116 HR 5184 IH: Help End Abusive Living Situations Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2019-11-19
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I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5184IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESNovember 19, 2019Mr. O'Halleran (for himself, Mrs. Wagner, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Beatty, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Rouda) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesA BILLTo require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to improve services for survivors of
			 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their
			 families.

 1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Help End Abusive Living Situations Act or the HEALS Act. 2.DefinitionsIn this Act—
 (1)the terms dating violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking have the meanings given those terms in section 40002(a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a));
 (2)the term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; (3)the term victim service provider has the meaning given the term in section 401 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360); and
 (4)the term victim service provider project means a project administered by a victim service provider designed to meet the needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families.
			3.Strengthening housing resources protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence,
			 sexual assault, or stalking
 (a)Notice of funding availabilitySubtitle C of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11360 et seq.) is amended—
 (1)in section 422 (42 U.S.C. 11382)— (A)in subsection (a)—
 (i)by striking The Secretary and inserting the following:  (1)In generalThe Secretary; and
 (ii)by adding at the end the following:  (2)ScoringFor purposes of scoring applicants in the notice of funding availability, the Secretary shall neither prioritize nor deprioritize the following categories of projects solely on the basis of the category:
 (A)Rapid re-housing. (B)Permanent supportive housing.
 (C)Transitional housing. (D)Short-term emergency shelter.; and
 (2)in section 428(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 11386b(d)(2))— (A)in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end;
 (B)by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (C)by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:

 (C)transitional housing for various populations, including, for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families, projects providing transitional or permanent housing that provide trauma-informed services, maximize client choice, and address the special needs of those survivors; and.
 (b)Strategic planIn the next strategic plan required after the date of enactment of this Act under section 306 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary shall include as a goal or objective—
 (1)responding, including allocating appropriate resources, to the housing needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families; and
 (2)collaborating with the Office of Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice to ensure that there is no conflict between the rapid re-housing requirements of that Office and of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
 (c)EvaluationNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop— (1)in accordance with the selection criteria under section 427(b)(1) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11386a(b)(1)), as amended by section 4, measurable criteria upon which applicants for a grant under section subtitle C of title IV of that Act (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq.) are evaluated to demonstrate their local policy priorities focused on survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families, including survivor-centered coordinated entry processes that appropriately assess and prioritize those survivors and take into account the safety and confidentiality needs of those survivors and their families; and
 (2)mechanisms that promote the provision of technical assistance and support for programs to improve outcomes and maintain grant funding.
 (d)Research agendaNot later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a research agenda that—
 (1)works and collaborates with the Family Violence Prevention and Services Program of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Violence Against Women of the Department of Justice; and
 (2)focuses on survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families, concentrating on the housing modalities that best support them and the mechanisms that best facilitate their efforts to secure housing, while also paying attention to the critical safety concerns and the link between trauma and residential stability.
				4.Increasing access to safe shelter for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
 assault, or stalkingSection 427 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11386a) is amended— (1)in subsection (b)(1)—
 (A)in subparagraph (B)(iv)(I), by inserting , including survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families after subpopulations;
 (B)in subparagraph (C)— (i)in clause (iii), by striking and at the end;
 (ii)in clause (iv), by adding and at the end; and (iii)by adding at the end the following:

 (v)meets the safety and trauma needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families, including access to safe shelter;;
 (C)in subparagraph (F)(ii), by striking and at the end; (D)by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (H); and
 (E)by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:  (G)the extent to which the assistance to be provided within the geographic area will meet the safety and trauma needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families, including access to safe shelter; and; and
 (2)by adding at the end the following:  (d)Equal consideration of transitional housing projectsIn awarding funds to recipients under this subtitle, the Secretary shall consider transitional housing projects on an even basis with any other project of a qualified applicant..
 5.Report to CongressNot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on—
 (1)the trends in allocating resources beginning after the date of enactment of the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–22; 123 Stat. 1663) to address the housing needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families; and
 (2)the increase in the effectiveness of those resources for promoting self-sufficiency and assisting survivors in finding employment beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.


		VI
		111th CONGRESS
		1st Session
		S. 576
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			March 12, 2009
			Mrs. Shaheen (for
			 herself and Mr. Gregg) introduced the
			 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
			 Committee on
			 Finance

		A BILL
		To provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of
		  certain entries of newspaper printing presses and components
		  thereof.

		1.Large newspaper printing
			 presses and components thereofNotwithstanding any other provision of law,
			 the U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall, not later than 90 days after the
			 date of the enactment of this Act—
			(1)liquidate or reliquidate entries from Tokyo
			 Kikai Seisakusho, Ltd. of large newspaper printing presses and components
			 thereof, whether assembled or unassembled, entered during the period September
			 1, 1997, through August 31, 1998, at the antidumping duty rate of 59.67
			 percent, in accordance with the final results of the changed circumstances
			 review conducted by the International Trade Administration of the Department of
			 Commerce for such entries (Case No. A–588–837; 71 Fed. Reg. 11590; March 8,
			 2006); and
			(2)refund any amounts due pursuant to the
			 liquidation or reliquidation, plus any applicable interest.


109 HR 3086 IH: WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2005
U.S. House of Representatives
2005-06-28
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I
109th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3086
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 28, 2005
Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Owens, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Stark, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Dicks, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Boswell, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Michaud, Mr. Wexler, and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL
To reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for additional preventive health services for women.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2005.
2.FindingsThe Congress finds as follows:
(1)Heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death among females in the United States, killing almost 500,000 women each year.
(2)About 1 in 4 females have some form of cardiovascular disease, killing more than the next 6 causes of death combined.
(3)In women, cardiovascular disease is frequently undetected and untreated until the disease has become severe, causing 42 percent of women who have heart attacks to die within 1 year.
(4)Obesity increases women’s risk for some of the leading causes of death: heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and certain cancers.
(5)Better nutrition and lifestyle changes can effectively prevent and treat obesity.
(6)Osteoporosis is a major public health threat for an estimated 44 million Americans.
(7)Women over age 50 accounted for over 75 percent of the total cases of osteoporosis of the hip in 2002.
(8)One out of every 2 women over the age of 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in her lifetime.
(9)The rate of hip fractures is two to three times higher in women than men.
(10)The direct expenditures for osteoporotic fractures alone range from 12-18 billion dollars each year.
(11)Physical activity, calcium, and vitamin D are major contributors to bone health for individuals of all ages.
(12)Muscular strength and balance may be very significant in future risk reduction for osteoporosis.
(13)18.2 million Americans have diabetes, and over 200,000 people die each year from related complications. Among adults in the United States, diabetes increased 61 percent from 1990 to 2001. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in America.
(14)Approximately 8.7 percent of all women over the age of 20 in the United States have diabetes, but about one-third of them are unaware of it.
(15)The risk for cardiovascular disease, the most common complication attributable to diabetes, is more serious among women than men. Deaths from heart disease in women with diabetes have increased 23 percent over the past 30 years.
(16)The direct and indirect costs of diabetes are over $132 billion a year.
(17)Better nutrition, physical activity, control of blood glucose levels, and access to services can delay the progression of diabetes. In fact, recent findings show that modest, consistent physical activity and a healthy diet can cut a person’s risk for developing type-2 diabetes by nearly 60 percent.
(18)The direct and indirect costs of diabetes are over $130 billion a year.
(19)The WISEWOMAN program has—
(A)provided one-stop shopping for preventive health services such as cholesterol and blood pressure screening for more than 12,000 women and identified risk factors for heart disease such as obesity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, sedentary behavior, and poor diet; and
(B)identified more than 2,700 cases of previously undiagnosed hypertension, 3,000 cases of undiagnosed high cholesterol, and 400 cases of undiagnosed diabetes in women who would have been unaware of their risk factors if not for WISEWOMAN.
(20)Research has demonstrated that—
(A)the uninsured often have significantly poorer health than the insured; and
(B)being uninsured is an obstacle to receiving preventive health care services.
3.Supplemental grants for additional preventive health services for womenSection 1509 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300n–4a) is amended to read as follows:

1509.Establishment of program for additional preventive health services
(a)In generalThe Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, may, through a competitive review process, award grants to States that have received grants under section 1501 for a fiscal year, to enable such State to carry out programs—
(1)to provide preventive health services, in addition to the services authorized in such section 1501, for diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis, and obesity;
(2)to provide screenings, such as screening for blood pressure, cholesterol, osteoporosis, and diabetes, and other services that the Secretary determines to be appropriate and feasible;
(3)for health education, counseling, and interventions for behavioral risk factors, such as physical inactivity and poor nutrition, and diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis, and obesity;
(4)to provide appropriate referrals for medical treatment of women receiving services pursuant to paragraph (1) through (3), and ensuring, to the extent practicable, the provision of appropriate follow-up services; and
(5)to evaluate the activities conducted under paragraphs (1) through (4) through appropriate surveillance, research, or program monitoring activities.
(b)Status as participant in program regarding breast and cervical cancerThe Secretary may not make a grant to a State under subsection (a) unless the State involved agrees that services under the grant will be provided in conjunction with entities that are screening women for breast or cervical cancer pursuant to a grant under section 1501.
(c)Applicability of provisionsThe provisions of this title shall apply to a grant under subsection (a) to the same extent and in the same manner as such provisions apply to a grant under section 1501.
(d)Funding
(1)In generalThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
(A)$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2006;
(B)$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2007;
(C)$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(D)such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.
(2)Limitation regarding funding with respect to breast and cervical cancerNo additional resources shall be appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) unless the amount appropriated under section 1510(a) for such fiscal year is at least $173,920,000..


I115th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 975IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 7, 2017Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McClintock, Ms. Titus, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Polis, Mr. Amash, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Massie) introduced the following bill; which was 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 concernedA BILLTo amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for a new rule regarding the application of the Act to marihuana, and for other purposes.
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017. 2.Rule regarding application to marihuanaPart G of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

710.Rule regarding application to marihuanaNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of this subchapter related to marihuana shall not apply to any person acting in compliance with State laws relating to the production, possession, distribution, dispensation, administration, or delivery of marihuana..


115 S2079 IS: Airline Accountability Act
U.S. Senate
2017-11-06
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		II
		115th CONGRESS1st Session
		S. 2079
		IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

			November 6, 2017
			Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

		A BILL
		To promote economic security and workplace accountability for the workers of air carriers, and
			 their subcontractors, and for other purposes.

		1.Short title
 This Act may be cited as the Airline Accountability Act.
		2.Promotion of economic security and workplace accountability
			(a)Required disclosures
 The Administrator of the General Services Administration shall require an air carrier, as a condition of eligibility for a contract under the City Pair Program (or a successive program for Federal employee air travel administered by such Administrator), to disclose to the Secretary of Labor, on an annual basis and to the best of the air carrier's knowledge, whether, within the preceding 3-year period, any administrative merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment, as defined in guidance issued by the Secretary of Labor, has been issued against the air carrier or any of its subcontractors, for violations of any of the following labor laws, including Executive orders:
 (1)The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). (2)The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
 (3)The National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.). (4)Subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly known as the Davis-Bacon Act).
 (5)Chapter 67 of title 41, United States Code (commonly known as the Service Contract Act). (6)Executive Order 11246 (42 U.S.C. 2000e note; relating to equal employment opportunity).
 (7)Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 793). (8)Section 4212 of title 38, United States Code.
 (9)The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (29 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). (10)Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.).
 (11)The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). (12)The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.).
 (13)Executive Order 13658 (79 Fed. Reg. 9851; relating to establishing a minimum wage for contractors). (14)Equivalent State laws, as defined in guidance issued by the Secretary of Labor.
				(b)Responsibility for subcontractors
 (1)In generalThe Administrator of the General Services Administration shall require an air carrier, as a condition of eligibility for a contract under the City Pair Program (or a successive program for Federal employee air travel administered by such Administrator), to incorporate into each subcontract a requirement that the subcontractor discloses to the air carrier any administrative merits determination, arbitral award or decision, or civil judgment, as defined in guidance issued by the Secretary of Labor, rendered against the subcontractor within the preceding 3-year period for violations of any of the requirements of the labor laws, including Executive orders, listed in subsection (a).
 (2)ConsultationThe Secretary of Labor shall be available, as appropriate, for consultation with an air carrier to assist in evaluating the information on labor compliance submitted by a subcontractor pursuant to paragraph (1).
				(c)Corrective measures
 On an annual basis, the Secretary of Labor— (1)shall provide an air carrier who makes a disclosure pursuant to subsection (a) an opportunity to report any steps taken by the air carrier or any of its subcontractors to correct the violations of or improve compliance with the labor laws, including Executive orders, listed in such subsection, including any agreements entered into with an enforcement agency; and
 (2)may negotiate with such air carrier corrective measures that the air carrier or any of its subcontractors may take in order to avoid having the air carrier placed on the list described in subsection (d).
				(d)List of ineligible air carriers
 (1)In generalFor each year that a contract is solicited under the City Pair Program (or a successive program for Federal employee air travel administered by the Administrator of the General Services Administration), the Secretary of Labor shall prepare, and submit to such Administrator, a list of air carriers that shall be ineligible for such solicitation based on serious, repeated, willful, or pervasive violations of the labor laws, including Executive orders, listed under subsection (a) committed by the air carrier, or any of its subcontractors, and the failure of such air carriers, or any of its subcontractors, to complete any corrective measures negotiated under subsection (c).
 (2)IneligibilityThe Administrator of the General Services Administration shall not solicit a contract under the City Pair Program (or a successive program for Federal employee air travel administered by such Administrator) from any air carrier on the list described in paragraph (1) that applies to the year of the solicitation.
 (e)ApplicabilityThe requirements under this Act shall not apply with respect to any contract solicited prior to 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.