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National Security Accountability Act

Bill: 116-hr-2987
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive Office of the President
Federal officials
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

National Security Accountability Act

 
This bill requires the appointment of the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs to be made with the advice and consent of the Senate. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Protecting American Lives Act

Bill: 116-hr-2988
Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Detention of persons
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government liability
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Protecting American Lives Act

 
This bill imposes requirements related to state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts and increases criminal penalties for certain removed aliens who reenter the United States. 
 
A state or local government jurisdiction shall be ineligible for certain federal law enforcement grants if the jurisdiction has a statute, policy, or practice (1) to not comply with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detainer requests, or (2) prohibiting the jurisdiction's law enforcement officers from assisting with federal immigration law enforcement. (A detainer is a DHS request that a jurisdiction hold an alien in its custody until that alien can be transferred to federal custody.)
 
Compliance with a detainer request shall be an action under color of federal authority for immunity and liability purposes in a civil action.
 
A state or local jurisdiction shall timely inform DHS about an alien believed to be inadmissible or deportable in the jurisdiction's custody. DHS shall reimburse each jurisdiction for reasonable costs incurred from this requirement.
 
The bill imposes a minimum imprisonment term of five years for certain aliens who without authorization reenter the United States after being removed or denied admission. Such an alien shall be criminally fined, imprisoned, or both.
 
It shall be unlawful for a state or local jurisdiction to discriminate against a law enforcement officer for complying with a detainer request.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2989
Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Criminal Alien Removal Clarification Act of 2019

 
This bill subjects to deportation an alien who at any time after admission has been convicted of a felony or two misdemeanors under state or federal law. Currently, an alien is subject to deportation for a single conviction for certain felonies (such as an aggravated felony), two or more convictions for crimes involving moral turpitude, or being a drug addict. 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2990
Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Health programs administration and funding
Hospital care
Medicare
State and local government operations
Urban and suburban affairs and development

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Rural Health Care Access Act of 2019

 
This bill eliminates certain criteria that hospitals must meet in order to qualify as critical access hospitals that receive special payment under Medicare. 
 
Specifically, the bill eliminates the requirement that a hospital must either (1) be located more than 35 miles (15 miles in mountainous regions or areas with only secondary roads) from another hospital, or (2) have been certified prior to January 1, 2006, by the state as a necessary provider of services in the area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

Bill: 116-hr-2991
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Coal
Debt collection
Disability assistance
Employee benefits and pensions
Mining
Railroads
Social security and elderly assistance
Transportation employees
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act

 
This bill prohibits the application of, and repeals authority for, administrative offsets to Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefits. An administrative offset is the withholding of funds payable by or held by the United States to satisfy a debt.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
RAISE Act

Bill: 116-hr-2992
Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Labor-management relations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Rewarding Achievement and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act or the RAISE Act

 
This bill declares that neither a labor organization's exclusive representation of employees in a bargaining unit, nor the terms of a collective bargaining contract or agreement entered into after enactment of this bill, shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee higher wages, pay, or other compensation than provided for in the contract or agreement. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Steel Industry Preservation Act

Bill: 116-hr-2993
Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Business expenses
Coal
Income tax credits
Income tax deductions
Industrial facilities
Manufacturing
Metals
Oil and gas
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Steel Industry Preservation Act 

 
This bill extends and modifies the production tax credit for steel industry fuel. 
 
(Under current law, steel industry fuel is a fuel which is: (1) produced through a process of liquefying coal waste sludge and distributing it on coal, and (2) used as a feedstock for the manufacture of coke.) 
 
The bill modifies the tax credit for steel industry fuel to
 
 
 extend the credit period and the placed-in-service date, 
 
 revise the definition of &quot;steel industry fuel&quot; to allow blends of coal and petroleum coke or other coke feedstock in the fuel, 
 
 set forth ownership requirements, and 
 
specify requirements for treating an owner as producing and selling steel industry fuel. 
 
 
A taxpayer that produces steel industry fuel may elect to accept an increased tax credit in lieu of certain deductions for expenses in connection with the production of steel industry fuel. 
 
The bill specifies the treatment of the credit for the purpose of the alternative minimum tax. It also exempts transactions related to steel industry fuel from rules that restrict deductions and other tax benefits for activities that are not engaged in for profit or that do not have economic substance. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation’s Veterans Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2994
Sponsor: Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Health technology, devices, supplies
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation's Veterans Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each wheelchair furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability restores the maximum achievable mobility and function in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation. The VA may furnish a wheelchair to a veteran because the wheelchair restores an ability that relates exclusively to participation in a recreational activity.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Spent Fuel Pri­or­i­ti­za­tion Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2995
Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Emergency planning and evacuation
Natural disasters
Nuclear power
Radioactive wastes and releases

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Spent Fuel Prioritization Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy to prioritize the acceptance of high-level radioactive waste or spent nuclear fuel from decommissioned nuclear power reactors located in areas with large populations and a high seismic hazard.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Labor, Human, and Civil Rights Trade Policy Act

Bill: 116-hr-2996
Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Employment discrimination and employee rights
Human rights
International law and treaties
Labor standards
Labor-management relations
Legislative rules and procedure
Trade agreements and negotiations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Labor, Human, and Civil Rights Trade Policy Act

 
This bill requires trade agreement implementing bills to (1) adhere to certain labor standards; and (2) ensure that parties demonstrate respect for internationally recognized human rights, as indicated through assessments over a period of at least 10 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act

Bill: 116-hr-2997
Sponsor: Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs
Health care coverage and access
Health facilities and institutions
Hospital care
Mental health
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 
 
Sgt. Brandon Ketchum Never Again Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish inpatient psychiatric care upon request by a covered veteran at (1) the VA facility that is closest to where the veteran resides and that has the capacity and capability to provide such care, or (2) at a non-VA facility if the VA facility lacks such capacity or capability. A covered veteran is a veteran who is enrolled in the VA health care system and is entitled to inpatient psychiatric care.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Impaired Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act

Bill: 116-hr-2998
Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
State and local government operations
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Impaired Driving Repeat Offender Prevention Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold specified graduated percentages of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds for FY2022-FY2024 (5% in each fiscal year thereafter), if the state has not enacted and is not enforcing certain laws to prevent repeat intoxicated driving.
 
Specifically, a state must require the installation of an ignition interlock device for a minimum of 180 days on each motor vehicle operated by an individual convicted of driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Tribal HUD–VASH Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2999
Sponsor: Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Indian social and development programs
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2019

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Native American veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and living in or near an area where a tribe or tribally designated housing entity provides assistance for affordable housing.
 
 The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is directed to use at least 5% of rental assistance amounts under the HUD-VASH program, which provides housing assistance to homeless veterans, for the Tribal HUD-VASH program. The Tribal HUD-VASH program shall be carried out in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
 
 HUD and the VA shall consult with tribal organizations regarding the program's design and may make program modifications after consulting with tribal organizations.
 
Program grants shall be made to entities eligible for Native American housing assistance block grants.
 
 HUD may make renewal grants to entities that have received prior program grants.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

Bill: 116-hr-3000
Sponsor: Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration
Citizenship and naturalization
Detention of persons
Economic development
Housing and community development funding
Immigration status and procedures
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local finance
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 

Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act

 
This bill prohibits a sanctuary jurisdiction from receiving grants under certain Economic Development Assistance Programs and the Community Development Block Grant Program. Under the bill, a sanctuary jurisdiction is a state or local government that has in effect a statute, policy, or practice that prohibits or restricts (1) information sharing with another government entity about an individual's immigration status, or (2) compliance with a lawfully issued Department of Homeland Security (DHS) detainer request or notification of release request.
 
 When complying with a DHS-issued detainer, a state or local government shall be deemed to be acting as an agent of DHS with all authority available to DHS officers and employees. The bill also limits the legal liability of a state or local government for complying with a detainer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-06-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 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: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
Quiet Communities Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3001
Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
Introduced: 2019-05-23 in the House
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Environmental health
Environmental technology
Executive agency funding and structure
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Noise pollution

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: 
 

Quiet Communities Act of 2019 

 
This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency to reestablish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control to promote the development of local noise control programs, carry out research, and develop and disseminate educational materials, among other duties. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-05-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-05-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-05-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E659-660)
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-23
text: Introduced in House