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Enhancing America's Core Diplomatic Capabilities Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1113
Sponsor: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employee hiring
Federal officials
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Higher education
Military education and training

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Enhancing America's Core Diplomatic Capabilities Act of 2019

 
This bill revises various provisions related to Foreign Service staffing and training, including by setting minimum staffing requirements.
 
The Department of State shall take all practicable measures to maintain within the service certain staffing levels at various experience levels, including at least 905 senior officers. The State Department shall (1) periodically report to Congress on service staffing levels, (2) explain reasons for any failure to meet minimum targets, and (3) provide a plan to address any deficiencies. 
 
The State Department shall appoint a Director of Human Resources. The bill revises the qualifications for certain director positions within the service. 
 
The State Department shall reestablish the Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy, which shall select participants based on past performance and future potential. The State Department may (1) suspend maximum in-class limits for a member of the service while the member is engaged in long-term training, and (2) establish an incentive program to encourage members of the service to maintain skills in critical foreign languages. 
 
The State Department's entry-level appointments for the service shall be based on (1) long-term projections designed to provide for the regular and predictable recruitment and promotion of staff, and (2) career development patterns designed to meet the service's needs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1114
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care quality
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 

2019

 
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to disregard the application of certain percentage quality increases when calculating the maximum payment that may be made to a Medicare Advantage organization.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1115
Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Department of the Treasury
Employee performance
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Ensuring Integrity in the IRS Workforce Act of 
 
201

9

 
 This bill prohibits the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from rehiring former IRS employees who were involuntarily separated for misconduct. 
 
The bill generally applies with respect to any employee removed from employment before, on, or after the date of enactment of this bill. It does not apply to any employee who is employed by the IRS as of the enactment of this bill with respect to any removal for misconduct which occurred prior to enactment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
BROWSER Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1116
Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Consumer affairs
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2019 or the BROWSER Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes information privacy protections that require broadband internet access services and certain websites or mobile applications to provide users with the ability to opt-in or opt-out of the using, disclosing, or accessing of their user information depending on the sensitivity of the information. 
 
Covered service providers must provide opt-in approval through express user consent to use sensitive information such as financial data, health information, browsing history, or other specified personally identifiable information. Such service providers must obtain opt-out approval for the use of non-sensitive user information by a user failing to object to such use after being provided notice of the provider's privacy policies. Service providers also must allow users to opt-in or opt-out of such approval at any time.
 
The bill permits service providers to use and disclose user information without approval for specified purposes, including for services necessary for provision of the service and to initiate, render, bill, and collect for the service.
 
The bill further prohibits providers from conditioning access to service on users' agreeing to waive their privacy rights.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Gateway to Careers Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1117
Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Child care and development
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Education programs funding
Employment and training programs
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Higher education
Mental health
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Gateway to Careers Act of 201

9

 
This bill establishes a career pathway grant program through which the Department of Education shall award grants to certain public institutions of higher education and postsecondary technical education schools (eligible institutions) to carry out activities such as (1) the planning and implementation of agreements between eligible institutions and other partners; (2) providing emergency grants to help students facing financial hardships that may impact enrollment or completion of the program; and (3) offering career pathways navigation and case management services, including providing information and outreach to target populations to encourage individuals to take part in programs and service offerings.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1118
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Disability and paralysis
Landlord and tenant
Lease and rental services
Military education and training
Military personnel and dependents
Motor vehicles
National Guard and reserves

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Gold Star Spouses and Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 2019

 
This bill authorizes spouses of military servicemembers to terminate leases of premises and motor vehicles in certain situations. Specifically, the bill allows the spouse of a servicemember lessee to terminate the leases within one year of the date on which the servicemember incurs a catastrophic injury or illness connected with their military service. 
 
The bill also allows the spouse of a servicemember lessee who died in military service to terminate a motor vehicle lease within one year of the death of the servicemember. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1119
Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Elementary and secondary education
Food assistance and relief
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Nutrition and diet

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Anti-Lunch Shaming Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits the stigmatization of a child who is unable to pay for meals provided by schools under the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program. 
 
The bill applies to a child who either does not have funds to pay for a meal or has outstanding credit that was extended by a school food authority (SFA). 
 
A SFA may not permit public identification or stigmatization of the child, such as by requiring a wristband or hand stamp. The child also may not be required to (1) perform chores or activities that are not required of students generally, or (2) dispose of food after it has been served to the child.
 
Any communication related to outstanding credit must be directed to the child's parent or guardian. A child may be required to deliver a letter regarding outstanding credit that is addressed to a parent or guardian if the letter is not distributed to the child in a manner that stigmatizes the child. 
 
The bill also expresses the sense of Congress regarding several issues regarding the administration of the school meal programs. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act

Bill: 116-s-1120
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Business records
Civil actions and liability
Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
Congressional oversight
Economic performance and conditions
Federal appellate courts
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Industrial policy and productivity
Judicial review and appeals
Jurisdiction and venue
Land use and conservation
Small Business Administration
Small business
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
 
 
This bill modifies the rulemaking requirements and procedures of federal agencies under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, including, among others, how agencies consider economic impact.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management. Hearings held.
action_date: 2019-05-22
text: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Hearings held.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
PRO Sports Act

Bill: 116-s-1121
Sponsor: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Professional sports
Tax-exempt organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Properly Reducing Overexemptions for Sports Act or the PRO Sports Act
 
 
 This bill removes professional football leagues from the list of tax-exempt organizations. The bill also prohibits an organization or entity from being treated as tax-exempt if it (1) is a professional sports league, organization, or association, a substantial activity of which is to foster national or international professional sports competitions; and (2) has annual gross receipts in excess of $10 million. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1122
Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments
Assault and harassment offenses
Child health
Education programs funding
Elementary and secondary education
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Mental health
Teaching, teachers, curricula
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Mental Health Services for Students Act of 

2019

 
This bill provides specific statutory authority for the Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) State Educational Agency Grant Program that is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The program supports school-based mental health services, including screening, treatment, and outreach programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
NO BAN Act

Bill: 116-s-1123
Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Africa
Asia
Border security and unlawful immigration
Chad
Congressional oversight
Government information and archives
Immigration status and procedures
Iran
Iraq
Judicial review and appeals
Latin America
Libya
Mexico
Middle East
North Korea
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Racial and ethnic relations
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Religion
Somalia
Syria
Terrorism
Venezuela
Visas and passports
Yemen

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act or the NO BAN Act

 
This bill imposes limitations on the President's authority to suspend or restrict aliens from entering the United States and terminates certain presidential actions implementing such restrictions. It also prohibits religious discrimination in various immigration-related decisions, such as whether to issue an immigrant or non-immigrant visa, with certain exceptions.
 
The President may temporarily restrict the entry of any aliens or class of aliens after the Department of State determines that the restriction would address specific acts that threaten U.S. interests such as security or public safety. 
 
The bill also imposes limitations on such restrictions, such as requiring the President, State Department, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide specific evidence of a need for the restriction, and to narrowly tailor the restriction to meet a compelling government interest.
 
Before imposing a restriction, the President, State Department, and DHS shall consult with Congress. The State Department and DHS shall report to Congress about the restriction within 48 hours of the restriction's imposition, with regular updates. If such reports are not made, the restriction shall immediately terminate.
 

 
 

 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the food safety threat posed by beef and poultry imported from Brazil, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-1124
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Agricultural trade
Brazil
Department of Agriculture
Executive agency funding and structure
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Latin America
Meat
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a working group to (1) evaluate the food safety threat posed by beef and poultry imported from Brazil, and (2) make recommendations regarding whether or not the importation of beef and poultry from Brazil should be permitted. The bill also suspends imports of beef and poultry from Brazil until the working group submits its recommendations to USDA. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Protect Act

Bill: 116-s-1125
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Disability and health-based discrimination
Employee benefits and pensions
Genetics
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Insurance industry and regulation
Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Protect Act

 
 This bill adds, among other provisions, requirements to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 for private health insurance plans with respect to preexisting conditions, guaranteed enrollment, and discrimination based on health-related factors.
 
 Specifically, the bill prohibits private health insurance plans from (1) limiting or excluding benefits covering preexisting conditions; (2) denying enrollment to employers or individual applicants, subject to specified limits; (3) establishing rules for eligibility based on an individual's health status; or (4) requiring an individual to a pay higher premium than similarly situated individuals enrolled in the plan based the individual's health status.
 
 Additionally, the bill prohibits plans from collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance and provides requirements for workplace wellness programs connected to health insurance.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1126
Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Aging
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Neurological disorders

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019

 
 This bill modifies the requirements under Medicare for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive impairments in older adults. Specifically, the bill expands the cognitive impairment detection benefit during annual wellness visits to require the use of validated detection tools and documentation of the results in the patient's medical record. Further, when a cognitive impairment is detected, the patient must be referred to an appropriate diagnostic service provider and other specified supports.
 
 Additionally, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services must implement Medicare policies that increase the identification and response to patients' Alzheimer's disease risk factors and incentivize providers to utilize high-quality cognitive impairment diagnosis practices.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to require the Secretary of Energy to report to Congress regarding applications for authorizations to engage or participate in the development or production of special nuclear material outside the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-1127
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Congressional oversight
Nuclear weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to report to Congress quarterly about each application it has received requesting authorization to develop or produce special nuclear material outside the United States.
 
Currently, persons are generally prohibited from developing or producing special nuclear material, such as plutonium or certain types of enriched uranium, outside the United States, but may request permission from DOE to do so. 
 

 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate
American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1128
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2019-04-10 in the Senate
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Coal
Corporate finance and management
Disability assistance
Employment and training programs
Government information and archives
Income tax credits
Income tax rates
Manufacturing
Oil and gas
Rural conditions and development
Sales and excise taxes
Social security and elderly assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: 

American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act of 201

9

 
This bill imposes fees on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions, establishes a tax credit for workers, provides payments to retired and disabled individuals, and provides cost mitigation grants to states. 
 
Specifically, the bill imposes fees on (1) fossil fuel products producing carbon dioxide emissions, including coal, petroleum products, and natural gas; (2) fluorinated greenhouse gases; (3) facilities that emit greenhouse gases; and (4) associated emissions (attributable to venting, flaring, and leakage across the supply chain). 
 
The bill directs the Department of the Treasury to
 
 
 establish, implement, and report on a program to identify all major source categories of associated emissions and collect data on associated emissions from the coal, petroleum products, and natural gas supply chains; 
 
 make specified adjustments to the new fees for importers and exporters of energy-intensive manufactured goods; 
 
 make a specified payment each calendar year to certain Social Security beneficiaries and other retired and disabled individuals; 
 
 make cost mitigation grants to states for assisting low-income and rural households in reducing energy expenses, providing job training and worker transition assistance, or assisting in dealing with climate change or the transition to a low-carbon economy; and 
 
establish a website to make regular disclosures concerning revenue, tax savings, and benefits attributable to this bill.
 
 
The bill also allows a new carbon fee offset tax credit for the lesser of 6.2% of earned income or $900.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-04-10
text: Introduced in Senate