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Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2455
Sponsor: Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Government information and archives
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Ensuring Timely Access to Generics Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider certain factors in determining whether a petition is submitted for the primary purpose of delaying the approval of a drug application.
 
The FDA must (1) publish a list of petitions that were submitted with an intent to delay, and (2) establish procedures to refer such petitions to the Federal Trade Commission.
 
The FDA may establish a timeline for submitting petitions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.

Bill: 116-hr-2456
Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Iraq
Middle East
Military operations and strategy
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 
This bill repeals the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2457
Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Housing and community development funding
Mental health
Racial and ethnic relations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for de-escalation of violence training in communities. Among other requirements, such training must include (1) techniques to de-escalate situations to avoid violence, (2) education about implicit bias, (3) communication and negotiation skills, and (4) scenario-based application of such de-escalation tactics. SAMHSA must establish the De-Escalation Advisory Board to advise and assist SAMHSA's development and implementation of the grant program.
 
Additionally, the bill expands and extends through FY2025 mental health awareness training grants. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
WISE Act

Bill: 116-hr-2458
Sponsor: Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Solid waste and recycling
State and local finance
State and local government operations
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Efficiency Act or the WISE Act

 
This bill requires each state to use a certain percentage of funds it receives for capitalization of its clean water state revolving fund for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2459
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Arizona
Federal-Indian relations
Government trust funds
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Infrastructure development
Lakes and rivers
Land transfers
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies and ratifies the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement negotiated between the tribe, the United States, Arizona, and others, thus satisfying the tribe's claims for groundwater and surface water rights to water in Arizona, including the Verde River, the Bill Williams River, and the Colorado River. 
 
The bill outlines the tribe's water rights, including the right to divert, use, and store 4,000 acre-feet of agricultural priority water of the Central Arizona Project that was previously allocated to nontribal agricultural entities, but retained by the Department of the Interior for reallocation to tribes in Arizona pursuant to the Central Arizona Project Settlement Act of 2004.
 
The Bureau of Reclamation must construct the Hualapai Water Project. The project must be designed to divert, treat, and convey at least 3,414 acre-feet of water per year from the Colorado River for municipal, commercial, and industrial uses on the Hualapai Reservation. 
 
The bill provides for land to be added to the reservation and taken into trust for the benefit of the tribe. In the future, land located outside the reservation may only be taken into trust through an act of Congress.
 
The bill outlines (1) waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States under the settlement agreement; and (2) a limited waiver of sovereign immunity by the United States and the tribe with respect to certain claims.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act

Bill: 116-hr-2460
Sponsor: Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Agricultural equipment and machinery
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Executive agency funding and structure
Fruit and vegetables
Government studies and investigations
Insects
Livestock
Motor carriers
Roads and highways
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a working group to (1) identify obstacles to safe, humane, and market-efficient transport of livestock, insects, and agricultural commodities; and (2) develop guidelines and recommended regulatory or legislative actions to improve the safe, humane, and efficient transport of livestock, insects, and agricultural commodities.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-09
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3509)
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Savannah Hope Stillbirth Child Tax Credit Act

Bill: 116-hr-2461
Sponsor: Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child health
Income tax credits
Tax treatment of families

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Savannah Hope Stillbirth Child Tax Credit Act 

 
This bill modifies the child tax credit to allow an additional $2,000 refundable tax credit for each stillborn child that the taxpayer gives birth to during the taxable year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2462
Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Building construction
Census and government statistics
Congressional oversight
Emergency planning and evacuation
Floods and storm protection
Geography and mapping
Government information and archives
Housing finance and home ownership
Military facilities and property
Natural disasters
Seashores and lakeshores
State and local government operations
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Flood Mapping Modernization and Homeowner Empowerment Pilot Program Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to carry out a pilot program to make grants to local governments to enhance the mapping of urban flooding and associated property damage and the availability of such mapping data to homeowners, businesses, and localities to enable them to minimize flooding risk. The grants may only be made to local governments in urbanized areas with populations greater than 50,000 or to stormwater management authorities in those localities.
 
FEMA shall give priority to grant applicants in areas that (1) are highly vulnerable to a sea level rise, (2) include a military installation or other national security facility, or (3) have a population highly vulnerable to urban flooding and have an uneven capacity for flood mitigation and response efforts due to socioeconomic factors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2464
Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government information and archives
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Research administration and funding
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

End the Cycle of Violence Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program that supports violence prevention efforts. Specifically, HHS must award grants to trauma centers or nonprofit entities for the purpose of conducting or expanding research on the effectiveness of violence prevention efforts in reducing re-injury and re-incarceration that is caused by intentional violent trauma, excluding intimate partner violence. HHS must also publish best practices for preventing intentional violent trauma based on findings from the grant program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa College Access Act

Bill: 116-hr-2465
Sponsor: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: American Samoa
Congressional oversight
Education programs funding
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Northern Mariana Islands
Student aid and college costs
U.S. territories and protectorates

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 
 
Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa College Access Act

 
This bill establishes a grant program to cover the difference between in-state tuition and out-of-state tuition for students who are from either the Northern Mariana Islands or American Samoa and who attend a public institution of higher education in a different state or territory.
 
 The Government Accountability Office must report on the program's effectiveness in expanding educational opportunities for such students.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Keep Finfish Free Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2467
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-05-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Aquaculture
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: 

Keep Finfish Free Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, except in accordance with a law enacted after enactment of this bill.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-01
text: Introduced in House
Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2469
Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 

2019

 This bill revises the grace period that health insurers must provide to recipients of premium subsidies before discontinuing health coverage for nonpayment of premiums. The grace period is shortened from 3 months to 30 days unless state law includes an applicable grace period.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in House
Clean Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act

Bill: 116-hr-2470
Sponsor: Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Floods and storm protection
Natural disasters
Research administration and funding
Solid waste and recycling
Water quality
Water resources funding
Water use and supply
Watersheds

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Clean Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program for increasing the resilience of publicly owned treatment works (i.e., clean water infrastructure) to natural disasters. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in House
Canyon’s Law

Bill: 116-hr-2471
Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Crimes against animals and natural resources
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Pest management
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Chemical Poisons Reduction Act of 2019 or Canyon's Law

 
This bill prohibits the use of sodium fluoroacetate (i.e., Compound 1080) and sodium cyanide in a predator control device. It imposes criminal penalties&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to two years, or both&#8212;on a violator.
 
A predator control device is a dispenser, livestock collar, or gas cartridge that propels, releases, or emits sodium fluoroacetate or sodium cyanide for wildlife management or animal control purposes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-31
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in House
BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2472
Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Buy American requirements
Congressional oversight
Free trade and trade barriers
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Manufacturing
Public contracts and procurement
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the President and specified federal agencies to take steps to increase transparency and limit the use of waivers of Buy American laws. Generally, Buy American requires agencies to procure domestic goods.
 
The bill requires (1) the Department of Commerce to report periodically to Congress and the President on the implementation of, and compliance with, Buy American laws; (2) Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to assess the impacts of all U.S. free trade agreements and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement on the operation of such laws; and (3) the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish a free, publicly available BuyAmerican.gov website. Public interest waivers from Buy American laws shall be construed to ensure the maximum utilization of goods, products, and materials produced in the United States.
 
The President shall develop a mechanism to collect information on requests to waive Buy American laws and other domestic content restrictions for purposes of providing early notice to possible waivers via the website. Executive agencies shall make information concerning the intention to issue a waiver or exception in connection with a federal procurement available to the GSA at least 20 days prior to waiving a Buy American law.
 
The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress within two years of this bill's enactment describing the bill's implementation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in House
Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act

Bill: 116-hr-2473
Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2019-05-02 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Advisory bodies
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Congressional oversight
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental technology
Fishes
Government trust funds
Hawaii
Idaho
Infrastructure development
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rural conditions and development
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Washington State
Water resources funding
Water storage
Water use and supply
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Wyoming

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: 

Securing Access for the central Valley and Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act

 
This bill authorizes assistance for water management and infrastructure projects and contains other related provisions.
 
The bill establishes the Water Infrastructure and Drought Solutions Fund to fund various water-related projects.
 
In addition, the Department of the Interior must establish a pilot program to provide financial assistance to projects in Western states that would contribute to a safe and adequate water supply. The Bureau of Reclamation must award prizes for achievements relating to certain uses of water technology.
 
The bill also reauthorizes through FY2026 the Rural Water Supply Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 12.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-05-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-02
text: Introduced in House