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School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3665
Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency communications systems
Emergency planning and evacuation
Government information and archives
Law enforcement administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services within the Department of Justice to award grants to public elementary and secondary schools to (1) conduct independent facility security risk assessments, and (2) make hard security improvements (e.g., video monitoring and alert notification equipment) that are identified as necessary by the risk assessment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3667
Sponsor: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Libraries and archives
Poverty and welfare assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Summer Meals and Learning Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state library administrative agencies to enable them to award subgrants to eligible local educational agencies for summer early reading programs held at schools with a summer lunch site. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5593-5594)
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3668
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Department of Labor
Emergency planning and evacuation
Employment and training programs
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Health promotion and preventive care
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Lighting, heating, cooling
Water use and supply
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Labor to promulgate an occupational safety or health standard on prevention of exposure to excessive heat. 
Excessive heat
 includes outdoor or indoor exposure to heat at levels that exceed the capacities of the body to maintain normal body functions and may cause heat-related injury, illness, or fatality. 
 
In addition, the bill establishes requirements concerning (1) training and education to prevent and respond to heat illness, and (2) whistle-blower protections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3669
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Atmospheric science and weather
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Electric power generation and transmission
Emergency planning and evacuation
Intergovernmental relations
Natural disasters
Public utilities and utility rates
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct a collective-response-to-terrorism exercise that includes managing cascading effects on critical infrastructure, such as an extreme cold-weather event caused by a polar vortex.

action_date: 2019-11-22
text: 

Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct a collective-response-to-terrorism exercise that includes managing cascading effects on critical infrastructure, such as an extreme cold-weather event caused by a polar vortex.

action_date: 2019-12-09
text: 

Weatherizing Infrastructure in the North and Terrorism Emergency Readiness Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop and conduct a collective-response-to-terrorism exercise that includes managing cascading effects on critical infrastructure, such as an extreme cold-weather event caused by a polar vortex.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-10
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-12-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-12-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9377)
action_date: 2019-12-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9377)
action_date: 2019-12-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3669.
action_date: 2019-12-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9377-9378)
action_date: 2019-12-09
text: Ms. Slotkin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 249.
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-308.
action_date: 2019-11-22
text: Reported by the Committee on Homeland Security. H. Rept. 116-308.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
Short-Term Detention Standards Act

Bill: 116-hr-3670
Sponsor: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Cosmetics and personal care
Detention of persons
Health technology, devices, supplies
Human rights
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Short-Term Detention Standards Act

 
This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to make every effort to ensure that apprehended individuals are given access to appropriate temporary shelter, bathrooms and shower facilities, water, appropriate nutrition, hygiene, personal grooming items, and sanitation needs. Currently, CBP is only required to make every effort to provide food and water. 

action_date: 2019-07-25
text: 

Short-Term Detention Standards Act

 
This bill requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to make every effort to ensure that apprehended individuals are given access to appropriate temporary shelter, bathrooms and shower facilities, water, appropriate nutrition, hygiene, personal grooming items, and sanitation needs. Currently, CBP is only required to make every effort to provide food and water.
 
The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office shall carry out regular and unannounced inspections of CBP processes and share such information with Congress. CBP may not prevent Members of Congress or staff from accessing CBP facilities for oversight purposes, nor may CBP make temporary modifications to alter what a visiting Member of Congress may observe. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-29
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7436)
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7436)
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3670.
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7436-7438)
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Ms. Slotkin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-07-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act

Bill: 116-hr-3671
Sponsor: Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Infrastructure development
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act 

 
This bill revises the program responsible for federal coordination and review of major infrastructure projects, including by making this program permanent and by expanding the types of projects eligible for the program. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
ARC Act

Bill: 116-hr-3672
Sponsor: Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medicare
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Access for Rural Communities Act or the ARC Act

 
This bill allows sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent small rural hospitals to have the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recalculate certain payment adjustments that were initially determined by Medicare administrative contractors. Specifically, if a hospital received a volume decrease adjustment from an administrative contractor prior to FY2018, the hospital may elect to have the CMS recalculate the adjustment using methodology that took effect in FY2018, as specified. The bill's provisions do not apply to final determinations made by administrative contractors more than three years before the date of enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Responsible and Free Trade Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3673
Sponsor: Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Infrastructure development
Legislative rules and procedure
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Military readiness
Tariffs
Trade agreements and negotiations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Promoting Responsible and Free Trade Act of 2019

 
This bill allows for congressional disapproval of certain trade actions (e.g., imposing tariffs), including actions by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Congressional approval is required for a trade adjustment that is made for national security reasons. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act

Bill: 116-hr-3674
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Eliminating the Hidden Student Loan Tax Act

 
This bill eliminates origination fees on future federal student loans. Origination fees are the fees lenders charge for processing new loan applications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3676
Sponsor: Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Digital media
Economic performance and conditions
Educational technology and distance education
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct a biennial assessment and analysis regarding the contribution of the digital economy to the U.S. economy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
National Opportunity for Lead Exposure Accountability and Deterrence Act of 2017

Bill: 116-hr-3677
Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Government information and archives
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Metals
Public utilities and utility rates
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

National Opportunity for Lead Exposure Accountability and Deterrence Act of 2017 [
sic
]

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revise the national primary drinking water regulations for lead and copper. The rule must direct
 
 
public water systems (the systems) to meet certain reporting requirements;
 
 the EPA to develop a sampling protocol and develop instructions for compliance with the protocol;
 
 the EPA, or the state exercising primary enforcement responsibility, to require on-site investigations for identifying the source of lead in all residential or nonresidential facilities when their individual samples have concentrations of lead or copper contamination exceeding specified levels;
 
the systems to meet certain notification and reporting requirements when lead or copper concentration levels are exceeded;
 
the systems to develop and make publicly available an inventory of the material composition of the service lines at residential and nonresidential facilities;
 
the systems to collect and make publicly available information about the ownership of those service lines; and 
 
the systems to replace an entire lead service line (instead of partially replacing them) when they are replaced.
 
 
The EPA must also revise the rule to lower the allowable level of lead that may be contained in drinking water.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
Reducing Foreign Influence in 5G Act

Bill: 116-hr-3678
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Congressional oversight
Espionage and treason
Foreign and international corporations
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Public-private cooperation
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Reducing Foreign Influence in 5G Act

 
This bill directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report to Congress on the threats to U.S. national security posed by the global adoption of fifth-generation wireless network technology built by foreign companies and the effect of possible efforts to address such threats.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
PRIZE 5G Tech Act

Bill: 116-hr-3679
Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Research and development
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Promoting Research, Innovation, and Zeal in Emerging 5G Technology Act or the PRIZE 5G Tech Act

 
This bill directs the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to award prizes competitively to stimulate research and development relevant to fifth-generation wireless network technology.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
Gregg Wenzel Clandestine Heroes Parity Act

Bill: 116-hr-3683
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Gregg Wenzel Clandestine Heroes Parity Act

 
This bill requires the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to pay death benefits substantially similar to those authorized for members of the Foreign Service. CIA employees and individuals affiliated with the CIA who die during an assignment in a foreign country shall qualify for such benefits. 
 
The CIA shall pay the survivor of such a deceased individual an amount equal to one year's salary for certain senior executive branch officials, such as the Deputy Secretary of State. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
An Act Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes

Bill: 116-hr-3684
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2019-07-10 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: 

Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act

 This bill repeals outdated provisions regarding treatment of Native Americans, including provisions on hostile tribes, alcohol, work requirements, penalties for truancy, and placement of youth in reform school without the consent of a parent or guardian.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-07-10
text: Introduced in House