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To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-643
Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Government studies and investigations
Human rights
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Legislative rules and procedure
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
News media and reporting
Protest and dissent
Sanctions
Saudi Arabia
Trade restrictions
Turkey

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 
This bill prohibits U.S. security assistance and arms sales to Saudi Arabia's government.
 
The Department of Defense shall not provide security assistance, intelligence, training, equipment, or specified technical services to Saudi Arabia or any of its agents or instrumentalities, or engage in any defense cooperation. The bill establishes an exception to this prohibition for activities that protect U.S. diplomatic and consular posts or U.S. citizens.
 
The President may not sell, transfer, deliver, or license for export any defense article to Saudi Arabia or any of its agents or instrumentalities, or provide any defense or construction service. 
 
Congress may pass a joint resolution to waive these prohibitions on a case-by-case basis. To request such a waiver, the President shall report to Congress on (1) how the requested activity advances U.S. national security interests, (2) the status of any investigation and prosecution of individuals responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and (3) the status of human rights protections in Saudi Arabia. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H703)
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Automatic Voter Registration Act

Bill: 116-hr-645
Sponsor: Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Citizenship and naturalization
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Licensing and registrations
Motor vehicles
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Samoa
State and local government operations
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Automatic Voter Registration Act

 
This bill requires state motor vehicle authorities, upon receiving specified identifying information regarding an individual requesting services, to transmit the information to the state election office. The state election office shall then notify the individual that the individual shall be automatically registered to vote in federal elections in the state unless the individual declines to be registered to vote, does not meet voter registration eligibility requirements, or is already registered to vote.
 
A state may only use such information regarding an individual's citizenship status for determining whether the individual is eligible to vote in federal elections.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24930 Washington Avenue in Murrieta, California, as the "Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office".

Bill: 116-hr-646
Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: California
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Postal service
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24930 Washington Avenue in Murrieta, California, as the "Riverside County Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office."

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
America Votes Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-650
Sponsor: Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional elections
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Government information and archives
State and local government operations
Voting rights

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

America Votes Act of 2019

 
This bill permits an individual required to present identification as a condition of voting in a federal election to meet the requirement by presenting a sworn written statement attesting to the individual's identification and that he or she is registered to vote in the election. An individual desiring to vote by mail may submit such a statement with the ballot.
 
States with an identification requirement shall (1) prepare a preprinted version of the statement which includes a blank space for an individual to provide a name and signature, (2) make copies of the preprinted version available at polling places, (3) include a copy of the preprinted version with each ballot transmitted to an individual who desires to vote by mail, and (4) include the use of a sworn written statement in voting information posted at polling places.
 
A state is prohibited from requiring an individual who presents or submits such a sworn written statement to cast a provisional ballot in the election. 
 
The bill does not apply to first-time voters registering by mail.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act

Bill: 116-hr-651
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Charitable contributions
Income tax deductions
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act 

 
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for charitable contributions that are allowed as an itemized deduction under current law. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Comprehensive Care for Seniors Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-652
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Health programs administration and funding
Medicaid
Medicare
Social security and elderly assistance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Comprehensive Care for Seniors Act of 

2019

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to finalize a proposed rule regarding Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) by April 1, 2019. 
 
PACE is a program under Medicare and Medicaid that provides in-home and community services for certain individuals as an alternative to nursing home care. The proposed rule updates and revises application, enforcement, and other administrative requirements. The CMS published the proposed rule in August 2016; final action is expected in August 2019.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-17
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: 2019-01-17
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: 2019-01-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E62)
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-653
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Higher education
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Expanding Access to the Workforce Through Dual Enrollment Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to provide grants to eligible entities (i.e., a state, or one or more local educational agencies, public institutions of higher education, or private sector entities) to establish, expand, or support dual or concurrent enrollment programs offering career and technical education.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Investing in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-654
Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Business expenses
Employee hiring
Employment and training programs
Income tax credits

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Investing in Tomorrow's Workforce Act of 2019

 
This bill allows a business-related tax credit for employers who increase spending on worker training programs compared to their average training expenses for the three previous years. 
 
The tax credit is equal to the sum of (1) 40% of the increase for high-demand occupation training expenses, and (2) 20% of the increase for low-demand occupation training expenses. The expenses must be for full-time employees whose compensation does not exceed $82,000 for the year. 
 
A &quot;high-demand occupation training expense&quot; is designed to lead to employment in an occupation that is expected to experience not fewer than 20% occupational openings over a specified 10-year period. A &quot;low-demand occupation training expense&quot; is designed to lead to employment in any other occupation. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-655
Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax credits
Small business
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Student Loan Repayment Assistance Act of 2019

 
This bill allows a business-related tax credit for an employer's payments for employees under a student loan repayment program. The credit is equal to 10% of the amounts that an employer pays on behalf of any employee under a program and is refundable for certain small businesses and tax-exempt organizations. The payments for an employee may not exceed $500 per month. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support.
action_date: 2019-01-28
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1234)
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act

Bill: 116-hr-656
Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Detention of persons
Government studies and investigations
Immigration status and procedures
Lawyers and legal services
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice to make grants to nonprofit legal services providers to provide immigration law-related services to certain aliens facing removal or at risk of being denied entry into the United States. 
 
The services shall be available to an alien who (1) is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, (2) has received Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status, or (3) qualifies for admission as a refugee or whose spouse or parent so qualifies. 
 
The Department of Homeland Security shall report to Congress about the immigration outcomes of aliens who have legal representation compared to those who do not. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act

Bill: 116-hr-657
Sponsor: Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government lending and loan guarantees
Interest, dividends, interest rates
State and local government operations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Immediate Financial Relief for Federal Employees Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to provide interest-free loans to federal and District of Columbia government employees affected by a government shutdown and to notify the individual's employer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Buyback Our Safety Act

Bill: 116-hr-659
Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Buyback Our Safety Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs to establish a gun buyback grant program for state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
CHILD Act

Bill: 116-hr-660
Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government trust funds
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Housing and community development funding
Medicaid
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Community Health Improvement, Leadership, and Development Act of 2019 or the CHILD Act

 
This bill establishes several programs to support community health. Specifically, the bill establishes (1) an integrated database of epidemiological and health-claims information to monitor illness rates and associated health care costs; and (2) a grant program to support local community health improvement programs for the purposes of maintaining, disseminating, and reporting on database information.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-661
Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Abortion
Foreign aid and international relief
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
World health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits U.S. assistance to foreign nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations, or quasi-autonomous organizations that promote or perform abortions, except in cases of rape or incest or where the mother's life is endangered.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
REACH Act

Bill: 116-hr-662
Sponsor: Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Education programs funding
Government information and archives
Higher education
Mental health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Report and Educate About Campus Hazing Act or the REACH Act

 
This bill addresses hazing incidents that involve students attending an institution of higher education (IHE). Hazing means an intentional, knowing, or reckless act committed by a student, or a former student, of an IHE against another student, that (1) is connected with an initiation into, an affiliation with, or the maintenance of membership in, an organization that is affiliated with the IHE; and (2) contributes to a substantial risk of physical injury, mental harm, or degradation or causes physical injury, mental harm or personal degradation.
 
 Specifically, an IHE must disclose hazing incidents that were reported to campus security authorities or local police agencies in its annual security report.
 
In addition, each IHE must provide students with an educational program on hazing that includes information on hazing awareness, hazing prevention, and the IHE's policies on hazing.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Burn Pits Accountability Act

Bill: 116-hr-663
Sponsor: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Afghanistan
Air quality
Asia
Fires
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health information and medical records
Iraq
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Middle East
Military medicine
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Solid waste and recycling
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Burn Pits Accountability Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the military departments to evaluate whether each member of the Armed Forces has been (1) based or stationed where an open air burn pit was used to dispose of waste, or (2) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals. Members located where an open burn pit was used or exposed to toxic airborne chemicals must be enrolled in the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, unless the member elects not to enroll.
 
The evaluations must be included in periodic health assessments, physical exams conducted immediately prior to separation from active duty, and deployment assessments.
 
DOD must share the results of the evaluations with the Department of Veterans Affairs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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: 2019-01-17
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H704)
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-664
Sponsor: Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Army Corps of Engineers
Firearms and explosives
Lakes and rivers
Outdoor recreation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Recreational Lands Self-Defense Act of 2019

 
 This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to allow an individual to possess a firearm at a Corps water resources development project as long as the individual's possession of the firearm is in compliance with federal and state law.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
Save Oak Flat Act

Bill: 116-hr-665
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]
Introduced: 2019-01-17 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Mining

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: 

Save Oak Flat Act

 
This bill repeals the requirement for the Department of Agriculture to convey 2,422 acres of Forest Service land located in Pinal County, Arizona, to Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, in exchange for various parcels of land owned by Resolution Copper. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-02-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-01-17
text: Introduced in House