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Hold the LYNE Act

Bill: 116-hr-1086
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
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: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1087
Sponsor: Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1089
Sponsor: Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Currency
Income tax exclusion
Metals

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Monetary Metals Tax Neutrality Act of 201

9

 
This bill exempts gains or losses from the sale or exchange of certain coins or bullion from recognition for income tax purposes. The exemption applies to gains or losses from the sale or exchange of (1) gold, silver, platinum, or palladium coins minted and issued by the Department of the Treasury; or (2) refined gold or silver bullion, coins, bars, rounds, or ingots which are valued primarily based on their metal content and not their form. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act

Bill: 116-hr-1090
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Homeland security
Intergovernmental relations
Military command and structure
National Guard and reserves
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act 
 
This bill makes the Mayor of the District of Columbia (under current law, the President of the United States) the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the District. 
Notwithstanding the authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia as such Commander-in-Chief, the President shall retain control over units and members of the District of Columbia National Guard to conduct necessary and appropriate homeland defense activities.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-02-07
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E145)
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
To clarify certain land descriptions under the Northern Arizona Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005.

Bill: 116-hr-1091
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 
This bill revises requirements governing a land exchange in Arizona between the Forest Service and the Yavapai Ranch. Specifically, the bill expands the meaning of federal land to include 25 acres within the Kaibab National Forest at the Gila and Salt River Meridian in Coconino County, Arizona. Therefore, the Forest Service must convey those acres to Yavapai Ranch.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1092
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Assault and harassment offenses
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability assistance
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Employee performance
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Neurological disorders
Sex offenses
Sexually transmitted diseases
Telephone and wireless communication
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2019

 
This bill expands treatment for veterans with psychological trauma caused by sexual abuse or harassment that occurred during military service.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Stop Price Gouging Act

Bill: 116-hr-1093
Sponsor: Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business records
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Prescription drugs
Sales and excise taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Stop Price Gouging Act 

 
This bill imposes an excise tax on pharmaceutical companies that sell prescription drugs that are subject to price spikes that exceed the annual percentage increase in the Chained Consumer Price Index. 
 
For each taxable prescription drug, the excise tax ranges from 50% to 100% of price spike revenue received by the company, depending on the size of the price spike and including an adjustment for revenue that is due solely to an increase in the cost of the inputs necessary to manufacture the drug. 
 
Pharmaceutical companies must submit specified data regarding drug prices and revenue to the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the IG must submit an assessment of the data to the Internal Revenue Service.
 
HHS, upon the recommendation of the IG, may exempt certain drugs from the excise tax if (1) a for-cause price increase exemption should apply or; (2) the drug has an average manufacturer price of not greater than $10 for a 30-day supply and is marketed by at least 3 other holders of applications approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. 
 
The Government Accountability Office must examine (1) how drug manufacturers and health plans establish initial launch prices for newly approved drugs, and (2) alternative methods that have been proposed for setting the price of new drugs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-07
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: 2019-02-07
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: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1094
Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

World Language Advancement and Readiness Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Defense to award three-year competitive grants to state and local educational agencies for the establishment, improvement, or expansion of world language (e.g., foreign language or American Sign Language) programs in elementary and secondary schools.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Disaster Certainty Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1095
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Disaster Certainty Act of 2019

 
This bill automatically extends tax filing deadlines by 60 days for taxpayers who have a principal residence or place of business located in a disaster area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1096
Sponsor: Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Telecommunication rates and fees
Telephone and wireless communication
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes transparency requirements for a provider of broadband internet service and prohibits a provider from taking certain actions to restrict content.
 
Specifically, the bill requires a broadband internet provider to disclose accurate management practices, performance information, and commercial terms sufficient for consumers to make informed choices and for entrepreneurs and small businesses to develop, market, and maintain new internet offerings. Additionally a provider is barred from (1) blocking lawful content, applications, or services; (2) prohibiting the use of non-harmful devices; (3) throttling lawful internet traffic; or (4) engaging in paid prioritization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1097
Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
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: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Blocking Deadly Fentanyl Imports Act

Bill: 116-hr-1098
Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
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: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1099
Sponsor: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Inspection Act of 2019

 
This bill requires public employees to perform construction inspection functions in carrying out a design-build project that uses a 2-phase contract.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Nicole’s Law Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1100
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Government trust funds
Judges
Judicial procedure and administration
Sex offenses
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Nicole's Law Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to increase a state's allocation of funds under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and the Sexual Assault Services Program if the state has in effect laws and policies to extend protections similar to those afforded to a victim of domestic violence to a victim of a sex offense who is not in a familial or dating relationship with the perpetrator of such offense. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority.

Bill: 116-hr-1101
Sponsor: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Consumer affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 
This bill prohibits a provider of broadband internet access service from taking certain actions to restrict content and requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to enforce such obligations.
 
Specifically, the bill bars a broadband internet provider from (1) blocking lawful content, applications, or services; (2) prohibiting the use of non-harmful devices; (3) throttling lawful internet traffic; and (4) engaging in paid prioritization. Additionally, a provider is required to disclose accurate and relevant management practices, performance information, and commercial terms sufficient for consumers to make informed choices and for providers of content, applications, services, and devices to develop and market new internet offerings.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits the FCC or a state commission from relying on their duty to encourage the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability as a grant of authority.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act

Bill: 116-hr-1102
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Caribbean area
Collective security
Congressional oversight
Foreign property
Homeland security
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Latin America
Oil and gas
Russia
Venezuela

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Russian-Venezuelan Threat Mitigation Act

 
This bill calls for assessments of Russia's relationship with Venezuela.
 
The Department of State shall report to Congress an assessment of Russia and Venezuela's security cooperation and the threat it poses to countries in the Western Hemisphere, including the United States. The State Department shall also devise a strategy to address such a threat.
 
The President shall report to Congress an assessment of the security risks posed by a potential Russian acquisition of CITGO's U.S. energy infrastructure holdings. CITGO is an energy company owned by Petroleos de Venezuela (PdVSA), a Venezuelan state-owned oil company. A Russian state-owned company has extended a loan to PdVSA, and a default on that loan could result in Russian ownership of CITGO. 
 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling Act

Bill: 116-hr-1103
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Fishes
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Genetics
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Marketing and advertising
Seafood

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 

Genetically Engineered Salmon Labeling Act

 
This bill requires the market name of genetically engineered (commonly called 
genetically modified
 or 
GMO
) salmon to include 
Genetically Engineered
 or 
GE
 in front of the existing market name.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must ensure that an independent scientific organization conducts a review of the environmental assessment carried out by the Food and Drug Administration in support of a new drug related to AquAdvantage Salmon.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require labeling of genetically engineered fish.

Bill: 116-hr-1104
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-02-07 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Fishes
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Genetics
Seafood

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: 
This bill prohibits the sale of food that contains genetically engineered fish unless the food bears a label stating that it contains genetically engineered fish.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Introduced in House