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Community Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1695
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Adult education and literacy
Advisory bodies
American Samoa
Child health
Child safety and welfare
Congressional oversight
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Economic development
Employment and training programs
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Financial literacy
Government information and archives
Guam
Health care coverage and access
Health promotion and preventive care
Housing and community development funding
Indian social and development programs
National and community service
Northern Mariana Islands
Performance measurement
Poverty and welfare assistance
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local government operations
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Community Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2019

 
This bill reauthorizes the Community Services Block Grant program through FY2028 and makes other changes to the program, including with respect to administration and leadership; performance measurement; and minimum and maximum allotments to states and territories.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
PACE Act

Bill: 116-hr-1696
Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Child care and development
Employee benefits and pensions
Income tax credits
Income tax exclusion
Inflation and prices

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Promoting Affordable Childcare for Everyone Act or the PACE Act 

 
This bill modifies the tax credit for expenses for household and dependent care services necessary for gainful employment (known as the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit) to (1) make the credit refundable, (2) increase the rate for the credit, and (3) require the dollar amounts for such credit to be adjusted for inflation after 2019. 
 
The bill also increases the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance which may be excluded from the gross income of an employee and requires the increased exclusion amount to be adjusted for inflation after 2020. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1697
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Business records
Motor carriers
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019

 
This bill creates an exemption from electronic logging device requirements for motor carriers that own or operate 10 or fewer commercial vehicles.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1698
Sponsor: Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Agricultural equipment and machinery
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Business records
Department of Transportation
Motor carriers
Transportation safety and security
Worker safety and health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019

 
This bill creates an exception to the electronic logging device requirements for certain motor carriers engaged in agricultural business. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act to extend the expiration date of the Commission, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-1699
Sponsor: Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Caribbean area
Commemorative events and holidays
U.S. history
U.S. territories and protectorates
Virgin Islands

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 
This bill extends the expiration date of the Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission.
 
The commission shall submit its final report to the President and Congress by January 31, 2020, and shall terminate 30 days after submitting that report.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act

Bill: 116-hr-1700
Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Latin America
Mexico
Organized crime
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act

 
This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress on specified Mexican drug cartels and determine whether they qualify as foreign terrorist organizations under the Immigration and Nationality Act. The State Department shall explain in detail its reasoning if it concludes that any of the specified cartels do not qualify.
 
The report shall analyze the Reynosa/Los Metros faction of the Gulf Cartel, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and the Cartel Del Noreste faction of Los Zetas.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act

Bill: 116-hr-1701
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Economic development
Executive agency funding and structure
General Services Administration
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government studies and investigations
Land transfers
Maryland
Poverty and welfare assistance
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act

 
This bill establishes in the General Services Administration the Federal Government Decentralization Commission to study and submit a plan for the relocation of executive agencies or divisions of executive agencies outside the District of Columbia metropolitan area.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Free Veterans from Fees Act

Bill: 116-hr-1702
Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Licensing and registrations
Military history
Monuments and memorials
User charges and fees
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: 

Free Veterans from Fees Act

 
This bill waives the application fee for any special use permit solely for a veterans demonstration or special event at war memorials on federal land.

action_date: 2020-09-08
text: 

Free Veterans from Fees Act

 
This bill waives the application fee for any special use permit solely for a veterans demonstration or special event at war memorials on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs. 

action_date: 2020-09-21
text: 

Free Veterans from Fees Act

 
This bill waives the application fee for any special use permit solely for a veterans special event at war memorials on land administered by the National Park Service in the District of Columbia and its environs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-22
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4567)
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1702.
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4567-4568)
action_date: 2020-09-21
text: Ms. Haaland moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 392.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-490.
action_date: 2020-09-08
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-490.
action_date: 2020-01-15
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2020-01-15
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-01-15
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2019-12-04
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
For the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia.

Bill: 116-hr-1703
Sponsor: Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
Introduced: 2019-03-12 in the House
Subjects: Private Legislation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Provides for the relief of Arturo Hernandez-Garcia.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-12
text: Introduced in House
Jaime’s Law

Bill: 116-hr-1705
Sponsor: Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Firearms and explosives
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Jaime's Law

 
This bill establishes background check requirements for the sale and transfer of ammunition.
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring ammunition to an unlicensed individual prior to submitting a background check through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. It also establishes penalties for violations. (Currently, background checks are required under these circumstances for the transfer of firearms, but not for ammunition.)
 
Additionally, it prohibits an ammunition transfer between private parties (i.e., unlicensed individuals) unless a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer first takes possession of the ammunition to conduct a background check. However, this prohibition does not apply to certain ammunition transfers, such as a gift between spouses in good faith.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
No Assistance for Assad Act

Bill: 116-hr-1706
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Chemical and biological weapons
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Detention of persons
Foreign aid and international relief
Human rights
International law and treaties
International organizations and cooperation
Iran
Judicial procedure and administration
Middle East
Nuclear weapons
Protest and dissent
Reconstruction and stabilization
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Russia
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Syria
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

No Assistance for Assad Act

 
This bill bars assistance for stabilization or reconstruction activities for any part of Syria controlled by the Syrian government or associated forces. The restrictions do not apply to assistance for (1) certain projects administered by local organizations, (2) projects to meet basic human needs such as drought relief, and (3) activities related to Syrian compliance with certain weapons treaties.
 
The restrictions apply through FY2024 and shall be lifted if the President certifies to Congress that various criteria have been met, such as that the Syrian government (1) is no longer using Syrian airspace to target civilian populations, (2) is no longer cutting off international aid to besieged areas, and (3) is releasing all political prisoners.
 
The Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development shall report to Congress on the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Syria. The report shall address (1) the challenges in accessing areas controlled by the Syrian government, (2) the roles of U.S. allies and partners in ensuring access to various areas, and (3) how assistance is being monitored and evaluated. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act

Bill: 116-hr-1707
Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Income tax deductions
Income tax rates
Inflation and prices
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Student aid and college costs
User charges and fees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act

 
This bill revises requirements concerning student loan debt. 
 
Specifically, the bill establishes a program that allows eligible individuals with federal or private student loans to refinance them down to the lower rates offered to new federal borrowers in the 2016-2017 school year under certain circumstances. 
 
In addition, the bill requires an individual taxpayer whose adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million to pay a minimum tax rate of 30% of the excess of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income over the taxpayer's modified charitable contribution deduction for the taxable year (commonly known as the tentative fair share tax). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, 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: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

Bill: 116-hr-1708
Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Land transfers
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

 
This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the Rim of the Valley Unit. 
 
The Rim of the Valley Unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within its boundaries, shall be administered as part of the recreation area. 
 
The Department of the Interior may acquire only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller any nonfederal land within the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit. 

action_date: 2020-02-04
text: 

Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act

 
This bill adjusts the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in California as depicted on a specified map to include the Rim of the Valley Unit. 
 
The Rim of the Valley Unit, and any lands or interests acquired by the United States and located within its boundaries, shall be administered as part of the recreation area. 
 
The Department of the Interior may acquire only through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller any nonfederal land within the boundaries of the Rim of the Valley Unit. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-02-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 309.
action_date: 2020-02-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-386.
action_date: 2020-02-04
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-386.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-11-20
text: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
Scientific Integrity Act

Bill: 116-hr-1709
Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
Introduced: 2019-03-13 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Employment and training programs
Freedom of information
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Research administration and funding
Research ethics
Scientific communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: 

Scientific Integrity Act

 
This bill revises provisions regarding the release of scientific research results by federal agencies. 
 
The bill prohibits specified federal employees and contractors of an agency that funds, conducts, or oversees scientific research from engaging in scientific or research misconduct or manipulating communication of scientific or technical findings. 
 
A covered individual may disseminate scientific or technical findings by (1) participating in scientific conferences; and (2) seeking publication through peer-reviewed, professional, or scholarly journals. 
 
The bill specifies the kinds of scientific community activities covered individuals may participate and engage in, including the reviewing of public statements and responding to media interview requests. 
 
Each covered agency must 
 
 
develop, adopt, and enforce a scientific integrity policy and also must submit it to the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Congress; 
 
appoint a Scientific Integrity Officer; and 
 
 adopt and implement an administrative process and administrative appeal for dispute resolution and a training program that, among other things, provides regular scientific integrity and ethics training to employees and contractors. 
 
 
OSTP must collate, organize, and publicly share all information it receives under each scientific integrity policy on its website. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 6.
action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-03-13
text: Introduced in House