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Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-924
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Subjects: Asia
Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Detention of persons
Due process and equal protection
Japan
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Protest and dissent
Racial and ethnic relations
Smithsonian Institution
U.S. history

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Fred Korematsu Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make arrangements for the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Fred Korematsu, in recognition of his contributions to civil rights, his loyalty and patriotism to the United States, and his dedication to justice and equality. The medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution and will be available for display and research, and can be loaned, as appropriate, for display elsewhere.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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 Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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
HUD Manufactured Housing Modernization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-926
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Building construction
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing industry and standards
Housing supply and affordability

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

HUD Manufactured Housing Modernization Act of 2019

 
This bill requires any new or revised rule or regulation issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to include, as appropriate, guidelines that assess the impact of the rule or regulation on owners of residential manufactured homes and the production and sale of such homes.
 
HUD shall issue guidelines for jurisdictions relating to the appropriate inclusion of residential manufactured homes in a Consolidated Plan of the jurisdiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Sustainable Communities Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-927
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Building construction
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Land use and conservation
Performance measurement
Public transit
Real estate business
Regional and metropolitan planning

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Sustainable Communities Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in coordination with the Department of Transportation, to create a Sustainable Communities Initiative to improve regional planning efforts that integrate housing and transportation decisions and improve land use and zoning. 
 
As part of this initiative, HUD must administer two grant programs. Specifically, HUD must provide
 
 
Regional Integrated Planning grants for regional, multi-jurisdictional organizations and consortia in metropolitan areas to support improvements in, and coordination of, metropolitan-wide housing, transportation, energy, and land-use planning activities; and 
 
Community Challenge Planning grants for units of local government to foster reform and reduce barriers, including through the reform of existing building codes and zoning ordinances, to achieve affordable, economically vital, and sustainable communities and discourage inefficient land-use patterns. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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
Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I–VETS) Act

Bill: 116-hr-928
Sponsor: Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Immigrant Veterans Eligibility Tracking System (I-VETS) Act
 
 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to identify aliens serving or have served in the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty or reserve components, when such an alien is applying for an immigration benefit or is placed in an immigration enforcement proceeding. DHS shall annotate its records to reflect this service and to allow tracking of the immigration outcomes of such aliens. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-22
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
Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-929
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Europe
Religion
Slovakia
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

 
This bill orders the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl, in recognition of his acts of valor during World War II.
 
The U.S. Mint may strike and sell duplicates in bronze. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Introduced in House
Stopping the Iron Pipeline Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-930
Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Crimes against property
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Stopping the Iron Pipeline Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes requirements for incorporating passive identification capability into firearms sold in the United States. The term &quot;passive identification capability&quot; means technology that (1) enables identification by a mobile or fixed reading device, and (2) does not transmit an electronic monitoring or tracking signal.
 
Additionally, the bill requires a gun owner to report a lost or stolen firearm to local law enforcement authorities within 48 hours of discovery. A gun owner who fails to report a lost or stolen firearm is subject to penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-22
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
BLAKE Act

Bill: 116-hr-931
Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Civil actions and liability
Congressional officers and employees
Disability and health-based discrimination
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Public participation and lobbying
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Bad Lawmakers Accountability and Key Emends Act or the BLAKE Act

 
This bill prohibits a former Member of Congress from serving as a lobbyist until such former Member reimburses the Treasury for the amount paid as a settlement or award to an employee for a claim alleging harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status, or retaliation for reporting these types of harassment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-22
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
Renewable Energy Certainty Act

Bill: 116-hr-932
Sponsor: Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Energy efficiency and conservation
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Lighting, heating, cooling
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 

Renewable Energy Certainty Act

 
This bill authorizes federal agencies to enter into contracts for the acquisition of energy generated from renewable energy sources or from cogeneration facilities for a period of up to 30 years.
 
The Federal Energy Management Program shall publish a standardized energy purchase agreement that agencies may use for such an acquisition.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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
To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-933
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-01-30 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convey to the Tanana Tribal Council in Tanana, Alaska, all interest of the United States in and to certain property (including all land, improvements, and appurtenances) containing 11.25 acres, in the village of Tanana for use in connection with health and social services programs. 
 
HHS shall convey to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation in Dillingham, Alaska, all interest of the United States in and to certain property included in the Dental Annex Subdivision (including all land, improvements, and appurtenances) containing 1.474 acres more or less, also for use in connection with health and social services programs. 
 
Neither the Tanana Tribal Council nor the corporation shall be liable for soil, surface water, groundwater, or other contamination resulting from the disposal, release, or presence of environmental contamination, including oil or petroleum products, or hazardous substances on any of the properties.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-01-30
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Natural Resources, 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
Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-934
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2019-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Bankruptcy
Employee benefits and pensions
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Mining

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: 
 
Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to transfer additional funds to provide health benefits for retired coal miners. The bill adds miners affected by 2018 coal company bankruptcies to the group whose retiree health benefits are taken into account in determining the amount that Treasury must transfer under current law to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Miners Pension Protection Act

Bill: 116-hr-935
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Coal
Employee benefits and pensions
Government information and archives
Mining

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: 

 Miners Pension Protection Act 

 
This bill transfers certain funds to provide pension benefits for retired coal miners who have been affected by issues such as coal company bankruptcies. 
 
The Department of the Treasury must transfer additional funds to the 1974 United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) Pension Plan to pay pension benefits required under that plan if the annual limit on transfers under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 exceeds the amount required to be transferred for existing obligations of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund. The bill also increases the annual limit on transfers from $490 million to $750 million. 
 
The bill also allows in-service distributions under a pension plan or governmental section 457(b) plan at age 59-1/2 (currently age 62). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources Discharged.
action_date: 2019-07-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Shareholders United Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-936
Sponsor: Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
Introduced: 2019-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business ethics
Corporate finance and management
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Public participation and lobbying
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: 

Shareholders United Act of 2019 

 
This bill requires an issuer of securities, in order to make a disbursement for a political purpose, to assess the preferences of shareholders in the year before the disbursement. If a majority of shareholders are prohibited from expressing partisan or political preferences by law, contract, or a requirement to meet a fiduciary duty, the issuer may not make such a disbursement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2019-01-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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: 2019-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Introduced in House
Right Rebate Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-937
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Civil actions and liability
Home and outpatient care
Inflation and prices
Medicaid
Prescription drugs
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: 

Right Rebate Act of 

2019

 
This bill requires drug manufacturers with Medicaid rebate agreements for covered outpatient drugs to disclose drug product information. Manufacturers are subject to civil penalties for knowingly misclassifying drugs. Manufacturers are also required to compensate for rebates that were initially underpaid as a result of misclassification (whether or not such misclassification was committed knowingly).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-31
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: 2019-01-31
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: 2019-01-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Introduced in House
BLOCKING Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-938
Sponsor: Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Competition and antitrust
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Licensing and registrations
Marketing and advertising
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: 

Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act of 2019 or the
 
BLOCKING Act of 2019 

 
This bill modifies provisions related to market exclusivity for a generic drug.
 
Currently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awards 180 days of exclusivity on the market to a first applicant to file a qualifying application for market approval of a generic drug. Generally, this exclusivity period begins upon a first applicant's commercial marketing of the drug.
 
The bill authorizes the FDA to approve a subsequent generic drug application prior to a first applicant's first date of commercial marketing if (1) the subsequent application is ready for full approval, (2) a first applicant's application has been pending for at least 30 months, and (3) the approval of a first applicant's application is not precluded by patent infringement claims asserted against that first applicant.

action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Bringing Low-cost Options and Competition while Keeping Incentives for New Generics Act of 2019 or the
 
BLOCKING Act of 2019 

 
This bill modifies provisions related to market exclusivity for a generic drug.
 
Currently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awards 180 days of exclusivity on the market to a first applicant to file a qualifying application for market approval of a generic drug. Generally, this exclusivity period begins upon a first applicant's commercial marketing of the drug.
 
The bill authorizes the FDA to approve a subsequent generic drug application prior to a first applicant's first date of commercial marketing if (1) the subsequent application is ready for full approval, (2) a first applicant's application has been pending for at least 30 months, and (3) the approval of a first applicant's application is not precluded by patent infringement claims asserted against that first applicant.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 24.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-46.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-46.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-31
text: Introduced in House