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Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act

Bill: 116-hr-1069
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Detention of persons
Florida
Immigration status and procedures
Licensing and registrations
Public contracts and procurement
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act

 
The bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from operating unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien children, including the previously operational shelter in Tornillo, Texas, and the shelter in Homestead, Florida.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Interest Tax Deduction Expansion Act

Bill: 116-hr-1070
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Income tax deductions
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Student Loan Interest Tax Deduction Expansion Act 

 
This bill modifies the tax deduction for interest on qualified education loans to increase (1) the dollar limitation on the deduction to $7,500 ($15,000 in the case of a joint return), and (2) the limitation on modified adjusted gross income to $100,000 (twice the amount in the case of a joint return). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Student and Families Tax Reduction Act

Bill: 116-hr-1071
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Higher education
Income tax deductions
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Student and Families Tax Reduction Act 

 
This bill permanently extends the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses. (The deduction expired at the end of 2017.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
SAGA Act

Bill: 116-hr-1072
Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Federal preemption
Firearms and explosives
Legal fees and court costs
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
State and local government operations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Second Amendment Guarantee Act or the SAGA Act

 
This bill prohibits a state or local government from establishing a regulation, prohibition, or registration or licensing requirement with respect to a rifle or shotgun that is more restrictive (or that imposes a greater penalty) than federal law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
FAIR Act

Bill: 116-hr-1073
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act or the FAIR Act

 
This bill increases by 3.6% the rates of basic pay for federal employees under the statutory pay systems (i.e., the General Schedule, the Foreign Service Schedule, and various schedules related to the Veterans Health Administration) for calendar year 2020.
 
Additionally, it increases by 3.6% the rates of basic pay for prevailing rate employees for FY2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Protecting America’s Workers Act

Bill: 116-hr-1074
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Labor
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Evidence and witnesses
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Inflation and prices
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial review and appeals
Labor-management relations
Legal fees and court costs
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Protecting America's Workers Act

 
This bill expands the coverage of requirements governing workplace safety and health to include protection for federal, state, and local government employees. However, the bill does not cover working conditions otherwise covered by federal requirements for mine safety and health.
 
The bill revises requirements governing worker protection, including by
 
 
expanding protections for whistle-blowers, such as protections for employees who refuse to perform work because they reasonably believe the work would result in serious injury or illness and for employees who aid inspections;
 
directing employers to furnish a hazard-free place of employment to all individuals performing work, not just employees;
 
directing employers to report work-related deaths or certain injuries, illnesses, or hospitalizations; 
 
requiring the Department of Labor to investigate fatalities or significant incidents in the workplace; 
 
establishing rights for victims, or representatives of victims, with respect to inspections or investigations of work-related bodily injuries or deaths; 
 
setting the permitted period for employers to correct serious, willful, or repeated violations while citations for the violations are being contested;
 
increasing civil and criminal penalties for certain violations;
 
expanding enforcement requirements relating to state occupational safety and health plans;
 
expanding requirements for workplace health hazard evaluations by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; and
 
requiring Labor to provide training programs concerning employee rights and employer responsibilities.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
FAFSA Fairness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1075
Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
School administration
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

FAFSA Fairness Act of 

2019

 
This bill revises the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process for certain students. Specifically, the Department of Education must allow students to complete FAFSA as independent students under special circumstances.
 
It also requires financial aid administrators to provide those students with a final determination regarding their assistance in the same manner as, and by no later than the date that, they provide other provisionally independent students with that determination. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-30
text: ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Trone asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 1075, a bill originally introduced by Representative Elijah Cummings, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
CBO Show Your Work Act

Bill: 116-hr-1077
Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget process
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Congressional agencies
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Government information and archives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

CBO Show Your Work Act 

 
This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to make available to Congress and the public each fiscal model, policy model, and data preparation routine that the CBO uses to estimate the costs and other fiscal, social, or economic effects of legislation. 
 
For each estimate of the costs and other fiscal effects of legislation, the CBO must also disclose, in a manner sufficient to permit replication by individuals not employed by the CBO, the data, programs, models, assumptions, and other details of the computations used to prepare the estimate. 
 
For data that may not be disclosed, the CBO must make available to Congress and the public
 
 
 a complete list of all data variables for the data; 
 
 descriptive statistics for all data variables for the data, to the extent that the descriptive statistics do not violate the rule against disclosure; 
 
 a reference to the statute requiring that the data not be disclosed; and 
 
 contact information for the individual or entity who has unrestricted access to the data. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1397)
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Repatriate Our Patriots Act

Bill: 116-hr-1078
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Repatriate Our Patriots Act

 
This bill protects certain veterans of the Armed Forces from removal from the United States, and provides such veterans with an expedited procedure for naturalization.
 
The bill applies to "special veterans," defined as persons who served in the active Armed Forces, who were (1) honorably discharged or released; (2) not convicted of various crimes, including voluntary manslaughter, murder, rape, or terrorism; and (3) not a child abuser or pedophile.
 
Special veterans shall not be removed from the United States, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall cancel any pending removal proceedings or orders against any such veterans. DHS shall establish a program to permit such veterans who were already removed from the United States to return to as an alien with permanent residence status. 
 
Such veterans shall be entitled to all of the military benefits that they would be entitled to if they had never been removed from the United States.
 
Special veterans shall be naturalized upon filing an application, paying the relevant fees, and taking an oath of allegiance. DHS shall take steps to ensure such naturalization applications are pending for no longer than 90 days. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and 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: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Fairness for Farm Workers Act

Bill: 116-hr-1080
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Labor standards
Migrant, seasonal, agricultural labor
Small business
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Fairness for Farm Workers Act
 
 
This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with respect to agricultural workers.
 
 The bill requires employers, beginning in 2021, to compensate agricultural workers for hours worked in excess of their regular hours (i.e., 55 hours in 2021, 50 hours in 2022, 45 hours in 2023, and 40 hours in 2024) at not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. For employers with 25 or fewer employees, the overtime pay requirements begin in 2024. These overtime pay requirements do not apply, as in current law, to employees who are the parent, spouse, child, or other member of the employer's immediate family. 
 
The bill also repeals the exemption from overtime pay requirements for employers in various agriculture-related industries, including certain small farms, irrigation projects, sugar processing, and cotton ginning and compressing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Protect European Energy Security Act

Bill: 116-hr-1081
Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Energy storage, supplies, demand
Europe
European Union
Germany
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Military operations and strategy
Oil and gas
Pipelines
Russia
Turkey
Ukraine

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Protect European Energy Security Act

 
This bill requires the submission of certain reports to Congress related to Russia's construction of the Nord Stream 2 and Turk Stream pipelines.

The Department of State shall report on (1) its efforts to promote energy security in Ukraine and the European Union and decrease their dependence on Russian energy sources, (2) its diplomatic efforts to oppose the pipelines, and (3) an estimate of European demand for natural gas from 2019 through 2023.
 
The Department of the Treasury shall report on each entity involved in the construction of the pipelines.
 
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall report on the impact of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline on (1) U.S. interests and security objectives; (2) European energy security and defense posture; (3) Russian influence in Europe; and (4) Ukraine, including the impact of reductions in transit fees due to the pipeline.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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
SASCA

Bill: 116-hr-1082
Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Nursing
Rural conditions and development
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Survivors' Access to Supportive Care Act or SASCA

 
This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements to address the adequacy of access to sexual-assault examinations.
 
Among other things, the bill establishes (1) a grant program for states to assess the availability of specified providers to perform sexual-assault examinations; (2) a multiagency pilot program to improve training for, and access to, such providers; (3) reporting requirements for hospitals regarding community access to such providers; and (4) a grant program for provider training in rural and tribal settings. 


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 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: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and 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: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1083
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to ensure that each $20 federal reserve note printed after December 31, 2020, bears the likeness of Harriet Tubman.


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
Family Savings Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1084
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Adoption and foster care
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Business records
Child care and development
Consumer credit
Department of Labor
Elementary and secondary education
Employee benefits and pensions
Employment and training programs
Financial services and investments
Government information and archives
Higher education
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Special education
Student aid and college costs
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Family Savings Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies requirements for tax-exempt multi-employer and pooled employer retirement plans and expands qualified tuition plans (commonly known as 529 plans) to cover additional programs and expenses. 
 
Among other things, the bill 
 
 
treats certain education fellowships and stipend payments as compensation for Individual Retirement Account (IRA) purposes, 
 
repeals the maximum age for contributions to a traditional IRA, 
 
increases the credit limitation for small employer pension plan startup costs, 
 
allows a new tax credit for small employer automatic enrollment plans, 
 
exempts certain individuals with pension plan assets not exceeding $50,000 from required minimum distribution rules, and 
 
modifies nondiscrimination rules to protect certain older pension plan participants, 
 
 
Additionally, the bill (1) expands 529 plans to allow distributions for registered apprenticeship programs, education loan repayments, and certain elementary and secondary school expenses in addition to tuition; (2) allows unborn children to be beneficiaries of 529 plans; and (3) permits penalty free withdrawals from retirement plans for expenses related to the birth or adoption of a child. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Give it Back to the Taxpayers Act

Bill: 116-hr-1085
Sponsor: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Congressional operations and organization
House of Representatives
Members of Congress

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Give it Back to the Taxpayers Act

 
This bill requires appropriations for Member's Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives that remain at the end of the fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit or debt reduction. The Member's Representational Allowance is the budget authorized for each Member of Congress in support of the conduct of official and representational duties.


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