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A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2716
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Gambling
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Oregon

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 
This bill revises the land claims of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. In particular, the bill specifies that only the tribe's claims to the 84 acres of land known as the Thompson Strip, rather than the tribe's claims to any lands within Oregon, are extinguished.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits gaming on any real property transferred to the tribe as part of a land claim settlement approved by the United States. 

action_date: 2020-12-15
text: 
This bill revises the land claims of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. In particular, the bill specifies that only the tribe's claims to the 84 acres of land known as the Thompson Strip, rather than the tribe's claims to any lands within Oregon, are extinguished.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits gaming on any real property obtained by the tribe as part of a land claim settlement approved by the United States. 

action_date: 2020-12-20
text: 
This bill revises the land claims of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. In particular, the bill specifies that only the tribe's claims to the 84 acres of land known as the Thompson Strip, rather than the tribe's claims to any lands within Oregon, are extinguished.
 
Additionally, the bill prohibits gaming on any real property obtained by the tribe as part of a land claim settlement approved by the United States. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2020-12-21
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2020-12-20
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7866-7867; text: CR S7866-7867)
action_date: 2020-12-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7866-7867; text: CR S7866-7867)
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 627.
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment. With written report No. 116-324.
action_date: 2020-12-15
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment. With written report No. 116-324.
action_date: 2020-07-29
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
action_date: 2020-06-24
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-338.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
UPLIFT Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2717
Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Business education
Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Disability and paralysis
Economic development
Economic performance and conditions
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Minority education
Rural conditions and development
Small business
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Women in business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Ushering Progress by Leveraging Innovation and Future Technology Act of 2019 or the UPLIFT Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish the Innovation Centers Program for providing assistance to startups and new or growing small businesses.
 
Under the program, the SBA may enter into cooperative agreements to provide financial assistance to historically Black colleges and universities, minority-serving institutions, and community colleges. Such entities shall then undertake five-year projects operating as an innovation-focused small business accelerator or incubator. Projects must involve working with underserved groups, include the joint provision of programs and services by the entities and the SBA, and ensure participating small businesses have access to regulatory information that affects them.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Western Water Security Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2718
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural practices and innovations
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Aquatic ecology
Arizona
Building construction
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Dams and canals
Endangered and threatened species
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Farmland
Fishes
Floods and storm protection
Hawaii
Hydrology and hydrography
Infrastructure development
Lakes and rivers
Latin America
Mexico
Mining
New Mexico
Oil and gas
Research administration and funding
Rural conditions and development
State and local government operations
Texas
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Watersheds
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Western Water Security Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses water management infrastructure and improvement, groundwater management, and water conservation and environmental restoration in certain western states.
 
Specifically, the bill increases the authorization of appropriations to fund research agreements between the Bureau of Reclamation and eligible entities for water management improvement. The bill expands eligibility for such agreements to include nonprofit conservation organizations.
 
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2024 a program through which Interior is authorized to assist eligible desalination projects. The bill lowers cost-sharing requirements under the program for rural desalination projects.
 
Further, the bill allows certain financial assistance made available under an existing drought relief program to be used to assist state and tribal governments in addressing drought-related impacts to water supplies or any other immediate water-related crises. The bill reauthorizes the program through FY2030.
 
Additionally, the bill increases the maximum federal share of costs for certain infrastructure improvements and activities for groundwater management that provide benefits to consumptive water users (i.e., users of water that is not returned to a stream, river, or water treatment plant) and nonconsumptive ecological or recreational values.
 
The bill also requires Reclamation to carry out a water acquisition program in specified river basins. Further, Interior must analyze the extent to which changes in water supply will affect native biodiversity and must produce strategies for sustaining native biodiversity during periods of drought.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-07-22
text: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 116-375.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act

Bill: 116-s-2719
Sponsor: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Child care and development
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Preschool education
School administration
Teaching, teachers, curricula

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act

 
This bill revises requirements for effective school leadership programs that are funded by Teacher Quality Partnership Grants. Specifically, the bill requires the leadership programs to train early education leaders on skills concerning early childhood development and instruction of children from birth through age eight.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish the Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team grant program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-2720
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child care and development
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Health care coverage and access
Health programs administration and funding
Law enforcement administration and funding
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Department of Health and Human Services, to award grants for states, tribal nations, localities, and community-based organizations to establish response teams to address adverse childhood experiences associated with exposure to trauma.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
Healing Communities through Health Care Act

Bill: 116-s-2721
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-10-28 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child care and development
Crime victims
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment and training programs
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Hospital care
Housing and community development funding
Medicaid
Medical education
Medical research
Mental health
National and community service
Poverty and welfare assistance
Research administration and funding
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Student aid and college costs
Transportation programs funding
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: 

Healing Communities through Health Care Act

 
 This bill establishes and revises programs to support health care and related services in communities that exhibit indicators that lead to adverse health outcomes. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct innovative demonstration projects through the Medicaid program in six states to provide housing services to individuals with behavioral health needs who are experiencing housing insecurity, including referrals to housing services from within a health care setting. The bill reauthorizes the HHS health-care occupation education and training grants program for low-income individuals and extends eligibility for such grants to hospitals. The National Institutes of Health also must establish and support a clinical research network to study trauma-informed, community-based interventions for victims of violence.
 
 Further, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) must grant a preference for funding specified health career programs in communities that have high rates of community trauma, such as elevated intergenerational poverty, drug-overdose deaths, or violence-related injuries or deaths. The bill also reauthorizes through FY2025 the HRSA National Health Service Corps, which supports education and student loan repayment for eligible primary care providers in health-professional shortage areas.
 
 Additionally, the bill expands the availability of funds for local workforce boards to support employer-sponsored employee training programs that have demonstrated specified results. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S6191-6193)
action_date: 2019-10-28
text: Introduced in Senate
SWAG Act

Bill: 116-s-2722
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2019-10-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Budget process
Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Manufacturing
Marketing and advertising
Political parties and affiliation
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 

Stop Wasteful Advertising by the Government Act or the SWAG Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for publicity, propaganda, swag, or mascots, with exceptions.
 
Swag is a product or merchandise distributed at no cost with the sole purpose of advertising or promoting an agency, organization, program, or agenda.
 
 Each agency shall, as part of the annual budget justification submitted to Congress, report on the public relations and advertising spending of the agency for the preceding fiscal year.

action_date: 2020-12-14
text: 

Stop Wasteful Advertising by the Government Act or the SWAG Act

 
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for publicity, propaganda, swag, or mascots, with exceptions. 
 
Swag is a tangible product or merchandise distributed at no cost with the sole purpose of advertising or promoting an agency, organization, or program.
 
 Each agency shall, as part of the annual budget justification submitted to Congress, report on the public relations and advertising spending of the agency for the preceding fiscal year, which may include an estimate of the return on investment for the agency.
 
The prohibition pertaining to swag shall not apply to an agency program that supports the mission and objectives of the agency that is initiating the public relations or advertising spending if the spending generates a positive return on investment for the agency.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 616.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-313.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-313.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act

Bill: 116-s-2723
Sponsor: Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
Introduced: 2019-10-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health technology, devices, supplies
Manufacturing
Prescription drugs
Public-private cooperation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 

Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prioritize the review of life-saving or life-sustaining drugs that are facing shortages. The bill also requires manufacturers to report certain information to the FDA when there is a permanent discontinuance or interruption in the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients for such drugs.



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6245-6246)
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2724
Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2019-10-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 

Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2019 

 
This bill exempts certain privately held, noncustody brokers and dealers in good standing from specified audit report requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Native American Housing Affordability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2725
Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2019-10-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and Community Development
Housing and community development funding
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 

Native American Housing Affordability Act of 2019

 
This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to more expeditiously issue a certificate of guarantee for certain loans related to Native American housing. Specifically, HUD may take such action before receiving the required trailing documents if the originating lender agrees to indemnify HUD for any losses during the period in which the required trailing documents are outstanding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Help America Run Act

Bill: 116-s-2726
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-10-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Adult day care
Child care and development
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 

Help America Run Act

 
This bill allows certain personal use services to be considered as campaign committee expenditures, including child care, elder care, and health insurance, if the services are necessary to enable a candidate to participate in campaign-connected activities. The amount a committee may pay a candidate as salary is reduced by the amount paid for child care and elder care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act

Bill: 116-s-2727
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-10-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Military facilities and property
Military procurement, research, weapons development
New Mexico
Nuclear weapons
Research administration and funding
Research and development
Spacecraft and satellites
Tennessee

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 

Smarter Approaches to Nuclear Expenditures Act

 
This bill prohibits or reduces spending for several nuclear weapons programs within the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act

Bill: 116-s-2728
Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Introduced: 2019-10-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Area studies and international education
Congressional oversight
Cultural exchanges and relations
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Homeland security
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Student records
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 

Homeland Security Counterintelligence Threat Reduction Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take various actions related to counterintelligence activities.
 
DHS shall establish a counterintelligence vetting task force to report to Congress recommendations to improve counterintelligence vetting for DHS programs. 
 
DHS shall also develop counterintelligence awareness training as part of an established program for collecting information about nonimmigrant foreign students and other exchange program participants. DHS shall require appropriate faculty from approved educational institutions and exchange visitor programs to participate in the training. 
 
DHS shall take various actions related to the program for collecting information about exchange program participants, such as identifying degrees and fields of study that are sensitive for homeland security and counterintelligence purposes.
 
DHS shall notify Congress if it decides to not extend the existence of the Homeland Security Academic Advisory Council.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Contracting Accountability Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2729
Sponsor: Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL]
Introduced: 2019-10-29 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: 

Small Business Contracting Accountability Act of 2019

 
This bill requires certain federal agencies (i.e., those with procurement powers) that are in violation of the requirement that they establish an Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to submit a report detailing the reasons for their noncompliance and the specific actions they will take to comply with the requirement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
action_date: 2019-10-29
text: Introduced in Senate