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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bill: 116-s-863
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2019-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Veterans' medical care
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 
This bill states that the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs are on the same schedule as physicians and dentists.

action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 
This bill states that the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs are on the same schedule as physicians and dentists.

action_date: 2019-03-28
text: 
This bill states that the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs are on the same schedule as physicians and dentists.

action_date: 2019-04-08
text: 
This bill states that the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs are on the same schedule as physicians and dentists.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Became Public Law No: 116-12.
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Became Public Law No: 116-12.
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2900)
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H2900)
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2900)
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
action_date: 2019-03-28
text: Mr. Takano asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1942-1943; text: CR S1942-1943)
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1942-1943; text: CR S1942-1943)
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 116-12
Ellie’s Law

Bill: 116-s-864
Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Neurological disorders
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 

Ellie Helton, Lisa Colagrossi, Teresa Anne Lawrence, and Jennifer Sedney Focused Research Act or Ellie's Law

 This bill authorizes appropriations for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to conduct or support research on unruptured brain aneurysms in a patient population diversified by age, sex, and race.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
Spill Response and Prevention Surety Act

Bill: 116-s-865
Sponsor: Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
Introduced: 2019-03-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government trust funds
Great Lakes
Higher education
Inflation and prices
Lakes and rivers
Marine and inland water transportation
Marine pollution
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Oil and gas
Pollution liability
Research administration and funding
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 

Spill Response and Prevention Surety Act

 
This bill provides support for responding to oil spills.
 
Specifically, it makes permanent and modifies the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which provides funds to pay removal costs and claims for damages resulting from oil spills into navigable waters of the United States. Under current law, the fund is financed primarily by an excise tax on domestic crude oil and imported petroleum products. The bill expands the definition of 
crude oil 
for purposes of such tax to include any bitumen or bituminous mixture as well as any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture. 
 
The bill revises requirements governing the use of the funds. For example, the bill doubles the limit placed on expenditures from the fund that may be used for (1) any single incident, or (2) natural resource damages.
 
In addition, the bill allows the fund to be used for carrying out grant programs established by this bill. The Department of Homeland Security must biennially award grants to eligible institutions of higher education for oil spill response research and technology development activities and programs as well as oil spill prevention activities and programs. Grants may also be given to states for oil spill prevention activities and programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Introduced in Senate
IDEA Full Funding Act

Bill: 116-s-866
Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Appropriations
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Special education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

IDEA Full Funding Act

 
This bill reauthorizes, and makes appropriations for the grant program under, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to assist states and outlying areas in providing special education and related services to children with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate
PROTECT Students Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-867
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Debt collection
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Executive agency funding and structure
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising
Student aid and college costs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Preventing Risky Operations from Threatening the Education and Career Trajectories of Students Act of 2019 or the PROTECT Students Act of 2019

 
This bill provides additional oversight of postsecondary education programs, including for-profit institutions of higher education (IHEs), and addresses protections for students and student loan borrowers from fraudulent or predatory practices. 
 
The bill sets forth a variety of provisions concerning oversight of for-profit IHEs. Specifically, the bill decreases the cap on the amount of revenue for-profit IHEs may receive from federal sources, including funds from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. In addition, it establishes (1) a process for reviewing for-profit IHEs that convert to nonprofit or public status, and (2) a For-Profit Education Oversight Coordination Committee.
 
The bill also sets forth provisions to address predatory practices in higher education. For instance, the bill requires career education programs to prepare students for gainful employment. In addition, it requires the Office of Federal Student Aid to have a unit that enforces compliance with laws governing student financial assistance programs. The office must also maintain a system that tracks reports of suspicious activity of IHEs or student loan servicers, including anonymous complaints. Lastly, the bill allows borrowers of student loans to seek loan forgiveness if IHEs mislead the students or engage in other misconduct.
 
Finally, the bill prohibits IHEs that receive federal funding from limiting students' legal actions, providing incentive compensation, and using educational assistance funds for recruiting and marketing activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Women and Climate Change Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-868
Sponsor: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Crimes against women
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Ecology
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
Food assistance and relief
Human rights
Infrastructure development
International organizations and cooperation
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
United Nations
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Women's education
Women's employment
Women's health
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Women and Climate Change Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses climate change and its effects on women and girls.
 
Specifically, the bill establishes the Federal Interagency Working Group on Women and Climate Change within the Department of State. The bill outlines the functions of the working group, including the coordination of agencies' policies and activities relating to (1) combating the effects of climate change on women, and (2) improving the government's response to and strategy for climate change.
 
In addition, the Office of Global Women's Issues of the State Department must submit a strategy to prevent and respond to the effects of climate change on women.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1989-1991)
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act

Bill: 116-s-869
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Department of the Treasury
Economic performance and conditions
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Reserve System
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Government information and archives
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Postal Regulatory Commission
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Surface Transportation Board

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act

 
This bill authorizes the President to require an independent regulatory agency to (1) comply with regulatory analysis requirements applicable to other federal agencies, (2) provide the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs with an assessment of the costs and benefits of a proposed or final economically significant rule and an assessment of costs and benefits of potentially effective and reasonably feasible alternatives to the rule, (3) publish the assessments with the rules, and (4) submit to the office for review any proposed or final economically significant rule.
 
An economically significant rule is a rule that is likely to (1) have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more; or (2) adversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, public health or safety, or state, local, or tribal governments or communities.
 
In addition, it prohibits judicial review of an independent regulatory agency's compliance with the requirements of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act

Bill: 116-s-870
Sponsor: Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Economic performance and conditions
Federal Reserve System
Government information and archives
Judicial review and appeals
Monetary policy
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Unfunded Mandates Accountability Act

 
This bill revises rulemaking requirements with respect to unfunded mandates.
 
Specifically, the bill (1) requires federal agencies to prepare and publish in the Federal Register an initial and final regulatory impact analysis prior to promulgating any proposed or final rule that may have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more (adjusted for inflation); (2) requires consideration of regulatory alternatives to the rule and requires the selection of the least costly, most cost-effective, or least burdensome alternative; (3) exempts from such requirements rules that concern monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee; and (4) expands judicial review of agency rulemaking. 
 
The bill extends certain budgetary requirements to independent regulatory agencies. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate
White Sands National Park Establishment Act

Bill: 116-s-871
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Military facilities and property
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Monuments and memorials
New Mexico
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

White Sands National Park Establishment Act

 
This bill establishes the White Sands National Park in New Mexico as a unit of the National Park System in order to protect, preserve, and restore the park's resources and recreational values and to enhance visitor experiences. 
 
The bill abolishes the White Sands National Monument and incorporates the lands and interests that comprise the monument in and as a part of the park. 
 
The Department of the Interior shall not nominate the park for inclusion on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) unless each county in which the park is located concurs in the nomination. Before submitting such a nomination, Interior must notify the Department of the Army of its intention to nominate the park for inclusion on the list. 
 
Interior must complete an official boundary survey of the park. 
 
The bill modifies the boundaries of the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and the Public Land Order 833 (relating to the withdrawal of certain public lands in New Mexico for use by the Army for military purposes and the revoking of certain executive orders and public land orders) to exclude the land transferred to Interior and to include the land transferred to the Army. The Army shall administer the land transferred to it as a part of the missile range. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-872
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency
Racial and ethnic relations
U.S. history
Women's rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2019 

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to ensure that the face of all $20 federal reserve notes printed after December 31, 2020, bear the likeness of Harriet Tubman. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-873
Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Intergovernmental relations
Medicaid
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill requires the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and state Medicaid programs to provide 12-month continuous enrollment for eligible individuals. 
 
The bill also establishes bonus payments for states that implement certain Medicaid enrollment and retention policies for specified categories of individuals (e.g., children), such as aligning income eligibility standards with those of other insurance affordability programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Dream Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-874
Sponsor: Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Citizenship and naturalization
Department of Homeland Security
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Military personnel and dependents
Preschool education
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
User charges and fees
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Dream Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to cancel removal and grant lawful permanent resident status on a conditional basis to an alien who is inadmissible or deportable or is in temporary protected status who (1) has been continuously physically present in the United States for four years preceding this bill's enactment; (2) was younger than 18 years of age on the initial date of U.S. entry; (3) is not inadmissible on various grounds such as those related to crime or security; and (4) has fulfilled specified educational requirements.
 
DHS shall cancel the removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence on a conditional basis, an alien who was granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status unless the alien has engaged in conduct that would make the alien ineligible for DACA. 
 
DHS shall remove the conditional basis of the permanent resident status granted under this bill if the alien meets various requirements, such as (1) maintaining residence in the United States, and (2) acquiring a degree from an institution of higher education or serving in the Uniformed Services.
 
DHS may not disclose or use information provided in applications filed under this bill or in DACA requests for immigration enforcement purposes. 
 
The bill repeals a restriction barring states from providing higher education benefits to undocumented aliens unless those benefits are available to all U.S. citizens. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate
NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-875
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

NICS Denial Notification Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Justice to notify state and local law enforcement authorities following a firearms-related background check that results in a denial.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate
Energy Jobs for our Heroes Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-876
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-03-26 in the Senate
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Computer security and identity theft
Electric power generation and transmission
Employment and training programs
Licensing and registrations
Public-private cooperation
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: 

Energy Jobs for our Heroes Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the Energy-Ready Vets Program within the Department of Energy. The program must prepare eligible veterans for careers in the energy industry.

action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

Energy Jobs for our Heroes Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes the Energy-Ready Vets Program within the Department of Energy. The program must prepare eligible veterans for careers in the energy industry.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-201.
action_date: 2020-01-09
text: By Senator Murkowski from Committee on Energy and Natural Resources filed written report. Report No. 116-201.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 351.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-11-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-344.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-03-26
text: Introduced in Senate