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Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-51
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Land transfers
Montana

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2019

 
 This bill extends federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana.
 
The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. The service area of the tribe is considered to be the area comprised of Blaine, Cascade, Glacier, and Hill Counties, Montana.
 
 The tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits. The tribe must maintain the membership roll.
 
Interior must take into trust for the benefit of the tribe 200 acres of land within the tribe's service area to be used for a tribal land base.

action_date: 2020-01-06
text: 

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2019

 
 This bill extends federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana.
 
The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. The service area of the tribe is considered to be the area comprised of Blaine, Cascade, Glacier, and Hill Counties, Montana.
 
 The tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits. The tribe must maintain the membership roll.
 
Interior must take into trust for the benefit of the tribe 200 acres of land within the tribe's service area to be used for a tribal land base.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-01-06
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 399.
action_date: 2020-01-06
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-190.
action_date: 2020-01-06
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-190.
action_date: 2019-01-29
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-52
Sponsor: Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Arms control and nonproliferation
Aviation and airports
Chemical and biological weapons
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Evidence and witnesses
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international banking
Foreign property
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Human rights
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International organizations and cooperation
Iran
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Military operations and strategy
Nuclear weapons
Oil and gas
Reconstruction and stabilization
Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
Rule of law and government transparency
Russia
Sanctions
Syria
Technology transfer and commercialization
Terrorism
Trade restrictions
United Nations
Visas and passports
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes additional sanctions and financial restrictions on institutions and individuals related to the conflict in Syria.
 
The Department of the Treasury shall determine whether the Central Bank of Syria is a financial institution of primary money laundering concern. If so, Treasury shall impose one or more special measures, such as requiring domestic financial institutions to maintain additional records on transactions involving the bank.
 
The President shall impose sanctions on foreign persons that (1) provide significant support or engage in a significant transaction with the Syrian government or those acting on behalf of Syria, Russia, or Iran; or (2) are knowingly responsible for serious human rights abuses against the Syrian people.
 
The bill also imposes sanctions on those that knowingly provide various goods or services to Syria, such as aircraft for the military, technology for the government's domestic petroleum production, items on the U.S. Munitions List, and items that the President believes are being used to commit human rights abuses against the Syrian people. 
 
The sanctions include blocking of financial transactions and barring of entry into the United States. Such sanctions shall not apply to activities related to providing humanitarian aid or supporting democratic institutions in Syria.
 
The President may suspend the sanctions under certain conditions, including if it is in the United States' national security interests.
 
The Department of State is authorized to assist entities that are conducting criminal investigations and gathering evidence to prosecute those responsible for war crimes in Syria.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
WALL Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-53
Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Appropriations
Border security and unlawful immigration
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Labor
Foreign labor
Higher education
Immigration status and procedures
Income tax credits
Low- and moderate-income housing
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public housing
Student aid and college costs
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Tax treatment of families
User charges and fees
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

WALL Act of 2019

 
This bill appropriates $25 billion for the construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The amount shall remain available until expended.
 
As offsets to the spending, this bill restricts the child tax credit, earned income credits, and lifetime learning credits to those with social security numbers and not prohibited from employment in the United States. Also, individuals who file taxes using an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) instead of a social security number shall pay a fee ($300 times the number of persons on the tax return issued an ITIN). 
 
The bill restricts eligibility for certain federally-funded benefits, including unemployment compensation, supplemental nutrition assistance, and housing benefits, to those with eligibility to work in the United States. Agencies administering such benefits shall use the E-Verify program to confirm the eligibility of applicants for such benefits. 
 
This bill also sets fines for aliens who improperly enter the United States or overstay their visas.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
La Paz County Land Conveyance Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-54
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Government liability
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Historical and cultural resources
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Pollution liability

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

La Paz County Land Conveyance Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior, after receiving a request from La Paz County, Arizona, to convey to the county 5,935 acres of specified federal land. 
 
Interior shall exclude from such conveyance any federal land that contains significant cultural, environmental, wildlife, or recreational resources. 
 
The federal land is withdrawn from the operation of U.S. mining and mineral leasing laws. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act

Bill: 116-s-55
Sponsor: Sen. McSally, Martha [R-AZ]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Arizona
Economic development
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act

 
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey without consideration, to the city of Tucson, Arizona, the reversionary interest of the United States in and to an approximately 172.8-acre parcel of land owned by the city for the purpose of unencumbering the title to such land to enable its economic development. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at least one city in the United States as an "American World War II Heritage City", and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-s-56
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Conflicts and wars
Congressional tributes
Military history
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 
This bill allows the Department of the Interior to designate annually at least one city in a state or U.S. territory as an American World War II Heritage City in order to recognize, and ensure the continued preservation and importance of, the history of the involvement of the United States in World War II. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Pike National Historic Trail Study Act

Bill: 116-s-57
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Historic sites and heritage areas
Kansas
Louisiana
Military history
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexico
Parks, recreation areas, trails

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Pike National Historic Trail Study Act

 
This bill requires the National Park Service to study the Pike National Historic Trail for designation as a national scenic trail. The trail consists of a series of routes extending approximately 3,664 miles that follows the route taken by Lt. Zebulon Montgomery Pike during the 1806-1807 Pike expedition that began in Fort Bellefontaine, Missouri, and continued through parts of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, before ending in Natchitoches, Louisiana. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Fowler and Boskoff Peaks Designation Act

Bill: 116-s-58
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Congressional tributes
Forests, forestry, trees

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Fowler and Boskoff Peaks Designation Act

 
This bill designates specified mountain peaks in the Uncompahgre National Forest in Colorado as &quot;Fowler Peak&quot; and &quot;Boskoff Peak.&quot;


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-59
Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2019-01-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Colorado
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Motor vehicles

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: 

Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2019

 
This bill adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate approximately 92.95 acres of land described as lots 3, 4, 8, and 9. 
 
A lot may be included in the boundary's adjustment only after the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has obtained written consent for its inclusion from the owner of the lot. 
 
USDA shall include all federal land within the boundary in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-08
text: Introduced in Senate
Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act

Bill: 116-s-60
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Alternative and renewable resources
Forests, forestry, trees
Land transfers
Mining
Montana
Oil and gas

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act

 
This bill withdraws specified National Forest System land in the Custer Gallatin National Forest in Park County, Montana, identified on the map titled &quot;Emigrant Crevice Proposed Withdrawal Area,&quot; dated November 10, 2016, from (1) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and (2) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing.
 
Any land within the withdrawal area that is acquired by the federal government after enactment of this bill must be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-61
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Canada
Department of Health and Human Services
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Government information and archives
Prescription drugs
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 

 
This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)to promulgate regulations within 180 days permitting individuals to import a prescription drug purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy if the drug 
 
 
 is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed in Canada;
 
 is purchased for personal use in quantities not greater than a 90-day supply;
 
is filled using a valid prescription issued by a physician licensed to practice in the United States; and
 
has the same active ingredients, route of administration, dosage form, and strength as a prescription drug approved by the FDA.
 
 
Under the bill, certain drugs may not be imported, including controlled substances and biological products.
 
The bill establishes a certification process for approving Canadian pharmacies. The FDA must publish a list of approved Canadian pharmacies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-62
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Inflation and prices
Medicare
Prescription drugs
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 

2019

 
This bill allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to (1) negotiate drug prices under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, and (2) institute a price structure for the reimbursement of drugs covered under the benefit.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Bipartisan Budget and Appropriations Reform Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-63
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Appropriations
Budget process
Congressional committees
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Economic performance and conditions
House Committee on the Budget
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress
Senate Committee on the Budget
Unemployment

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Bipartisan Budget and Appropriations Reform Act of 2019 

 
This bill modifies the federal budget process to require biennial congressional budget resolutions, instead of the annual budget resolutions required under current law. The bill retains the existing annual process for budget reconciliation and appropriations bills.
 
The bill also modifies the budget process to
 
 
allow budget resolutions that have bipartisan support, establish a target for the ratio of the public debt to the gross domestic product, and meet other specified requirements to be considered in the Senate using expedited procedures;
 
 require the congressional budget committees to hold joint hearings to hear testimony from the Comptroller General regarding the audited financial statements of the executive branch and the financial position and condition of the federal government; 
 
 allow budget resolutions to include the total combined outlays and revenues for tax expenditures; and
 
require the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee to serve on the Senate Budget Committee.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act

Bill: 116-s-64
Sponsor: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Competition and antitrust
Contracts and agency
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Intellectual property
Judicial review and appeals
Licensing and registrations
Manufacturing
Marketing and advertising
Prescription drugs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act

 
This bill authorizes the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate proceedings against parties to any agreement resolving or settling a patent infringement claim in connection with the sale of a drug or biological product. Such an agreement is presumed to have anticompetitive effects and is a violation of this bill if the filer of the generic drug or biosimilar application receives anything of value and agrees to limit or forego research, development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales of the generic drug or biosimilar.
 
An agreement is exempted if the only consideration granted to the generic manufacturer is (1) the right to market its product prior to the expiration of any statutory exclusivity, (2) a payment for reasonable litigation expenses, or (3) a covenant not to sue on any claim that the generic drug or biosimilar infringes a patent. An agreement is also exempt if the agreement's pro-competitive benefits outweigh the anticompetitive effects.
 
 When a generic or biosimilar drug manufacturer enters into an agreement with another drug manufacturer related to the manufacturing, marketing, or sale of a drug, the manufacturers must certify that the material they have given the FTC concerning the agreement contains the complete agreement and any agreements related to that main agreement, including descriptions of any oral agreements or representations.
 
The bill imposes penalties for violations of this bill, including the forfeiture of the 180-day marketing exclusivity period for a generic drug.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-65
Sponsor: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Reserve System
Federal officials
Minority employment
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of
 
2019

 
This bill requires that in making the appointment of a president, a Federal Reserve Bank must interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one reflective of racial or ethnic diversity.
 
The bill amends numerous banking-, finance-, and trade-related Acts to make references to officials (including those to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) gender-neutral. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate
Assault Weapons Ban of 2019

Bill: 116-s-66
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-01-09 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives
Law enforcement administration and funding
Licensing and registrations
Retail and wholesale trades
Trade restrictions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: 

Assault Weapons Ban of 2019

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


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S103-104)
action_date: 2019-01-09
text: Introduced in Senate