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Overseas Americans Financial Access Act

Bill: 116-hr-4362
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign and international banking
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation of foreign income

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Overseas Americans Financial Access Act

 
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to reporting requirements that apply to foreign financial institutions and individuals with foreign financial assets, to create exceptions for the foreign accounts of certain U.S. residents or citizens living abroad.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Taxpayer Fairness for Resource Development Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4364
Sponsor: Rep. McAdams, Ben [D-UT-4]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Energy
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Advisory bodies
Alaska
Alternative and renewable resources
Business records
Coal
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Energy prices
Energy revenues and royalties
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Gulf of Mexico
Indian lands and resources rights
Inflation and prices
Land use and conservation
Licensing and registrations
Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
Mining
Oil and gas
Public-private cooperation
State and local finance

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Taxpayer Fairness for Resource Development Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses royalties related to the development of federal energy resources.
 
Among other things, the bill
 
 
increases the onshore royalty rates for new oil, gas, and coal leases; 
 
increases onshore rental rates for oil and gas leasing;
 
modifies the current onshore oil and gas minimum bid from $2 to $5 and requires it to be adjusted every four years for inflation; and
 
makes revisions to the charter of the Royalty Policy Committee, including to increase to six the number of members who are representatives of academia or the public.
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Duplication Scoring Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4365
Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Duplication Scoring Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to analyze legislation reported by a congressional committee in order to prevent duplication of and overlap with existing federal programs, offices, and initiatives.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
North Korea Banking Oversight Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4366
Sponsor: Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
Subjects: Asia
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Congressional oversight
Financial services and investments
Foreign and international banking
Foreign and international corporations
Licensing and registrations
North Korea
Sanctions

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

North Korea Banking Oversight Act of 2019 

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to report every 180 days on licenses issued by Treasury that authorize financial services benefiting persons covered by sanctions with respect to North Korea. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Fight Illicit Finance through Technical Assistance Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4367
Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
International monetary system and foreign exchange
Multilateral development programs
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Fight Illicit Finance through Technical Assistance Act of 2019

 
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to support increasing the use of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) administrative budget for technical assistance to help IMF members fight money laundering and funding for terrorism. The National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies shall report on such efforts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4368
Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Computers and information technology
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Performance measurement
Trade secrets and economic espionage

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 

Justice in Forensic Algorithms Act of 2019

 
This bill establishes federal standards and procedures for the use of computational forensic software. (
Computational forensic software
 refers to software that relies on an automated or semiautomated computational process to process, analyze, or interpret evidence.) It also prohibits the use of trade secret protections to prevent criminal defendants from accessing evidence.
 
First, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) must establish the Computational Forensic Algorithm Standards for the development and use of computational forensic software. These standards must, among other things, address requirements related to software testing and reporting to criminal defendants on the use and results of software in their cases.
 
Further, NIST must establish the Computational Forensic Algorithm Testing Program. The testing program must, among other things, test individual software programs using NIST standards. Federal law enforcement agencies and related crime laboratories must comply with these NIST standards and testing requirements in their use of computational forensic software.
 
In addition, criminal defendants must receive information resulting from analysis by computational forensic software, including access to the software for testing purposes.
 
Evidence resulting from computational forensic software is only admissible in a criminal case if (1) the software was submitted to the NIST testing program, and (2) the software developers and users waive their legal claims against the defense for the purposes of the defense analyzing or testing such software.
 
The bill also prohibits the use of trade secret protections when a criminal defendant would otherwise be entitled to obtain evidence.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
To expand access to apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships among certain populations, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4369
Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6]
Introduced: 2019-09-17 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Youth employment and child labor

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: 
This bill directs the Department of Defense, the Department of Labor, the Department of Education, and the Department of Justice to promote apprenticeships and preapprenticeships for 
 
 
high school students and participants in the Job Corps, 
 
persons currently or formerly incarcerated, 
 
persons not currently attending high school or an accredited post-secondary educational institution, and 
 
members of armed services and veterans.
 
 
 Labor and the Department of Commerce must promote apprenticeships to business leaders across critical industry sectors, including manufacturing, infrastructure, cybersecurity, health care, and construction. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Armed Services, and 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: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Armed Services, and 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: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Armed Services, and 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: 2019-09-17
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Armed Services, and 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: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-17
text: Introduced in House
TBI and PTSD Treatment Act

Bill: 116-hr-4370
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Alternative treatments
Health care coverage and access
Mental health
Neurological disorders
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

TBI and PTSD Treatment Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy through a provider authorized by the Veterans Community Care Program to veterans who have a traumatic brain injury or post-traumatic stress disorder.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Strengthen CTE in Higher Education Act

Bill: 116-hr-4371
Sponsor: Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Education of the disadvantaged
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Higher education
Indian social and development programs
State and local finance
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Strengthen CTE in Higher Education Act

 
This bill authorizes appropriations for greater cooperation and alignment between Perkins Career and Technical Education programs and educational institutions and employers, including outlying areas and tribally-controlled institutions. Specifically, entities offering these programs are eligible when partnering with a local educational agency or a consortia of local educational agencies, an area career and technical education school, a state or local workforce development system, and a four-year institution of higher education. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Disclosure Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4374
Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Business records
Consumer affairs
Government information and archives
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing Disclosure Act of 2019

 
This bill requires air carriers that provide scheduled passenger or cargo air transportation to publicly disclose their aircraft maintenance practices, including the location and date that an aircraft underwent heavy maintenance.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1170)
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Pipeline Seismic Safety Study Act

Bill: 116-hr-4375
Sponsor: Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Department of Transportation
Earth sciences
Natural disasters
Pipelines
Research administration and funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Pipeline Seismic Safety Study Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Transportation to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Engineering to (1) evaluate the current federal requirements for pipeline design and siting relating to seismicity, land subsidence, and landslides; and (2) identify any deficiencies in industry practices related to such requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
STORM Aid for Disasters Act

Bill: 116-hr-4376
Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Appropriations
Congressional oversight
Disaster relief and insurance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Executive agency funding and structure
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Legislative rules and procedure
Members of Congress
Natural disasters
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Streamlining The Official Response and Monetary Aid for Disasters Act or the STORM Aid for Disasters Act

 
This bill requires any federal agency that sustained specified damage as a result of a presidentially-declared major disaster to submit to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget a report that describes the damage incurred, an estimate of the cost of such damage, and any effects to operations if the agency does not receive additional resources.
 

Specified damage
 is defined as
 
 
damage to federal facilities and property; 
 
 negative impacts on federal operations, including damage to equipment, loss of program support, and any other calculable costs, as well as costs necessary to resume operations; and 
 
 loss of services, totaling a cost exceeding $500,000, that would have been provided by the agency but for the disaster. 
 
 
The bill provides for expedited consideration of a bill making supplemental appropriations to agencies in response to such report.
 
 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
To extend the authorization for the Wheeling National Heritage Area.

Bill: 116-hr-4377
Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Appropriations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Public-private cooperation
West Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 
This bill extends through FY2026 the authority of the Department of the Interior to make grants or provide any assistance for the Wheeling National Heritage Area in West Virginia. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
UPDATE Act

Bill: 116-hr-4379
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Under Performing Directories that Affect Treating Emergencies Act or the UPDATE Act

 
This bill requires qualified health plans to remove from their publicly accessible directory providers that are no longer in the network of the plan.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Transparency for Transfer Students Act

Bill: 116-hr-4380
Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Educational guidance
Higher education
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Student records

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Transparency for Transfer Students Act

 
This bill revises the requirements placed on higher education institutions regarding the disclosure of their policies on transfering academic credits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

Bill: 116-hr-4381
Sponsor: Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child health
Education programs funding
Educational guidance
Elementary and secondary education
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Mental health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act

 
This bill directs the Department of Education to award grants to state educational agencies to support school-based, mental-health-services providers at public elementary and secondary schools. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4382
Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
Introduced: 2019-09-18 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: 

Integrity Committee Transparency Act of 2019

 
This bill expands the membership of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to include a former inspector general and revises requirements regarding the council's Integrity Committee.
 
The Integrity Committee must provide additional information to (1) the council when requesting an extension of time to evaluate an allegation of wrongdoing, and (2) Congress and the council when it closes an allegation without referral to the council for investigation. The committee must brief congressional committees on its activities every six months.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-09-18
text: Introduced in House