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IDEA High Cost Pool Funding Act

Bill: 116-hr-4673
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-15 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Special education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: 

IDEA High Cost Pool Funding Act

 
This bill establishes an additional grant program to assist states in addressing the needs of high-need children with disabilities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4675
Sponsor: Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34]
Introduced: 2019-10-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Foreign language and bilingual programs
Health information and medical records
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: 

Language Access for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to translate the annual explanation of Medicare benefits for enrollees into multiple languages, besides English and Spanish. The CMS must prioritize languages into which Social Security documents are translated or that are most frequently requested for purposes of Social Security benefits applications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries with Pre-Existing Conditions Act

Bill: 116-hr-4676
Sponsor: Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
Introduced: 2019-10-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government information and archives
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Insurance industry and regulation
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: 

Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries with Pre-Existing Conditions Act

 
This bill expands guaranteed issue rights with respect to Medigap policies (Medicare supplemental health insurance policies) to all beneficiaries regardless of age. (Guaranteed issue rights require that a policy be offered to any eligible applicant without regard to health status.) The bill provides for a phased implementation over a five-year period, with full implementation by January 1, 2028. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
Dual Credit Innovation Act

Bill: 116-hr-4677
Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3]
Introduced: 2019-10-15 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Elementary and secondary education
Higher education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: 

Dual Credit Innovation Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to annually recognize with a Dual Credit Innovation Award eligible partnerships between an institution of higher education that provides a dual credit program and a local educational agency or high school.
 
A dual credit program is a program offered by such a partnership through which a secondary school student who has not graduated from high school with a regular high school diploma is able to enroll in one or more postsecondary courses and earn postsecondary credit that (1) is transferable to the institutions of higher education in the partnership, and (2) applies toward completion of a degree or recognized educational credential.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4678
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2019-10-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Child health
Congressional oversight
Dental care
Disability and paralysis
Health care quality
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Minority health
Performance measurement
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: 

Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2019

 
 This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to conduct a public education campaign to increase oral health literacy and awareness. The HRSA must design the campaign to focus on children, pregnant women, parents, older adults, people with disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
Climate-Ready Fisheries Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4679
Sponsor: Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-15 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Air quality
Aquatic ecology
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Government studies and investigations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: 

Climate-Ready Fisheries Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to examine efforts by the Regional Fishery Management Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and the National Marine Fisheries Service to prepare and adapt fisheries for the impacts of climate change.

action_date: 2020-12-14
text: 

Climate-Ready Fisheries Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to examine efforts by the Regional Fishery Management Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, and the National Marine Fisheries Service to prepare and adapt fisheries for the impacts of climate change.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-642.
action_date: 2020-12-14
text: Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-642.
action_date: 2020-01-29
text: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
action_date: 2020-01-29
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 15.
action_date: 2020-01-29
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-01-14
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
Equitable Student Aid Access Act

Bill: 116-hr-4680
Sponsor: Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-35]
Introduced: 2019-10-15 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Poverty and welfare assistance
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: 

Equitable Student Aid Access Act 

 
This bill revises certain income requirements for calculating federal student financial aid amounts, and it requires the Department of Education (ED) to publish certain requirements for financial aid offers.
 
Specifically, the bill eliminates the simplified needs test in financial aid applications for families with income below a specified threshold, and it increases the income threshold that automatically qualifies a student for certain financial aid.
 
When determining the total income of an applicant or an applicant's household, ED shall provide for the use of data from the second preceding tax year to simplify applications used for the estimation and determination of financial aid eligibility.
 
ED must also conduct consumer testing to serve as the basis for determining requirements for financial aid offers. A financial aid offer must contain information such as cost of attendance and sources of available financial aid, as well as a standardized quick reference box to enable comparison of information on college costs and financial aid.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
National World War II Memorial Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 116-hr-4681
Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
Introduced: 2019-10-15 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Currency
Military history
Monuments and memorials
U.S. history
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: 

National World War II Memorial Commemorative Coin Act 

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the National World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia. 
 
The design of the coins shall be emblematic of the memorial and the service and sacrifice of American soldiers and civilians during World War II.
 
All surcharges received from the sale of such coins shall be paid to the Friends of the National World War II Memorial to support the National Park Service in maintaining and repairing the memorial, and for educational and commemorative programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
To provide for United States participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4682
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2019-10-15 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: International organizations and cooperation
Political movements and philosophies

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of State to facilitate the U.S. readmission and participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union and to pay related annual membership expenses. (The Inter-Parliamentary Union is an international organization of national parliaments dedicated to the promotion of parliamentary democracy.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act

Bill: 116-hr-4683
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-10-15 in the House
Policy area: Law
Subjects: District of Columbia
Judicial procedure and administration
Legal fees and court costs
State and local courts
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: 

District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act

 
This bill provides that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia must receive fees and expenses equivalent to those provided to jurors serving in the U.S. district courts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1283)
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4684
Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
Introduced: 2019-10-15 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Census and government statistics
Child care and development
Child health
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Debt collection
Detention of persons
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Fruit and vegetables
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Inflation and prices
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Military personnel and dependents
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Right of privacy
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: 

Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019

 
 
This bill revises requirements under the food and nutrition programs of the Department of Agriculture, such as the school lunch and breakfast programs. 
For example, the bill provides free meals to all school children regardless of income.
 
The bill increases the reimbursement rate for school food authorities participating in the food and nutrition programs.
 
The bill also prohibits school food authorities from (1) physically segregating or otherwise discriminating against any child participating in the free lunch or breakfast program, or (2) overtly identifying a child participating in either program with a special token or announcement. 
 
Additionally, the bill expands the summer food service program by making all children eligible for participation in the program.
 
Further, the bill revises eligibility determinations for measuring poverty to include runaway or homeless youth, foster children, migratory children, and children participating in specified programs (e.g., Head Start).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4685
Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9]
Introduced: 2019-10-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business investment and capital
Fires
Income tax deductions
Residential rehabilitation and home repair

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: 

High Rise Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2019

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to classify any automatic fire sprinkler system retrofit property as 15-year property for purposes of accelerated depreciation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-15
text: Introduced in House
SMART Infrastructure Act

Bill: 116-hr-4687
Sponsor: Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Government information and archives
Infrastructure development
Intergovernmental relations
Materials
Public contracts and procurement
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

Sustainable Municipal Access to Resilient Technology in Infrastructure Act
 
or the SMART Infrastructure Act

 
This bill directs a state or locality that receives funds from the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to require open and free competition among suppliers of construction materials. 
 
 The Department of Transportation, the EPA, the Corps of Engineers, and USDA shall establish an interagency task force to issue a comprehensive report on federally funded infrastructure projects.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce, 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: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
To limit the use of nondisclosure agreements for employees of the White House or the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4688
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Contracts and agency
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Executive Office of the President
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 
This bill states that an officer or employee of the White House or the Executive Office of the President may not be required to sign a nondisclosure agreement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
Smoke Free Affordable Housing Act

Bill: 116-hr-4689
Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Income tax credits
Low- and moderate-income housing

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

Smoke Free Affordable Housing Act 

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the low-income housing tax credit, to require state allocation plans to include a preference for allocating dollar amounts of the credit to projects consisting only of buildings in which smoking is not permitted.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
21st Century Transportation Fuels Act

Bill: 116-hr-4690
Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2019-10-16 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Alternative and renewable resources
Civil actions and liability
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Consumer affairs
Energy efficiency and conservation
Energy prices
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental regulatory procedures
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal preemption
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Inflation and prices
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Marketing and advertising
Motor fuels
Motor vehicles
Oil and gas
Retail and wholesale trades
State and local government operations
Transportation costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: 

21st Century Transportation Fuels Act 

 
This bill addresses provisions related to high-octane fuel, renewable fuels, and vehicle fuel efficiency.
 
Among other things, the bill
 
 
establishes a national octane standard that requires automobile manufacturers to design motor vehicles to operate using gasoline that has a research octane number of 95 or higher,
 
addresses the limitations on Reid vapor pressure (a measure of gasoline's volatility) that are placed on gasoline during the summer ozone season, and
 
revises requirements for calculating Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) credits earned by a passenger automobile manufacturer for exceeding minimal required CAFE standards in a particular model year.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-16
text: Introduced in House