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Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2009
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
Introduced: 2019-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allergies
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Medicaid
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: 

Removing Barriers to Allergy Diagnostic Testing Act of 2019

 
This bill requires equal coverage of two types of allergy tests under Medicaid and Medicare. 
 
Specifically, in vitro specific IgE tests (blood tests) and percutaneous tests (skin tests) must be treated equally with respect to (1) medical necessity or other coverage requirements, (2) frequency limits, and (3) allergen unit limits.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Second Chance at Life Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2010
Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]
Introduced: 2019-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Family relationships
Government information and archives
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Medical ethics
Prescription drugs
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: 

Second Chance at Life Act of 2019

 
 This bill requires abortion providers administering chemical abortions to provide specified information about the possibility of reversing the effects of such procedure. Specifically, a patient must be informed at least 24 in advance that (1) reversing a chemical abortion may be possible after administering the first drug of a two-drug procedure and (2) additional information about chemical abortions is available through the Department of Health and Human Services. 
 
 Further, after the first drug is administered, the physician must provide written discharge instructions to the patient that state it may be possible to reverse the abortion procedure before the second drug is taken, among other information. Such information also must be conspicuously posted inside the office or waiting area of clinics that provide chemical abortions.
 
 Abortion providers are not required to provide such information in the event that an abortion is necessary to save the life of a patient who is endangered due to a complication resulting from a pregnancy.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2011
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Allergies
Blood and blood diseases
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Immunology and vaccination
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: 

Protecting Access to Biosimilars Act of 2019

 
This bill excludes biological products that were initially licensed under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (e.g., insulin) from the exclusivity protections that delay the licensure of biosimilar products under the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act). (The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009 generally requires that biological products approved under the FD&C Act are treated as though they were approved under the PHS Act through March 23, 2020.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2012
Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Federal preemption
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: 

Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act of 2019

 
This bill declares that no provision of the Controlled Substances Act is intended to supersede or preempt a state law that pertains to marijuana.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act

Bill: 116-hr-2013
Sponsor: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Computer security and identity theft
Computers and information technology
Consumer affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Right of privacy

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: 

Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act

This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish requirements for entities providing services to the public that collect, store, process, use, or otherwise control sensitive personal information. Information relating to an identifiable individual is generally considered sensitive personal information. However, information that is publicly available is not considered sensitive.

The FTC must require controllers of sensitive personal information to (1) provide consumers with a privacy and data use policy, (2) obtain affirmative consent to collect or use consumers' sensitive data, and (3) obtain an annual privacy audit that evaluates the sufficiency of the controller's data privacy and security controls. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Conscience Protection Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2014
Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Abortion
Civil actions and liability
Disability and health-based discrimination
Government liability
Government studies and investigations
Health facilities and institutions
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical education
Religion

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: 

Conscience Protection Act of 

2019

 
This bill provides statutory authority for certain restrictions prohibiting discrimination against health care providers that refuse to perform abortions. 
 
Specifically, the bill prohibits the federal government, as well as state and local governments that receive federal financial assistance for health-related activities, from penalizing or discriminating against a health care provider based on the provider's refusal to be involved in, or provide coverage for, abortions. Currently, similar provider nondiscrimination requirements apply to certain employment or personnel decisions (the Church Amendments), abortion services training (the Coats-Snowe Amendment), and qualified health plans offered through health insurance exchanges. Annual appropriations bills for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other federal agencies have also included similar language (the Weldon Amendment). 
 
The HHS Office for Civil Rights, in coordination with the Department of Justice (DOJ), must investigate complaints alleging discrimination based on an individual's religious belief, moral conviction, or refusal to be involved in an abortion.
 
DOJ or any entity adversely affected by such discrimination may obtain equitable or legal relief in a civil action. Administrative remedies do not need to be sought or exhausted prior to commencing an action or granting relief. Such an action may be brought against a governmental entity and may include money damages against such entity. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
TRACED Act

Bill: 116-hr-2015
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2019-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Civil actions and liability
Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government studies and investigations
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Marketing and advertising
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: 

Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act or the TRACED Act

 
This bill implements a forfeiture penalty for violations (with or without intent) of the prohibition on certain robocalls. The bill also removes an annual reporting requirement for enforcement relating to unsolicited facsimile advertisements. 
 
The bill requires voice service providers to develop call authentication technologies.
 
 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall promulgate rules establishing when a provider may block a voice call based on information provided by the call authentication framework, but also must establish a process to permit a calling party adversely affected by the framework to verify the authenticity of their calls. The FCC shall also initiate a rulemaking to help protect a subscriber from receiving unwanted calls or texts from a caller using an unauthenticated number. 
 
This bill requires the Department of Justice and the FCC to assemble an interagency working group to study and report to Congress on the enforcement of the prohibition of certain robocalls. Specifically, the working group will look into how to better enforce against robocalls by examining issues like the types of laws, policies, or constraints that could be inhibiting enforcement. 
 
The bill requires the FCC to initiate a proceeding to determine whether its policies regarding access to number resources could be modified to help reduce access to numbers by potential robocall violators. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
To modify the authorized uses of certain property conveyed by the United States in Los Angeles, California.

Bill: 116-hr-2016
Sponsor: Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]
Introduced: 2019-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: California
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Land transfers

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: 
This bill requires the portion of the property known as the Veterans' Administration Center Reservation in Los Angeles California, which was conveyed by the General Services Administration (GSA) to the State of California for a proposed National Guard Armory, to be used for purposes of meeting the needs of the homeless. 
 
The bill directs the state to submit an application to the GSA for the use of such property to meet the needs of the homeless.
 
The GSA and the Department of Health and Human Services must jointly determine whether the use of the property described in the application is a use for meeting the needs of the homeless. 
 
If it is determined that the proposed use of the property is for meeting the needs of the homeless, the GSA must modify the deed of conveyance for such property to authorize its use for homeless needs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, 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: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the Indian employment credit.

Bill: 116-hr-2017
Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
Introduced: 2019-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Employment and training programs
Income tax credits
Indian social and development programs

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: 
This bill permanently extends the tax credit for Indian employment. (Under current law, the tax credit expired at the end of 2017.)


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Equity for Disaster Victims Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2018
Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]
Introduced: 2019-04-01 in the House
Policy area: Commerce
Subjects: Disaster relief and insurance
Government lending and loan guarantees
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Natural disasters
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: 

Equity for Disaster Victims Act of 2019

 
This bill assists victims of Superstorm Sandy and other disasters by allowing recipients of specified disaster-assistance loans from the Small Business Administration to repay the loans with disaster-recovery grant funds received under the Community Development Block Grant Program.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2019-04-01
text: Referred to the Committee on Small Business, 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: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-01
text: Introduced in House
Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2019
Sponsor: Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
Introduced: 2019-04-02 in the House
Policy area: Water Resources Development
Subjects: Advanced technology and technological innovations
Computers and information technology
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental technology
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Public utilities and utility rates
Water quality
Water use and supply

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: 

Smart Energy and Water Efficiency Act of 2019

 
This bill requires the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish and carry out a smart energy and water efficiency management pilot program. Under the program, DOE must award grants to water authorities (i.e., authorities that provide water, wastewater, or water reuse services) for demonstrating advanced and innovative technology-based solutions that will
 
 
increase and improve the energy efficiency of water, wastewater, and water reuse systems;
 
support the implementation of innovative processes and the installation of advanced automated systems that provide real-time data on energy and water; and 
 
improve energy and water conservation, water quality, and predictive maintenance of energy and water systems, through the use of Internet-connected technologies. 



Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy.
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Introduced in House
Substance Tableting and Encapsulating Enforcement and Registration Act

Bill: 116-hr-2020
Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8]
Introduced: 2019-04-02 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight
Criminal justice information and records
Drug trafficking and controlled substances
Licensing and registrations

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: 

Substance Tableting and Encapsulating Enforcement and Registration Act or the STEER Act

 
This bill establishes registration requirements for tableting machines (pill presses) and encapsulating machines (capsule fillers).
 
Specifically, the bill requires a person who possesses a tableting machine or encapsulating machine to obtain a registration from the Drug Enforcement Administration, subject to specified exceptions.
 
Additionally, it prohibits and penalizes&#8212;with civil fines, criminal penalties, or both&#8212;the possession of an unregistered tableting machine or encapsulating machine.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-05-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-04-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2019-04-02
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: 2019-04-02
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: 2019-04-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Introduced in House
ESOP Business Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-2022
Sponsor: Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8]
Introduced: 2019-04-02 in the House
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Employee benefits and pensions
Public contracts and procurement
Small business

Summary:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: 

ESOP Business Act of 2019

 
This bill gives businesses wholly owned through an employee stock ownership plan various advantages when bidding for executive agency procurement contracts, including a pricing preference not in excess of 10%.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Small Business, 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: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Small Business, 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: 2019-04-02
text: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Small Business, 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: 2019-04-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-04-02
text: Introduced in House