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Pro-LIFE Act

Bill: 116-hr-4800
Sponsor: Rep. Watkins, Steve [R-KS-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-22 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Health care costs and insurance
Organ and tissue donation and transplantation

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: 

Prohibiting the Life-Ending Industry of Fetal Organ Exchange Act or the Pro-LIFE Act

 
This bill expands the prohibition on the sale or purchase of human fetal tissue in interstate commerce to include any payments associated with the transportation, implantation, processing, preservation, quality control, or storage of such tissue.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-22
text: Introduced in House
Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4801
Sponsor: Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health
Congressional oversight
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Performance measurement
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2019

 
 This bill modifies and reauthorizes through FY2024 the Healthy Start program, which provides grants that support interventions to improve women&rsquo;s health before, during, and after pregnancy. Further, the bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to consider communities with high rates of infant mortality when awarding grants and requires the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the program&rsquo;s health outcomes.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-01-08
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize rewards under the Department of State’s rewards program relating to information regarding individuals or entities engaged in activities in contravention of United States or United Nations sanctions, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-4802
Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Crime prevention
Government information and archives
Sanctions
Trade restrictions
United Nations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 
This bill expands the Department of State's rewards program to allow rewards for providing information that leads to the identification or location of an entity or individual that knowingly violates U.S. or United Nations sanctions.

action_date: 2020-11-18
text: 
This bill expands the Department of State's rewards program to allow rewards for providing information that leads to the identification or location of an entity or individual that knowingly violates U.S. or United Nations sanctions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-11-30
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5921-5922)
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5921-5922)
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4802.
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5921-5922)
action_date: 2020-11-18
text: Mr. Espaillat moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2019-10-30
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
ProTECT Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4804
Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Animals
Subjects: Customs enforcement
Endangered and threatened species
Hunting and fishing
Trade restrictions
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Prohibiting Threatened and Endangered Creature Trophies Act of 2019 or the ProTECT Act of 2019

 
This bill prohibits taking threatened species within the United States or U.S. territorial seas as trophies or importing such trophies. A trophy is a dead animal, or part of the animal, that was obtained under an authorization issued by a state, foreign government, or private landowner.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
ABC Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4805
Sponsor: Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Business investment and capital
Congressional oversight
Income tax exclusion
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Access Business Credit Act of 2019
 
or the ABC Act of 2019

 
This bill modifies the requirements for calculating taxable income to exclude from the gross income of certain banks interest received on small business loans of up to $5 million. 
 
The bill applies to loans that are (1) secured by land situated in the United States that is used or held by the small business in connection with the active conduct of a farming business, or (2) incurred in the ordinary course of the trade or business of the small business. 
 
To be eligible for the exclusion, the bank must have less than $50 billion in assets at the closing of the preceding taxable year. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Cold War Service Medal Act

Bill: 116-hr-4807
Sponsor: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Military history
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
U.S. history
Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Cold War Service Medal Act

 
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD) to issue a service medal to members of the Armed Forces who served during the Cold War. 
 
The medal may be awarded to service members who (1) served on active duty for at least 24 consecutive months during the Cold War, from September 2, 1945, to December 26, 1991; (2) were deployed outside the continental United States for at least 30 days during the Cold War; (3) were members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces and were called or ordered to active duty to participate in exercises or operations directly related to the Cold War ; or (4) performed such other service in the Armed Forces during the Cold War as DOD may prescribe.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4808
Sponsor: Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Department of the Treasury
Economic development
Government information and archives
Government trust funds
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Income tax credits
Interest, dividends, interest rates
Landlord and tenant
Poverty and welfare assistance
Property tax
Rural conditions and development
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Transportation programs funding

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2019

 
This bill addresses zoning policies, housing affordability, and economic security.
 
Specifically, the bill requires each state or local government that receives a Community Development Block Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development or a Surface Transportation Block Grant from the Department of Transportation to develop and implement a strategy to support zoning policies or regulatory initiatives that create a more affordable, elastic, and diverse housing supply.
 
Additionally, the bill establishes a tax credit for individuals who spend more than 30% of their adjusted gross income on rent and requires the Department of the Treasury to make advance payments of this credit to eligible taxpayers who elect that option.
 
The bill also requires Treasury to establish a Rainy Day Savings Program to allow an eligible taxpayer to defer 20% of the amount that would otherwise be refunded to the taxpayer. Treasury must invest the deferred amount and later disburse that amount, along with any interest, to the taxpayer.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and 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: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act

Bill: 116-hr-4809
Sponsor: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government information and archives

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

White House Accountability for Language Diversity Act

 
This bill requires the White House and each federal agency to establish official websites in the five most commonly used languages in the United States other than English to increase accessibility. The websites must be of a similar scope and content as the English version.
 
 The President and each agency shall maintain and update the websites on a regular basis. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1332)
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4810
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Business records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Photography and imaging
Prescription drugs
Retail and wholesale trades

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Opioid Prescription Verification Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with relevant agencies, to update pharmacist training materials to include information about how to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications; it also permits the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to give preference, in awarding grants to states for overdose prevention, to states that maintain a prescription drug monitoring program and require dispensers of certain controlled substances to verify the identity of individuals who pick up prescribed medications.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1330)
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Health Coverage Choice Act

Bill: 116-hr-4811
Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Health Coverage Choice Act

 
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services rule dated August 3, 2018, regarding short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans. That rule increases the maximum authorized duration of such plans from less than 3 months (including renewals) to an initial maximum duration of less than 12 months (with a total duration of up to 36 months, including renewals). 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance Act

Bill: 116-hr-4813
Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Currency

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance Act 

 
This bill generally prohibits certain large technology companies (e.g., social media platforms) from offering financial services. Specifically, these companies may not be a financial institution; be affiliated with a financial institution; or establish, maintain, or operate a digital currency. 
 
The bill provides for a one-year wind-down period for a company engaging in these prohibited activities. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Suspicious Order Identification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4814
Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Department of Justice
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Executive agency funding and structure
Intergovernmental relations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Suspicious Order Identification Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Drug Enforcement Administration to implement a program that requires real-time reporting of every sale, delivery, or disposal of any controlled substance (i.e., substances regulated under federal law because of their potential for dependence and addiction).The bill also establishes a Suspicious Order Monitoring Task Force to make recommendations regarding the program. Until the program is operational, the bill also increases the frequency of current reporting requirements.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
REPORT Act

Bill: 116-hr-4815
Sponsor: Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-31]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Crime prevention
Criminal justice information and records
Government studies and investigations
Intergovernmental relations
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Reporting Efficiently to Proper Officials in Response to Terrorism Act of 2019 or the REPORT Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, whenever an incident of terrorism occurs in the United States, to submit to Congress an unclassified report upon completion of the investigation by the primary U.S. government agency conducting the investigation. 
 
Such a report shall contain (1) a statement of the facts of the incident that is the subject of such report; and (2) any recommendations for changes in practices or law, consistent with the Constitution, with particular attention to changes that could help prevent future incidents of terrorism.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-06
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act

Bill: 116-hr-4816
Sponsor: Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Banking and financial institutions regulation
Business ethics
Commodities markets
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Right of privacy
Securities

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act

 
This bill expands whistleblower protections with regard to commodities and securities law violations. Specifically, the bill extends protections from retaliation to individuals who (1) assist in a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) investigation of these violations, (2) make disclosures that are required or protected under any law subject to the CFTC's jurisdiction, or (3) provide information to supervisors or other employees with the authority to investigate potential misconduct. Currently, these protections apply only to individuals who report information directly to the CFTC. 
 
The bill also provides for the processing of these whistleblower awards no later than one year after the deadline to file a claim.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act

Bill: 116-hr-4817
Sponsor: Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Health facilities and institutions
Prescription drugs
Veterans' medical care

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

VA Directly Returning Opioid Prescriptions Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each VA medical center with an on-site pharmacy or a law enforcement officer has a physical location where patients may dispose of controlled substances medications. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-11-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
Vision Zero Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4819
Sponsor: Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
Introduced: 2019-10-23 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Motor vehicles
Roads and highways
Transportation programs funding
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: 

Vision Zero Act of 2019

 
This bill permits states to use funding under the surface transportation block grant program, the highway safety improvement program, and the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program to develop and implement vision zero plans for local government entities to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries in such localities within a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1336-1337)
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-10-23
text: Introduced in House