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REDTAPE Act

Bill: 116-hr-890
Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Licensing and registrations
Pest management
State and local government operations
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Reducing EPA Duplication to Advance Pesticide Enforcement Act or the REDTAPE Act

 
This bill modifies requirements governing the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Environmental Protection Agency or states from requiring permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System for discharges of pesticides into navigable waters if the pesticides are (1) registered, (2) used for their intended purposes, and (3) used in compliance with their pesticide label requirements. The bill establishes exemptions from this prohibition. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Nuclear Family Priority Act

Bill: 116-hr-891
Sponsor: Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Family relationships
Immigration status and procedures
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Nuclear Family Priority Act

 
This bill imposes limits on various types of family-sponsored immigration visas.
 
The alien parents of U.S. citizens shall not qualify for visas for &quot;immediate relatives,&quot; which are not subject to any direct numerical limits. Currently, the spouses, unmarried children under 21, and parents of citizens are considered immediate relatives. 
 
The bill also creates a nonimmigrant visa for such parents of citizens. Such aliens shall not be eligible for employment or any public benefits.
 
The bill also reduces the baseline annual cap for family-sponsored visas from 480,000 to 88,000, and revises the methods for calculating the cap. 
 
Preference allocations (visa categories subject to various annual caps) for various family-sponsored visas shall be eliminated, including those for the siblings and married children of citizens. The bill provides for a preference allocation for the unmarried children under 21 and spouses of permanent alien residents, subject to the 88,000 annual cap. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit attorney fees and penalties in citizen suits, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-892
Sponsor: Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Civil actions and liability
Legal fees and court costs
Pollution liability
Water quality

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 
This bill revises requirements for citizen enforcement suits brought under the Clean Water Act.
 
Specifically, the bill limits the amount that may be awarded for the costs of litigation in citizen suits. An award of litigation costs may not exceed (1) an amount that is proportional to the number of successful claims included in the complaint, or (2) the amount of monetary penalties.
 
The award of litigation costs must be based on the prevailing rates in the local market area where the violation occurred for the kind and quality of the services furnished. 
 
Citizen suits may not be commenced if the Environmental Protection Agency or a state has commenced and is diligently prosecuting a civil or criminal action through the issuance of a compliance order.
 
The bill provides for certain affirmative defenses for a person who may be liable for the unlawful discharge of a pollutant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-893
Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Ex-Offender Voter Registration Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Bureau of Prisons, as part of reentry planning procedures, to provide prisoners with information on voting rights for convicted felons and, for the state in which a prison will reside upon release, voting registration or application forms.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act

Bill: 116-hr-894
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Geography and mapping
Land transfers
Louisiana
Mining

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Lake Bistineau Land Title Stability Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey to a specified claimant or claimants the approximately 229.72 acres of the land that was in place during the original survey of the land surrounding Lake Bistineau (including Peggy's Island and Hog Island) that was conducted in 1838.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-896
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Licensing and registrations
Political advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019

 
This bill requires radio and television broadcasters to make free broadcast time available for political advertising.
 
Specifically, during an election year, broadcasters generally must allot at least two hours of free broadcast time to each qualified political candidate in a statewide or national election. A broadcaster that fails or refuses to comply with the bill shall not have its license or franchise renewed. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E114)
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-897
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Poverty and welfare assistance
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits discrimination or adverse action against a child welfare provider that declines to provide services due to the provider's sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions. The prohibition applies to the federal government and any state, tribal, or local government that receives federal funding for child and family services or foster care and adoption assistance. However, government entities may still take adverse action against a provider that denies adoption or foster care placement based on the prospective parent or child's race, color, or national origin.
 
If a state, tribal, or local entity engages in such prohibited actions, the Department of Health and Human Services shall withhold 15% of the federal funds the entity would have received to provide child and family services or foster care and adoption. The bill also provides a private right of action for child welfare providers to sue the government entity for such discrimination, and a prevailing provider shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
 
A government entity that accepts federal funding for child and family services or foster care and adoption assistance shall have waived sovereign entity as a defense to such discrimination allegations.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Skills Investment Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-898
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Income tax deferral
Student aid and college costs
Vocational and technical education
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Skills Investment Act of 201

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This bill expands tax-favored Coverdell education savings accounts to allow the accounts to be used for educational or skill development expenses such as training services, career and technical education activities, career services, youth workforce investment activities, and adult education and literacy activities. 
 
The bill also 
 
 
renames the accounts "Coverdell lifelong learning accounts," 
 
 increases contribution limits, 
 
 modifies the age-based contribution restrictions, 
 
 allows a tax credit for a portion of an employer's contributions to an employee's account, and
 
allows beneficiaries to deduct contributions made by or on behalf of the beneficiary. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
To terminate the Department of Education.

Bill: 116-hr-899
Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Department of Education
Executive agency funding and structure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 
This bill terminates the Department of Education on December 31, 2020.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-900
Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care quality
Health personnel
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 

2019

 
This bill establishes additional requirements for assigning Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries to accountable care organizations (ACOs) under the Medicare shared savings program. Under current law, the program enables ACOs to receive payments for savings stemming from care coordination and management.
 
The bill requires the basis for assignment to reflect beneficiaries' utilization of not only primary care services provided by ACO physicians, but also those provided by other ACO practitioners&#8212;specifically, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-30
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: 2019-01-30
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: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Economic Opportunities for Small Family C–Corporations

Bill: 116-hr-901
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Income tax rates
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Restoring Economic Opportunities for Small Family C-Corporations 

 
This bill reinstates (1) the 15% corporate tax bracket for up to $50,000 in taxable income, and (2) the additional tax on corporations with taxable income that exceeds $100,000. The bill limits the additional tax to the lesser of 5% of the excess or $3,000. (Under current law, corporations are taxed at a flat 21% rate.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Protect American IPR Act

Bill: 116-hr-902
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
China
Congressional oversight
Customs enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Free trade and trade barriers
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Intellectual property
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Tariffs
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Protect American IPR Act

 
This bill addresses the effects of violations of U.S. intellectual property rights in China or by Chinese persons. The bill directs the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to study the losses of revenue to holders of those rights. It directs the USTR to impose duties on merchandise from China in an amount equivalent to the annual loss of revenue to U.S. intellectual property rights holders as a result of violations in China or by any Chinese person, including governmental entities of China.
 
The bill establishes a fund to compensate U.S. intellectual property rights holders injured by such violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Sunset Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-903
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Sunset Act of 

2019

 
This bill revises requirements governing congressional review of agency rules. Before implementing a new rule, agencies must (1) report to the Government Accountability Office on their rules, and (2) obtain congressional approval of the rule. The bill redefines 
rule
 to exclude (1) a rule of particular applicability (e.g., a rule that approves corporate or financial structures); (2) a rule relating to agency management or personnel; or (3) a rule of agency organization, procedure, or practice that does not substantially affect the rights or obligations of nonagency parties.
 
This bill permits judicial review of whether an agency has completed the necessary requirements for a rule to take effect. 
 
The bill terminates an agency rule 10 years after it was approved by Congress. The President may exempt a rule from termination if such rule is (1) necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety or other emergency, for the enforcement of criminal law, or for national security; or (2) issued to implement an international trade agreement.
 
The bill also requires each agency, each year for 10 years, to designate for review at least 10% of all agency rules in effect on the enactment date of this bill. Further, the bill terminates any agency rule that is in effect on the enactment date of this bill but that was not extended by Congress during the 10 years subsequent to such enactment date.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
New Illegal Deduction Elimination Act

Bill: 116-hr-904
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Employee benefits and pensions
Evidence and witnesses
Foreign labor
Government information and archives
Income tax deductions
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

New IDEA Act or the New Illegal Deduction Elimination Act

 
This bill denies a tax deduction for wages and benefits paid to or on behalf of an unauthorized alien. The bill also extends to six years the period for assessing and collecting underpayments of tax due to deductions claimed for wages paid to unauthorized aliens.
 
The Social Security Administration (SSA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of the Treasury must jointly establish a program to share information that may lead to the identification of unauthorized aliens. Treasury must provide information to DHS and the SSA regarding employers who paid nondeductible wages to unauthorized aliens and the aliens to whom such wages were paid.
 
The bill amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to (1) make permanent the E-Verify Program for verifying the employment eligibility of alien workers, (2) apply such program to current employees in addition to new hires, (3) establish a rebuttable presumption that employers who participate in the E-Verify Program and obtain confirmation of identity and employment eligibility have not violated hiring requirements under such Act, and (4) allow employers participating in the E-Verify Program to make a conditional offer of employment pending final verification of the identity and employment eligibility of the job applicant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-905
Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Income tax deferral
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Servicemember Retirement Improvement Act

 
This bill allows members of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to make the maximum allowable contribution ($19,500 in 2020) to their Thrift Savings Plans (TSPs) without limiting the amount such members may contribute to a retirement plan based upon other employment. 
 
The bill also doubles the maximum allowable contribution amount to the TSPs of federal employees in the Ready Reserve who are not eligible to make contributions to any plan other than the TSP. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House