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Voter Empowerment Act of 2019 [S.549]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
Addresses access to voting, including by requiring states to allow online voter registration, establish automatic voter registration, permit same day voter registration, and accept voter registration applications from individuals under age 18; prohibiting interference with voter registration or voting; requiring paper ballots and manual counting for recounts and audits; requiring states to allow early voting and voting by mail without additional conditions; making grants to states for poll worker recruitment and training; prohibiting certain political
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REFUND Act of 2019 Recovering Excessive Funds for Unused and Needless Drugs Act of 2019 [S.551]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires drug manufacturers to issue rebates to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in relation to discarded amounts (i.e., amounts remaining after administration) of single-dose vial drugs that are covered under Medicare. Manufacturers that fail to comply are subject to civil penalties. The CMS must determine rebate amounts based on payment claims from providers. (Currently, providers may receive payment under Medicare for discarded amounts of single-dose vial drugs through the use of a specific claims modifier.)
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To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met. [HB-1311]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes the President, after the declaration of a major disaster, to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide assistance necessary for meeting unmet needs as a result of such disaster.
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Assessment of the Indian Health Service Act of 2019 [S.498]
[Healthcare ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to contract with private entities to assess the health care delivery systems and financial management of the Indian Health Service. The assessment must cover a variety of areas, including the demographics and health care needs of the patient population, health care capabilities and resources, staffing levels at medical facilities and the productivity of each health care provider, information technology strategies related to providing health care, business processes, the competency of leadership
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Voter Empowerment Act of 2019 [HB-1275]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
Addresses access to voting, including by requiring states to allow online voter registration, establish automatic voter registration, permit same day voter registration, and accept voter registration applications from individuals under age 18; prohibiting interference with voter registration or voting; requiring paper ballots and manual counting for recounts and audits; requiring states to allow early voting and voting by mail without additional conditions; making grants to states for poll worker recruitment and training; prohibiting certain political
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Social Security Expansion Act [S.478]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Retirement ]
A bill to enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
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Social Security Expansion Act [HB-1170]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Retirement ]
To enhance Social Security benefits and ensure the long-term solvency of the Social Security program.
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Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 [S.452]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Establishes a temporary exemption from the requirement that each registered public accounting firm that prepares or issues an audit report for an issuer of securities (other than an emerging growth company) shall attest to, and report on, the internal control assessment made by the management of the issuer. Specifically, this requirement shall not apply with respect to an audit report prepared for an issuer that ceased to be an emerging growth company on the last day of its fiscal year following the five-year period beginning on the date of its
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A bill to clarify that funding for the standard setting body designated pursuant to section 19(b) of the Securities Act of 1933 is not subject to the sequester. [S.392]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Provides that any sequestration ordered by the President is inapplicable to funding of the body that sets standards for generally accepted accounting principles for purposes of securities laws. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)
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A bill to clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester. [S.391]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Provides that any sequestration ordered by the President is inapplicable to funding of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)
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Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 [S.375]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Social Security ]
Reorganizes and revises several existing improper payments statutes, which establish requirements for federal agencies to cut down on improper payments made by the federal government. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) may establish one or more pilot programs to test potential accountability mechanisms for compliance with requirements regarding improper payments and the elimination of improper payments. The bill requires the OMB to update its plan for improving the death data maintained by the Social Security Administration and improving
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ZTE Enforcement Review and Oversight Act [S.335]
[Trade ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Requires the Department of Commerce to report on and ensure ZTE Corporation's compliance with the June 7, 2018, settlement agreement regarding sanctions violations.
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Department of Veterans Affairs Contract, Leadership, and Ensuring Accountability and Reform Act of 2019 VA CLEAR Act of 2019 [S.154]
[Veterans ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Military ]
Addresses oversight of financial processes of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and also requires implementation of systems for maintaining specified records. Among other elements, the bill requires the VA to include specified elements in contracts it enters for services (e.g., measurable metrics to ascertain the performance of the provider of the service), submit a justification and plan for contracts for services that would incur an obligation of more than $2 billion, contract with a third party to review and audit the VA's financial processes
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Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2019 [S.148]
[Finance ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
Establishes requirements regarding audits of certain financial agencies performed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Specifically, the bill directs the GAO to complete, within 12 months, an audit of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks. In addition, the bill allows the GAO to audit the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks with respect to (1) international financial transactions; (2) deliberations, decisions, or actions on monetary policy matters; (3) transactions made under the direction of the Federal Open
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No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act [HB-968]
[Immigration ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[National Security ]
Prohibits the use of federal funds to construct physical barriers or related infrastructure along the southern U.S. border by federal departments or states that receive federal funding. The President is authorized to enter into a treaty where a foreign country agrees to pay for constructing such a physical barrier. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) shall conduct yearly audits of federal departments and states that receive federal funding to ensure compliance with this prohibition. The bill authorizes penalties against departments or states
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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925]
[Environmental ]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.
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Federal Workers Banking Assistance Act [HB-800]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Provides additional criteria a federal financial supervisory agency may consider in its evaluation of a financial institution's community investment. Specifically, a financial institution's assistance to certain individuals affected by a federal government shutdown may be considered as part of such evaluation.
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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 [HB-748]
[Healthcare ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Unemployment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Pensions ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
[Science ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
[Defense ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Trade ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Mental Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Retirement ]
[Veterans ]
[Community Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Inflation ]
[Investments ]
[Poverty ]
[Social Security ]
[Climate Change ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. DIVISION A--KEEPING WORKERS PAID AND EMPLOYED, HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS, AND ECONOMIC STABILIZATION This division establishes the Paycheck Protection Program to provide eight weeks of cash flow assistance to small businesses through federally guaranteed loans to employers who maintain their payroll. Such assistance shall be to cover costs such as payroll, paid sick leave,
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Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2019 [HB-687]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes a statutory framework for the licensing and registration of all handguns owned, possessed, or controlled in the United States.
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National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2019 [HB-658]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Water ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Construction ]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
Establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a government corporation to finance energy, environmental (e.g., drinking water or waste facilities), telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects. The National Infrastructure Development Bank Board, established by this bill, must oversee the projects. The board may make loans and loan guarantees to assist in financing infrastructure projects. In addition, the board must establish an American Infrastructure Bond program. Under the program, the board may subsidize interest
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