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Families, Not Facilities Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-388
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Justice
Detention of persons
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Government studies and investigations
Human trafficking
Immigration status and procedures
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Families, Not Facilities Act of 2019

 
This bill amends provisions related to the safety of minor aliens that enter the United States unaccompanied by a guardian.
 
When placing an unaccompanied alien child with a proposed custodian, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall not consider the custodian's immigration status. DHS shall not use certain information obtained for placing a child with a custodian to apprehend, detain, or deport certain individuals, including the child, proposed sponsor, or a person living with the sponsor.
 
The Office of Refugee Settlement shall provide services for unaccompanied alien children after they have been released, to help them transition into their communities and to connect them with legal representation. Money appropriated to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for FY2019 shall be redirected to fund such services. 
 
Other money appropriated for ICE shall be redirected to various programs to investigate and prevent child trafficking.
 
This bill also establishes the Office of Refugee Resettlement Advisory Committee on Shelters for Unaccompanied Alien Children. The advisory committee may conduct unannounced inspections of Office of Refugee Settlement shelters that hold unaccompanied alien children and shall issue reports on its investigations and recommendations regarding the shelters.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act

Bill: 116-s-389
Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Afghanistan
Asia
Conflicts and wars
District of Columbia
Iraq
Kuwait
Middle East
Military history
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Monuments and memorials
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act or the FIRST Act

 
This bill authorizes the Society of the First Infantry Division to modify the First Division Monument located on federal land in Presidential Park, District of Columbia, to honor members of the First Infantry Division of the U.S. Army who died during U.S. operations, including Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and Operation Enduring Freedom.
 
The First Infantry Division must provide the society with a list of names to be added to the monument.
 
The Commemorative Works Act, which prohibits monuments to military units, shall not apply to this authorization.
 
Federal funds may not be used to pay the society for the modification.

action_date: 2019-12-17
text: 

First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act or the FIRST Act

 
This bill authorizes the Society of the First Infantry Division to modify the First Division Monument located on federal land in Presidential Park, District of Columbia, to honor the dead of the First Infantry Division in Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and Operation Enduring Freedom.
 
The First Infantry Division must provide the society with a list of names to be added to the monument.
 
Federal funds may not be used to pay for the modification.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 348.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-17
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. Without written report.
action_date: 2019-12-12
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-308.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to the sequester.

Bill: 116-s-390
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Financial crises and stabilization
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 
This bill provides that any sequestration ordered by the President is inapplicable to funding of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester.

Bill: 116-s-391
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 
This bill provides that any sequestration ordered by the President is inapplicable to funding of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester.

Bill: 116-s-392
Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Appropriations
Budget deficits and national debt
Financial services and investments
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 
This bill provides that any sequestration ordered by the President is inapplicable to funding of the body that sets standards for generally accepted accounting principles for purposes of securities laws. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Supreme Court Ethics Act

Bill: 116-s-393
Sponsor: Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Judges
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Supreme Court Ethics Act

 
This bill establishes a new statutory requirement for the Judicial Conference of the United States (Judicial Conference) to issue a judicial code of conduct for judges and justices of U.S. courts (including Justices of the Supreme Court).
 
Currently, the Judicial Conference issues a code of conduct for judges of U.S. courts (but not for Justices of the Supreme Court).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-395
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the notice of a proposed rule by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a summary of the rule. The summary must be 100 words or fewer, written in plain language, and posted on regulations.gov.

action_date: 2019-03-25
text: 

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the notice of a proposed rule by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a summary of the rule. The summary must be 100 words or fewer, written in plain language, and posted on regulations.gov.

action_date: 2019-06-11
text: 

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the notice of a proposed rule by a federal agency to include the Internet address of a summary of the rule. The summary must be 100 words or fewer, written in plain language, and posted on regulations.gov.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2019-06-12
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3326; text: CR S3326)
action_date: 2019-06-11
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3326; text: CR S3326)
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 45.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-14.
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 116-14.
action_date: 2019-02-13
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend section 1202 of title 5, United States Code, to modify the continuation of service provision for members of the Merit Systems Protection Board.

Bill: 116-s-396
Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Merit Systems Protection Board

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 
This bill revises the continuation of service provision for Merit Systems Protection Board members.
 
If a member is the sole member appointed to the board on the date such member's term would expire, the member may not continue to serve on and after the earlier of (1) the date on which another member is appointed and has qualified, or (2) the date that is two years after the date on which the member's term would otherwise expire. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act

Bill: 116-s-397
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Child safety and welfare
Detention of persons
Florida
Immigration status and procedures
Licensing and registrations
Public contracts and procurement
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act

 
The bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from operating unlicensed temporary emergency shelters for unaccompanied alien children, including the previously operational shelter in Tornillo, Texas, and the shelter in Homestead, Florida.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-399
Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Judicial procedure and administration

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Justice Safety Valve Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes a court to impose a sentence below the mandatory minimum if it determines, after considering certain factors, that the mandatory minimum sentence is greater than necessary. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act

Bill: 116-s-400
Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Foreign aid and international relief
Licensing and registrations
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act

 
This bill expands reporting requirements related to foreign countries that produce illicit fentanyl and limits assistance to countries that fail to take various actions to combat illegal drug production and trafficking.
 
The President's annual report to Congress on U.S. strategy for controlling international narcotics shall include a section that identifies the countries that are the most significant sources of illicit fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and precursor chemicals used for producing fentanyl. The report shall also describe the extent to which such a country has cooperated with U.S. efforts to prevent exports of such substances into the United States.
 
The United States shall withhold 50% of the foreign assistance allocated to each identified country for the fiscal year. The Department of the Treasury shall also direct U.S. Executive Directors in each multilateral development bank to vote against making loans or allocating funds to such countries. Both restrictions may be waived if the President certifies that the country has cooperated fully with U.S. anti-drug trafficking efforts or if vital U.S. national interests necessitate such a waiver.
 
The bill also directs the President to identify countries that (1) have not adopted various procedures for countering narcotics production and distribution, or (2) are incapable of prosecuting individuals that manufacture or distribute new types of drugs. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Hold the LYNE Act

Bill: 116-s-401
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Appropriations
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Executive agency funding and structure
Military procurement, research, weapons development
Nuclear weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Hold the Low-Yield Nuclear Explosive Act or the Hold the LYNE Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense or the Department of Energy from using funds for the research and development, production, or deployment of the Trident D5 low-yield nuclear warhead.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
SASCA

Bill: 116-s-402
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
Medical education
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Minority health
Nursing
Rural conditions and development
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Survivors' Access to Supportive Care Act or SASCA

 
This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements to address the adequacy of access to sexual-assault examinations.
 
Among other things, the bill establishes (1) a grant program for states to assess the availability of specified providers to perform sexual-assault examinations; (2) a multiagency pilot program to improve training for, and access to, such providers; (3) reporting requirements for hospitals regarding community access to such providers; and (4) a grant program for provider training in rural and tribal settings. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
IMAGINE Act

Bill: 116-s-403
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Materials
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Solid waste and recycling
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Innovative Materials for America's Growth and Infrastructure Newly Expanded Act of 2019 or the IMAGINE Act

 
This bill encourages the use of innovative construction materials and techniques to accelerate the deployment, extend the service life, improve the performance, and reduce the cost of domestic transportation and water infrastructure projects.
 
Among other things, the bill
 
 
establishes an Interagency Innovative Materials Standards Task Force to assess existing standards and test methods for the use of innovative materials in infrastructure, identify key barriers in the standards area that inhibit broader market adoption, and develop new methods and protocols, as necessary, to better evaluate innovative materials;
 
requires the Department of Transportation to enhance the development of innovative materials in the United States by providing awards to entities for establishing and operating new innovative material innovation hubs;
 
directs the Federal Highway Administration to provide grants to states departments of transportation, tribal governments, or units of local governments for coastal and rural infrastructure bridge projects; and
 
provides grants for the design and installation of water infrastructure projects.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act

Bill: 116-s-404
Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Latin America
Law enforcement officers
Mexico
New Mexico
Rural conditions and development
Texas

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Remote Areas Border Security Enhancements Act

 
This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from beginning construction on any infrastructure project along the U.S.-Mexico border until (1) the Government Accountability Office evaluates the need and costs for using certain enhanced technology and other resources in rural and remote areas along the border; and (2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection acquires or increases the use of such enhanced technologies and resources, including advanced detection surveillance technology, night vision technology, and off-road vehicles.
 
DHS shall establish the Agent Mobility Program as a five-year pilot program, which shall provide certain benefits to agents who serve at least three years in a hard-to-fill station in the El Paso Sector.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Keep Buying American Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-405
Sponsor: Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Keep Buying American Act of 2019

 
This bill requires agencies to publish and submit to Congress specified reports regarding government preferences for using domestic materials.
 
The bill applies to reports under Executive Order 13788, entitled 
Buy American and Hire American
, which are currently submitted to the Department of Commerce and the Office of Management and Budget, and reports under Executive Order 13858, entitled 
Strengthening Buy-American Preferences for Infrastructure Projects
, which are currently submitted to the President or the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy. Previously submitted reports under 
Buy American and Hire American
 must also be published.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate
Carbon Capture Modernization Act

Bill: 116-s-407
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Business investment and capital
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental technology
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Carbon Capture Modernization Act

 
This bill modifies sequestration and other requirements for the qualifying advanced coal project tax credit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in Senate