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United States Territorial Relief Act of 2019 [S.1312]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Property Tax ]
Establishes a process under which Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories may terminate certain debts if they meet eligibility criteria. The bill allows territories to terminate their public, unsecured debt if they meet two of three criteria: the population of the territory has decreased by more than 5% over 10 years, the territory received major federal disaster assistance, or the territory's per capita debt exceeds $15,000. If Puerto Rico discharges its debt under this process, the bill provides funding that a special master must allocate to certain
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Energy And Natural Resources. on 05/02/2019
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BuyAmerican.gov Act of 2019 [HB-2472]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Directs the President and specified federal agencies to take steps to increase transparency and limit the use of waivers of Buy American laws. Generally, Buy American requires agencies to procure domestic goods. The bill requires (1) the Department of Commerce to report periodically to Congress and the President on the implementation of, and compliance with, Buy American laws; (2) Commerce and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to assess the impacts of all U.S. free trade agreements and the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Introduced In House on 05/02/2019
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PRIDE Voting Act Protecting the Right to Independent and Democratic Elections Act [S.1319]
[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[National Security ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Protecting the Right to Independent and Democratic Elections Act or the PRIDE Voting Act establishes an election security grant program under which the Department of Homeland Security awards grants to states to carry out one or more of the following activities: (1) implementing or improving the use of auditable paper ballots, (2) conducting postelection risk limiting audits, and (3) implementing cybersecurity standards and best practices developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 05/02/2019
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Medicare for America Act of 2019 [HB-2452]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
Establishes several health insurance programs and otherwise modifies certain requirements relating to health care coverage, costs, and services. In particular, the bill establishes a national health insurance program to be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) cover specified items and services, including hospital services, prescription drugs, dental services, and home- and community-based long-term care; and (3) be fully implemented in 2023.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 05/31/2019
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Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2019 [S.1233]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Investments ]
Creates an exemption from internal control report attestation requirements for depository institutions with assets less than $5 billion. These institutions are also exempt from certain annual reports on financial condition and management. The Securities and Exchange Commission must revise Regulation D (which exempts certain offerings from securities registration requirements) to (1) raise the limit on the number of purchasers of securities, and (2) include a person's primary residence as an asset used in determining whether a person is an accredited
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/30/2019
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PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 [S.1256]
[Finance ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Makes Public Company Accounting Oversight Board disciplinary proceedings open to the public unless the board, on its own motion or after considering the motion of a party, orders otherwise.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/30/2019
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Ending Too Big to Jail Act [S.1005]
[Finance ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Addresses fraud and criminal conduct within financial institutions. The bill replaces the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program with the Office of the Special Inspector General for Financial Institution Crime and tasks the office with investigating crimes within financial institutions when such institutions fail. Financial institutions, bank holding companies, and savings and loan holding companies with assets greater than $10 billion must annually certify that all criminal conduct and civil fraud has been
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Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 04/03/2019
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Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act [HB-2013]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On Consumer Protection And Commerce. on 04/02/2019
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Multilateral Aid Review Act of 2019 [HB-2299]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Trade ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishes a U.S. Multilateral Aid Review to assess U.S. government investments in multilateral entities. The President shall establish a U.S. Multilateral Aid Review Task Force, which shall periodically report to Congress the review's findings. The task force shall establish and report the methodology for the reviews, which shall include assessments of (1) the relationship between such multilateral entities' stated goals and actual results, (2) the management practices and transparency of the entities, (3) the alignment between an entity's policies
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Buck
Introduced In House on 04/12/2019
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DISCLOSE Act of 2019 Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2019 [S.1147]
[Elections ]
[Finance ]
[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
Expands prohibitions and requires additional disclosures related to political spending. Specifically, foreign nationals are further restricted regarding their involvement in election related activity, including by prohibiting their participation in the decision-making process regarding an election expenditure. Existing foreign money prohibitions are expanded to prohibit disbursements for paid internet or digital communications. The Federal Election Commission must perform an audit after each election cycle to determine the incidence of illicit foreign
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 04/11/2019
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Passenger Privacy Protection Act of 2019 [S.1206]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Aerospace ]
Prohibits all aircraft of an air carrier and a foreign air carrier: from having in place cameras and microphones that can monitor passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration shall periodically conduct audits of such air carriers regarding the information they collect with respect to aircraft passengers, including any information obtained through the physical surveillance of passengers.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/11/2019
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Medicare for All Act of 2019 [S.1129]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[Mental Health ]
Establishes a national health insurance program that is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Among other requirements, the program must (1) cover all U.S. residents; (2) provide for automatic enrollment of individuals upon birth or residency in the United States; and (3) cover items and services that are medically necessary or appropriate to maintain health or to diagnose, treat, or rehabilitate a health condition, including hospital services, prescription drugs, mental health and substance abuse treatment, dental and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 04/10/2019
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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-2157]
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[Disaster Relief ]
[Agriculture ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
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[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides $17.2 billion in FY2019 supplemental appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for expenses related to the consequences of recent wildfires, hurricanes, volcanos, earthquakes, typhoons, and other natural disasters. The funding provided by this bill is designated as emergency spending, which is exempt from discretionary spending limits and other budget enforcement rules. The bill includes appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense, the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Became Public Law No: 116-20. (txt | Pdf) on 06/06/2019
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PIMA of 2019 Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2019 [HB-2143]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
Expands Medicare's prohibition on physician self-referrals (i.e., the Stark law) to include, with specified exceptions, certain advanced imaging, anatomic pathology, radiation therapy, and physical therapy services. Additionally, the bill establishes increased civil monetary penalties for violations of the self-referral prohibition with respect to those services. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shall conduct a compliance review with respect to such referrals.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 04/10/2019
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Department of Defense Audit Improvement Act of 2019 [S.1096]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Revises requirements for semiannual briefings on the status of the consolidated corrective action plans of the Department of Defense for financial information. Specifically, the bill adds the following requirements for the briefings relating to findings and recommendations in connection with auditing of financial statements: details of modifications to a corrective action plan, identificaiton of processes and systems to implement the modifications, a determination of funds required to implement the processes and systems, and an identification of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 04/09/2019
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College Equity Act of 2019 [HB-2006]
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[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Student Loans ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Military ]
Requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish grant programs for reviewing and addressing inequities in student recruitment, admissions, and support at institutions of higher education (IHEs). Specifically, ED must award grants to IHEs to conduct equity audits that review IHEs' policies, practices, and resources (e.g., admission policies, financial aid, and faculty diversity) to identify areas that might produce gaps in outcomes by certain identity factors. Identity factors include gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, income, criminal
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Introduced In House on 04/01/2019
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Providing Retirement Security to Workers in Small Businesses, Cooperatives, and Service Organizations Act of 2019 [HB-1993]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Small Business ]
Modifies requirements for (1) multiple employer retirement plans and pooled employer retirement plans (established to provide benefits to the employees of two or more employers), and (2) Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) premiums for Cooperative and Small Employer Charity (CSEC) plans.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ron Kind
Introduced In House on 03/29/2019
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College Equity Act of 2019 [S.943]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Student Loans ]
[Veterans ]
[Disabilities ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Military ]
Requires the Department of Education (ED) to establish grant programs for reviewing and addressing inequities in student recruitment, admissions, and support at institutions of higher education (IHEs). Specifically, ED must award grants to IHEs to conduct equity audits that review IHEs' policies, practices, and resources (e.g., admission policies, financial aid, and faculty diversity) to identify areas that might produce gaps in outcomes by certain identity factors. Identity factors include gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, income, criminal
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Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 03/28/2019
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For the People Act of 2019 [S.949]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Ethics ]
[Taxes ]
[National Security ]
Addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access, and limits removing voters from voter rolls. The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions. The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/28/2019
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Securing America’s Elections Act of 2019 [HB-1946]
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[Voting Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires voting systems for federal elections to produce paper ballots that the voter may inspect and verify before the vote is cast and counted. The bill also (1) requires the paper ballot to be suitable for manual audits, (2) prescribes approved methods for such audits, and (3) directs the Department of Homeland Security and the Election Assistance Commission to report on the desirability of using open-source software in voting systems.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 03/28/2019