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Small Business Prosperity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4947
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Corporate finance and management
Income tax deductions
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Small Business Prosperity Act of 2019

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the deduction for qualified business income, to (1) make such deduction permanent, (2) limit to 21% the top tax rate on qualified business income, (3) repeal the limitation on the deduction based on amount of wages paid, and (4) revise the definition of "qualified trade or business" to mean any trade or business other than the trade of business of performing services as an employee. 
 
The bill provides that a change in the organizational structure of a corporation is not a taxable event if there is no change among the owners, their ownership interests, or the assets of the organization, 
 
The bill repeals the estate tax after 2019. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4948
Sponsor: Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Homeland Security
Detention of persons
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2019

 
This bill expands statutory provisions to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to request a law enforcement agency to detain an individual who has been arrested for violating any law (if the individual is believed to be an unlawfully present alien), where current provisions only explicitly authorize detainer requests for individuals arrested for violating controlled substances laws. The bill also modifies other related provisions.
 
A law enforcement agency that has received a detainer request may hold the targeted individual for up to 48 hours. DHS may enter into agreements with law enforcement agencies to indemnify such agencies against claims for wrongful detention resulting from a detainer request. 
 
No provision of federal, state, or local law may restrict any government entity from (1) providing DHS with access to databases with information relating to issued detainers, or (2) holding an individual subject to a detainer. 
 
DHS shall periodically certify to Congress as to which state or local entities have not complied with a detainer request. Such entities shall be ineligible for compensation for costs related to honoring detainer requests.
 
State and local entities that comply with DHS detainer requests shall have prioritized access to (1) certain law enforcement-related grants, and (2) certain excess federal property.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act

Bill: 116-hr-4949
Sponsor: Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Employee hiring
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act

 
 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish qualifications and related performance metrics for each human resources position within the Veterans Health Administration. Additionally, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the implementation and quality of such metrics and qualifications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-12-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
CODE Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4950
Sponsor: Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government studies and investigations
Performance measurement
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

CTE Outcome Data Enactment Act of 2019 or the CODE Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to report on data collection related to student participation and performance in career and technical education programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
School Security Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-4951
Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Building construction
Child safety and welfare
Crimes against children
Education programs funding
Educational facilities and institutions
Elementary and secondary education
Firearms and explosives
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

School Security Enhancement Act

 
This bill allows local educational agencies to use specified portions of Student Support and Academic Enrichment grants for planning and designing school buildings and facilities, installing infrastructure, and implementing other measures to strengthen security on school premises. 
 
The bill prohibits the use of grant funds for the provision of a firearm or training in the use of a firearm.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Strengthening Support For Veterans with Service Animals Act

Bill: 116-hr-4952
Sponsor: Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Aviation and airports
Department of Transportation
Disability and paralysis
Service animals
Travel and tourism
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Strengthening Support For Veterans with Service Animals Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to require air carriers to allow service animals to accompany veterans with a service-connected disability during travel.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Private Foundation Excise Tax Simplification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4953
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Budget process
Financial services and investments
Sales and excise taxes
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Private Foundation Excise Tax 
Simplification
 Act of 2019

 
This bill reduces the excise tax on the net investment income of private foundations from 2% to 1.39%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Foster Opportunity EITC Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4954
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Higher education
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Income tax credits
Inflation and prices
Marriage and family status
Poverty and welfare assistance
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Foster Opportunity EITC Act of 2019

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify earned income tax credit provisions to increase such credit for individuals with no children and extend from 65 to 68 the age limit for such credit. It also lowers the credit eligibility age for individuals with no children and for homelesss and qualified foster youth. 
 
The bill establishes new reporting requirements by state, local, and tribal foster care agencies for youth in foster care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Access to Safe and Effective Medicines Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4955
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Chemistry
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Protecting Access to Safe and Effective Medicines Act of 2019 

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the existing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) practice of defining 
active ingredient 
more narrowly as 
active moiety
 in certain situations, such as when determining whether a new drug is entitled to a market exclusivity period or providing priority review of drugs for treating rare pediatric diseases. 
 
Generally, the FDA defines 
active moiety
 as the core molecule or ion in a drug responsible for the relevant physiological or pharmacological action. By contrast, the FDA defines an 
active ingredient 
as a component in a drug that is intended to furnish pharmacological activity or other direct effect. The FDA's existing practice of interpreting 
active ingredient
 as 
active moiety
 in certain situations, as statutorily authorized by this bill, tends to exclude some drugs from market exclusivity.
 
The bill replaces references to 
active ingredient
 with 
active moiety
 in various statutes authorizing FDA activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Finding Market-Based and Local Solutions to Ensure Access to Housing Act

Bill: 116-hr-4956
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Housing supply and affordability
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Finding Market-Based and Local Solutions to Ensure Access to Housing Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
No Taxation Without Representation Act

Bill: 116-hr-4958
Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional districts and representation
District of Columbia
Income tax exclusion

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

No Taxation Without Representation Act

 
This bill excludes from the gross income of bona fide residents of the District of Columbia income derived from sources within the District of Columbia and income connected with a trade or business in the District of Columbia. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Pro-Growth Budgeting Act

Bill: 116-hr-4959
Sponsor: Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Budget process
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Pro-Growth Budgeting Act 

 
This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to incorporate a macroeconomic impact analysis in their cost estimates for major legislation. 
 
 The macroeconomic impact analysis (commonly referred to as dynamic scoring) must include the budgetary effects of changes in economic output, employment, capital stock, and other macroeconomic variables resulting from the legislation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act

Bill: 116-hr-4960
Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Aging
Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Financial crises and stabilization
General business and commerce matters
Government studies and investigations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Student aid and college costs
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the reasons underlying the decreasing rate of formation of new businesses (i.e., startups) in the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9160-9161)
action_date: 2019-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
SADD Act

Bill: 116-hr-4961
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Appropriations
Coal
Electric power generation and transmission
Government lending and loan guarantees
Mining
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Standing Against Dirty Diplomacy Act or the SADD Act

 
This bill prohibits federal funds from being provided to certain federal agencies and international financial institutions (e.g, the World Bank) for international fossil fuel projects.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Cybersecurity Curriculum Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-hr-4962
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Cybersecurity Curriculum Enhancement Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to states, local educational agencies, and nonprofit organizations for cybersecurity education curriculum for secondary schools. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
SIMSA

Bill: 116-hr-4963
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Stop the Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2019 or SIMSA

 
This bill establishes a process and requirements for regulating substances that have a similar chemical structure and actual or predicted effect as a controlled substance that is currently subject to such regulation because of its potential for abuse or dependence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act

Bill: 116-hr-4964
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Employee benefits and pensions
Employee leave
Government studies and investigations
Income tax credits
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Paid Family Leave Pilot Extension Act

 
This bill extends through 2022 the tax credit for employers who provide employees with paid family and medical leave. 
 
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to (1) examine the effectiveness of the tax credit for paid family and medical leave, (2) recommend ways to modify or enhance the tax credit to further promote access to paid family and medical leave for qualifying employees, and (3) suggest alternative policies that federal and state governments could implement to increase access to paid family and medical leave. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
Leveraging Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act

Bill: 116-hr-4965
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-31 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Department of Labor
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Higher education
Performance measurement
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: 

Leveraging Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills Act or the LEARNS Act

 
This bill establishes, in the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor, an Office of Apprenticeship to
 
 
determine whether an apprenticeship program meets requirements for registration and maintains the standards necessary to remain registered,
 
manage the national apprenticeship system (the collective group of registered apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship programs in the nation), and
 
make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to carry out projects that support development of pre-apprenticeship programs.
 
 
The bill also establishes in Labor a National Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships.
 
Labor and the Department of Education shall establish a voluntary Registered Apprenticeship-College Collaborative consisting of the sponsors carrying out registered apprenticeship programs, two- or four-year postsecondary educational institutions, and organizations that represent such programs or institutions, that agree to meet certain criteria in order to promote stronger connections between the registered apprenticeship programs involved and participating two- and four-year postsecondary educational institutions.
 
Labor shall make assistance payments to eligible sponsors of new registered apprenticeship programs or of existing programs that add employers as new partners.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-31
text: Introduced in House