Right of privacy
Technology assessment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

No Biometric Barriers to Housing Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits owners of certain federally assisted rental units from using facial recognition, physical biometric recognition, or remote biometric recognition technology in any units, buildings, or grounds of such project.
 
Within one year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development must report on any known use of such technology in federal assisted rental units in the preceding five years. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4009
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Racial and ethnic relations
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2019

 
This bill concerns the review by the Department of Education (ED) of certain alleged violations of title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. For alleged violations based on an individual's actual or perceived shared Jewish ancestry or Jewish ethnic characteristics, ED must consider the definition of 
anti-Semitism
 as part of its assessment of whether a practice was motivated by anti-Semitic intent.
 
For purposes of this bill, the definition of 
anti-Semitism
 includes the definition set forth by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance on May 26, 2016.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4010
Sponsor: Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Business ethics
Business records
Competition and antitrust
Congressional oversight
Digestive and metabolic diseases
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health technology, devices, supplies
Indian social and development programs
Inflation and prices
Intergovernmental relations
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Minority health
Performance measurement
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement
Public-private cooperation
Retail and wholesale trades
Sales and excise taxes
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Emergency Access to Insulin Act of 2019

 
This bill reduces the marketing exclusivity period for biological drug products from 12 to 7 years and establishes policies and programs designed to increase access to prescription insulin. Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to states to create insulin card programs, which provide uninsured or underinsured individuals with insulin at no cost for specified time periods. Payments for insulin prescriptions made through the program must count toward an underinsured individual&rsquo;s health plan deductible. Further, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must collect annual fees from insulin manufacturers, based on each manufacturer&rsquo;s market share, equal to the total estimated expenditures under the insulin grants program.
 
Subject to certain exceptions, the bill also establishes an excise tax on insulin manufacturers when the price of an insulin product spikes. The tax amount is a specified percentage of the revenue a manufacturer received as a result of the price spike. The tax amount increases in tiers based on the percentage of the price spike for that product.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-25
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: 2019-07-25
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: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Opportunity Zone Lead Remediation Impact Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4011
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Charitable contributions
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing and community development funding
Pipelines
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Opportunity Zone Lead Remediation Impact Act of 2019

 
This bill imposes additional requirements for qualified opportunity zones with respect to residential property constructed before January 1, 1978. Such property may not contain painted surfaces that exceed levels described in the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning and Prevention Act and must contain pipes and fixtures that are lead free. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Safeguarding Student Veterans Act

Bill: 116-hr-4012
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Safeguarding Student Veterans Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Education (ED) to share information about certain educational institutions with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and it requires the VA to undertake a risk analysis for such institutions.
 
Specifically, the bill requires ED to provide notice to the VA when it places an institution on heightened cash monitoring status due to a determination that the institution does not meet specific standards for the administration of a program of student financial aid.
 
Further, the bill requires the VA to conduct an analysis of the risk posed by such an institution to students who use educational assistance provided by the VA. The VA must then notify any individual pursuing a course or program of education at the institution and also publish such notice on online. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2019-07-25
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1001)
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4013
Sponsor: Rep. Curtis, John R. [R-UT-3]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health technology, devices, supplies
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act of 

2019

 
This bill establishes (1) a telehealth service model, and (2) Medicare payment rules with respect to certain services tested under the model.
 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall test Medicare coverage of expanded telehealth services, as defined by the bill, in conjunction with existing models that test the use of accountable care organizations, bundled payments, and other coordinated care models under Medicare. The CMS must (1) establish a methodology for determining the amounts of payment for such services, and (2) provide for evaluations of the service model by an independent entity.
 
The CMS shall expand the application of a service tested under the model if (1) the required evaluation demonstrates that the service either reduced Medicare spending without reducing the quality of care or improved the quality of care without increasing spending, and (2) the Chief Actuary of the CMS certifies that such expansion would reduce net program spending. A service that meets these requirements is defined by the bill as a 
certified enhanced telehealth service
.
 
Medicare payment for a certified enhanced telehealth service shall equal 80% of the lesser of (1) the actual charge for the service, or (2) the amount determined using the payment methodology established under the test model. 
 
The CMS shall pay for such services without regard to a Medicare beneficiary's location or area of residence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-07-25
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: 2019-07-25
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: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4014
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Alternative and renewable resources
Business records
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Oil and gas
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2019

 
This bill revises drinking water requirements concerning hydraulic fracturing (fracking) operations.
 
Specifically, the bill gives the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to protect groundwater sources (e.g., wells) from certain pollution risks posed by fracking operations.
 
The bill also establishes requirements for disclosing the chemicals intended for use in fracking operations as well as the chemicals actually used in the operations. If the proprietary chemical formulas of chemicals used in fracking operations are necessary for treatment in medical emergencies, then the operations must disclose the formulas or the specific chemical identities of trade secret chemicals to the state, the EPA, or the treating physicians or nurses upon request, regardless of whether written statements of need or confidentiality agreements have been provided.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act

Bill: 116-hr-4016
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act 

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants for FY2020, on a competitive basis, to states, local governments, or nonprofit organizations to support broad innovation and experimentation with respect to portable benefits. 
 
Portable benefits are work-related benefits that are provided to workers who are not traditional full-time employees in a manner that allows the worker to maintain the benefits upon changing jobs. 
 
The grants must be used for (1) the evaluation, or improvement to the design or implementation, of existing models or approaches for providing portable benefits; or (2) the design, implementation, and evaluation of new models or approaches for providing such benefits. The grants may not be used for a model or approach that provides only retirement-related benefits. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must evaluate and report to Congress on the outcome of the grants awarded pursuant to this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Lifelong Learning and Training Account Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4017
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Education programs funding
Employee benefits and pensions
Higher education
Income tax exclusion
Licensing and registrations
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Lifelong Learning and Training Account Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes tax-exempt savings accounts that may be used to pay for training expenses and will be managed by state programs known as Lifelong Learning and Training Account programs.
 
Tax-exempt distributions from an account may be used for training that results in a recognized postsecondary credential, such as an industry-recognized certificate or certification, a license recognized by the federal government or a state, or an associate or baccalaureate degree. 
 
The bill specifies contribution limits, age restrictions, and income limits that apply to beneficiaries of the accounts. Accounts that meet the requirements are eligible to receive certain federal matching funds for contributions made by the beneficiary or an employer. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Smoke-Free Schools Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4019
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Elementary and secondary education
Government information and archives
Libraries and archives
Preschool education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Smoke-Free Schools Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the use of any tobacco product (e.g., electronic nicotine delivery systems such as e-cigarettes) in an indoor facility that is regularly used for children's services, including health care, day care, early development, education, or library services. Current law prohibits smoking in such facilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4020
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Transportation
Detention of persons
Executive agency funding and structure
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Checkpoint Safety Act of 2019

 
This bill revises minimum requirements for the deployment of armed law enforcement personnel at security screening locations at certain airports.
 
Specifically, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) must (1) order the deployment of at least one armed law enforcement officer within 300 feet of the security screening location and within the terminal during operating hours of each airport having annual enplanements of 8 million or more or international enplanements of 1 million or more, and (2) order the deployment of additional armed law enforcement officers at such airports if necessary to ensure airport security.
 
The bill modifies air transportation security program requirements to include ensuring high training standards for all security and law enforcement personnel, and multiple means for the TSA or members of the public to request prompt law enforcement assistance in the airport.
 
The bill eliminates the TSA authority for allowing deputized state and local law enforcement officers to be stationed other than at airport security screening locations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-08-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
FACE Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4021
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2019-07-25 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government information and archives
Photography and imaging
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Facial, Analysis, Comparison, and Evaluation Protection Act of 2019 or the FACE Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits a federal agency from applying facial recognition technology to any photo identification issued by a state or the federal government or any other photograph in the possession of a state or the federal government unless the agency has obtained a federal court order determining that there is probable cause for the application of such technology.
 
 Any information obtained using facial recognition technology under a federal court order may not be shared with any other federal agency or entity that has not been granted permission for such use by a federal court order.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Introduced in House