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Assault Weapons Ban of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1296
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: 

Assault Weapons Ban of 2019

 
This bill makes it a crime to knowingly import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess a semiautomatic assault weapon (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding device (LCAFD).
 
The prohibition does not apply to a firearm that is (1) manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide action; (2) permanently inoperable; (3) an antique; or (4) a rifle or shotgun specifically identified by make and model.
 
The bill also exempts from the prohibition the following, with respect to a SAW or LCAFD:
 
 
 importation, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession related to certain law enforcement efforts, or authorized tests or experiments;
 
importation, sale, transfer, or possession related to securing nuclear materials; and
 
 possession by a retired law enforcement officer.
 
 
The bill permits continued possession, sale, or transfer of a grandfathered SAW, which must be securely stored. A licensed gun dealer must conduct a background check prior to the sale or transfer of a grandfathered SAW between private parties.
 
The bill permits continued possession of, but prohibits sale or transfer of, a grandfathered LCAFD.
 
Newly manufactured LCAFDs must display serial number identification. Newly manufactured SAWs and LCAFDs must display the date of manufacture.
 
The bill requires law enforcement agencies to be notified when a prohibited person attempts to purchase a grandfathered SAW.
 
It also allows a state or local government to use Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds to compensate individuals who surrender a SAW or LCAFD under a buy-back program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1297
Sponsor: Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
Introduced: 2019-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement officers
Sales and excise taxes
Transfer and inheritance taxes

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: 

Law Enforcement Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill includes armor-piercing, concealable weapons in the definition of 
firearm 
under the National Firearms Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Higher Education Dream Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1298
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2019-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Department of Education
Education programs funding
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Right of privacy
School administration
Student aid and college costs
Student records

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: 

Higher Education Dream Act of 

2019

 
This bill prohibits institutions of higher education that receive federal student aid from discriminating or taking adverse action against Dreamer students (i.e., students who have been granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status) based on their immigration status, including charging out-of-state tuition to students who would qualify as residents of the state. The bill also makes Dreamer students eligible for federal financial aid.
 
The bill prohibits the use or publication of certain identifiable information related to such students, subject to civil penalties. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Peggy Frank Memorial Act

Bill: 116-hr-1299
Sponsor: Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
Introduced: 2019-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Lighting, heating, cooling
Motor vehicles
Postal service
U.S. Postal Service

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: 

Peggy Frank Memorial Act

 
This bill requires, by three years after this bill's enactment, that any delivery vehicle owned or leased by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) be modified to include an air conditioning unit.
 
The USPS may not purchase or lease any delivery vehicle unless that vehicle has an air conditioning unit.

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1300
Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27]
Introduced: 2019-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Income tax rates
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: 

Taxpayer Penalty Protection Act of 

2019

 
This bill reduces the amount of estimated income tax that certain taxpayers are required to pay for 2018.
 
Presently, a penalty applies if taxpayers do not use either withholding or estimated tax payments to make a required annual payment before the end of the year. The required payment is the lesser of 90% of the tax for the taxable year or a specified percentage of the preceding year's tax.
 
For 2018, the bill reduces the percentage of the preceding year's tax from 100% to 80%. For taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes for the preceding year that exceed $150,000, the bill reduces the percentage from 110% to 100%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act

Bill: 116-hr-1301
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Mental health
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: 

Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act

 
This bill excludes certain mental health telehealth services from specified requirements under Medicare, including originating site requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-15
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: 2019-02-15
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: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1302
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2019-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Performance measurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: 

Expanding Opportunities for Recovery Act of 

2019

 
This bill requires the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to award grants to states to expand access to clinically appropriate services for opioid abuse or addiction. States must use these grants to provide up to 60 consecutive days of services to individuals who otherwise would not have access to substance abuse services.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1303
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2019-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Child health
Congressional oversight
Drug therapy
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government studies and investigations
Health information and medical records
Home and outpatient care
Hospital care
Indian social and development programs
Minority health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: 

Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 

2019

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs across the United States. The report must include information relating to detoxification programs, clinical stabilization programs, transitional residential support services, rehabilitation programs, treatment programs for pregnant women or adolescents, and treatment through Indian health programs. The report must also include information about the barriers to real-time reporting of drug overdoses at the federal, state, and local levels and ways to overcome those barriers.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
To require the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to establish a robocaller bounty pilot program, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1304
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2019-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Public contracts and procurement
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: 
This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish a robocaller bounty pilot program to reduce covered calls by egregious violators. A covered call is generally one that (1) is made by an automatic dialing system, (2) uses an artificial or prerecorded voice and is not initiated for emergency purposes, or (3) violates the do-not-call-registry. 
 
The FTC must provide monetary compensation for the identification and prevention of covered calls and enable participants to share funds recovered from violations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
Let It Go Act

Bill: 116-hr-1308
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2019-02-15 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Political parties and affiliation
Public participation and lobbying

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: 

Let It Go Act

 
 This bill requires individuals to use contributions or donations not later than six years following the most recent federal election in which the individual was a candidate and before the individual becomes a registered lobbyist.
 
 The bill requires remaining contributions or donations to be disposed of within 30 days, first by paying debts or obligations owed in connection with the campaign for that office. Additional remaining funds must be disposed of by (1) returning those contributions or donations to the individuals, entities, or both, who made them; (2) making contributions to a charitable organization; or (3) making transfers to a national, state, or local committee of a political party.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-15
text: Introduced in House
VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1310
Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]
Introduced: 2019-02-19 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Domestic violence and child abuse
Housing and community development funding
Low- and moderate-income housing
Rural conditions and development
Sex offenses

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: 

VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act of 2019

 
This bill adds the Rural Development Voucher Program to the list of covered housing programs under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA). 
 
Specifically, it extends VAWA's housing protections (e.g., protection from eviction or denial of housing) to residents and applicants under the Rural Development Voucher Program who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met.

Bill: 116-hr-1311
Sponsor: Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]
Introduced: 2019-02-19 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Disaster relief and insurance
Economic performance and conditions
Family services
Government information and archives
Housing and community development funding
Intergovernmental relations
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: 
This bill authorizes the President, after the declaration of a major disaster, to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance necessary for meeting unmet needs as a result of such disaster.

action_date: 2019-07-11
text: 
This bill authorizes the President, after the declaration of a major disaster, to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance necessary for meeting unmet needs as a result of such disaster.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 108.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-146.
action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-146.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-03-27
text: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
action_date: 2019-02-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Introduced in House
Yurok Lands Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1312
Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]
Introduced: 2019-02-19 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: California
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Roads and highways

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: 

Yurok Lands Act
 
of 2019

 
This bill addresses the management of Yurok Reservation lands. 
 
The Department of the Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with the Yurok Tribe for protecting the natural resources of Redwood National Park.
 
The bill confirms the 2006 Cooperative Agreement between the Department of the Interior and the Yurok Tribe for the Cooperative Management of Tribal and Federal Lands and Resources in the Klamath River Basin of California and authorizes Interior to implement the agreement.
 
The Forest Service must transfer approximately 1,229 acres in the Yurok Experimental Forest and Six Rivers National Forest to Interior. That land must be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe and be managed by the tribe for conservation and research purposes. The land may not be used for gaming activity or for old growth logging.
 
Interior must revise the boundary of the reservation as depicted on the map titled Revised Yurok Indian Reservation Boundary and dated September 20, 2017. National Forest System land and National Park System land within the revised reservation must be administered by the Forest Service and the National Park Service, respectively.
 
The bill gives the tribe the option to expand its role in the environmental review process with respect to major federal actions within the revised Yurok Reservation. 
 
The bill designates the Bald Hills Road, which runs from U.S. Highway 101 to the Klamath River, as the Yurok Scenic Byway.
 
The bill ratifies and confirms the tribe's governing documents. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Introduced in House
Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1314
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-02-19 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Appropriations
Atmospheric science and weather
Department of Commerce
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Executive agency funding and structure
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries

Summary:
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: 

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.

action_date: 2019-10-11
text: 

Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-11
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 183.
action_date: 2019-10-11
text: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
action_date: 2019-10-11
text: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology discharged.
action_date: 2019-10-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-231, Part I.
action_date: 2019-10-11
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-231, Part I.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
action_date: 2019-05-08
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2019-02-19
text: Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 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: 2019-02-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-02-19
text: Introduced in House