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US Congress 116th Congress
Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019 [HB-1697]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
Small Carrier Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019 creates an exemption from electronic logging device requirements for motor carriers that own or operate 10 or fewer commercial vehicles.
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Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019 [HB-1698]
[Agriculture ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
Agricultural Business Electronic Logging Device Exemption Act of 2019 creates an exception to the electronic logging device requirements for certain motor carriers engaged in agricultural business.
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Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 [S.717]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Air Quality ]
Prohibits the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos. The bill authorizes the President to grant exemptions from this prohibition if it is necessary to protect national security interests and no feasible alternative exists for the intended use of the asbestos-containing product. Any person who has manufactured, processed, or distributed asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos in the three-year period preceding the enactment of this bill (as well as those acting within
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To ensure election security, enhance Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the influence of big money in politics through transparency, establish accountability and integrity measures for Congress, and strengthen ethics rules for public servants, and for other purposes. [HB-1612]
[Voting Rights ]
[Elections ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Ethics ]
[National Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
Addresses voter registration, congressional redistricting, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government. The bill provides for the automatic registration of eligible voters. Voters must present identification to vote. The bill requires states to hold open primaries. 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
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Personal Care Products Safety Act [S.726]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of cosmetics.
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Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 [HB-1603]
[Environmental ]
[Public Health ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Science ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Prohibits the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos. The bill authorizes the President to grant exemptions from this prohibition if it is necessary to protect national security interests and no feasible alternative exists for the intended use of the asbestos-containing product. Any person who has manufactured, processed, or distributed asbestos or any mixture or article containing asbestos in the 36 months preceding the enactment of this bill (as well as those acting within the year
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SAFE Banking Act of 2019 Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 [HB-1595]
[Cannabis ]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Generally prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing banking services to a legitimate marijuana- or hemp-related business. Specifically, the bill prohibits a federal banking regulator from (1) terminating or limiting the deposit insurance or share insurance of a depository institution solely because the institution provides financial services to a legitimate marijuana- or hemp-related business; (2) prohibiting or otherwise discouraging a depository institution from offering financial services to
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340B Protection and Accountability Act of 2019 [HB-1559]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Poverty ]
To amend the Public Health Service Act to strengthen program integrity and enhance low-income patient benefits for safety net providers.
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Small Business Tax Fairness and Compliance Simplification Act [HB-1349]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Expands the tax credit for a portion of the employer-paid Social Security taxes for employee cash tips to include beauty service establishments. (Under current law, the credit is limited to tips received for providing, serving, or delivering food or beverages.) The credit applies to tips received in connection with providing beauty services to a customer or client if tipping employees who provide the service is customary. "Beauty services" include barbering and hair care, nail care, esthetics, and body and spa treatments. The bill also (1) establishes
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Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act [HB-1309]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Requires the Department of Labor to address workplace violence in the health care and social service sectors. Specifically, Labor must promulgate an occupational safety and health standard that requires certain employers in the health care and social service sectors, as well as employers in sectors that conduct activities similar to the activities in the health care and social service sectors, to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for protecting health care workers, social service workers, and other personnel from workplace violence. In
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Data Accountability and Trust Act [HB-1282]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to require certain businesses and other organizations to (1) establish specified information-security practices for the treatment and protection of personal information; and (2) in the event of a security breach involving such information, provide specified notice and offer credit-monitoring services. The FTC must also establish information-security rules specific to information brokers, including (1) requirements regarding post-breach audits and consumer access to information, and (2) prohibitions on
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Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act [HB-1219]
[Finance ]
[Taxes ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[National Security ]
[Property Tax ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Revises the authority and procedures that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses to seize property that has been structured to avoid Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting requirements. The IRS may only seize property it suspects has been structured to avoid BSA reporting requirements if the property was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured to conceal the violation of a criminal law or regulation other than structuring transactions to evade BSA reporting requirements. Within 30 days of seizing property, the IRS must (1) make a
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FLAT Prices Act Forcing Limits on Abusive and Tumultuous Prices [HB-1188]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
To shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are the subjects of sudden price hikes.
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Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019 [S.421]
[Cannabis ]
[Finance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Veterans ]
[Crime ]
[Taxes ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Education ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Removes federal restrictions on, and creates new protections for, marijuana-related conduct and activities that are authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized). Among other things, the bill does the following: eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for state-authorized marijuana-related activities; allows businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions; eliminates restrictions on print
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Stop Price Gouging Act [S.378]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Inflation ]
Imposes an excise tax on pharmaceutical companies that sell prescription drugs that are subject to price spikes that exceed the annual percentage increase in the Chained Consumer Price Index. For each taxable prescription drug, the excise tax ranges from 50% to 100% of price spike revenue received by the company, depending on the size of the price spike and including an adjustment for revenue that is due solely to an increase in the cost of the inputs necessary to manufacture the drug. Pharmaceutical companies must submit specified data regarding
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FLAT Prices Act Forcing Limits on Abusive and Tumultuous Prices [S.366]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Healthcare ]
[Consumer Protection ]
A bill to shorten monopoly periods for prescription drugs that are the subjects of sudden price hikes.
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Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 [S.360]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Rights ]
Requires certain issuers of securities to disclose the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of their boards of directors and executive officers, as well as the status of any of those directors and officers as a veteran. It also requires the disclosure of any plan to promote racial, ethnic, and gender diversity among these groups.
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Home Loan Quality Transparency Act of 2019 [S.331]
[Finance ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Expands requirements for public disclosures by depository institutions and credit unions regarding mortgages and home equity lines of credit. Specifically, institutions originating fewer than 500 mortgage loans or open-end lines of credit annually are no longer exempt from certain financial reporting.
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Retirement Security Act of 2019 [S.321]
[Retirement ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Pensions ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Modifies various requirements and tax credits for employer-provided retirement plans. The bill modifies the qualification requirements for certain multiple employer plans with pooled providers. The bill applies to defined contribution plans that (1) are maintained by employers that have a common interest other than having adopted the plan, or (2) have a pooled plan provider. Such a plan that meets specified requirements may not be disqualified or otherwise lose its tax-favored status because a participating employer fails to take actions required
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SECURE Firearm Storage Act Safety Enhancements for Communities Using Reasonable and Effective Firearm Storage Act [S.320]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
Establishes security requirements for the business premises of a licensed firearms importer, manufacturer, or dealer. Specifically, when the premises are closed for business, an importer, manufacturer, or dealer must secure the firearms inventory and securely store paper business records. A violator is subject to penalties—a civil fine, suspension or revocation of a license, or both a civil fine and suspension or revocation of a license.