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LWCF Parity for Territories and DC Act [HB-1353]
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Requires that the same apportionment formula be applied to specified U.S. territories (i.e., Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands) and the District of Columbia as is applied to states with respect to amounts made available for state purposes from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 02/25/2019
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Territories Health Equity Act of 2019 [HB-1354]
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Alters provisions under Medicaid, Medicare, and Medicare Advantage relating to U.S. territories, and generally modifies and establishes programs to expand health insurance coverage for residents. Among other things, the bill eliminates Medicaid funding limitations for U.S. territories beginning in FY2020; repeals provisions that exclude residents of Puerto Rico from a certain automatic enrollment process for Medicare medical services; establishes minimum criteria for certain elements used in Medicare Advantage payment calculations for areas within
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/26/2019
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Offshore Wind for Territories Act [S.499]
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Addresses offshore wind development and coral reef conservation. The Department of the Interior may conduct wind and mineral development lease sales on the Outer Continental Shelf in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone adjacent to U.S. territories. The bill establishes the Coral Reef Conservation Fund for the Department of Commerce to carry out the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, including to preserve, sustain, and restore the condition of coral reef ecosystems. The bill also specifies requirements for distributing revenues from the leases authorized
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Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Schatz
Committee On Energy And Natural Resources Subcommittee On Public Lands, Forests, And Mining. Hearings Held. on 05/14/2019
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National Landslide Preparedness Act [S.529]
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Directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program to identify and understand landslide hazards and risks, reduce losses from landslides, protect communities at risk of landslide hazards, and help improve communication and emergency preparedness. The USGS shall, among other things develop and publish a national strategy for landslide hazards, risk reduction, and response in the United States (including territories); develop and maintain a publicly accessible national landslide hazard and risk inventory
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Received In The House. on 08/07/2020
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National Landslide Preparedness Act [HB-1261]
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Directs the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to establish a National Landslide Hazards Reduction Program to identify and understand landslide hazards and risks, reduce losses from landslides, protect communities at risk of landslide hazards, and help improve communication and emergency preparedness. The USGS shall, among other things develop and publish a national strategy for landslide hazards, risk reduction, and response in the United States (including territories); develop and maintain a publicly accessible national landslide hazard and risk inventory
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Received In The Senate. on 06/04/2019
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Voter Empowerment Act of 2019 [HB-1275]
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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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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Justice. on 03/22/2019
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Affirming that the Government of Cuba's foreign medical missions constitute human trafficking. [HR-136]
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This resolution expresses the House of Representatives's sense that Cuba is engaging in state-sponsored human trafficking through Mais Medicos, a Brazilian government program that brings doctors from other countries, including Cuba, to serve in Brazil. The resolution also urges the Department of State to downgrade Cuba to Tier 3 in its annual Trafficking in Persons report and to reestablish the Cuban Medical Professionals Parole program, which allowed certain Cuban medical personnel in countries other than Cuba to apply for parole to enter the United
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Sponsored by: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Introduced In House on 02/14/2019
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A resolution supporting democratic principles and standards in Bolivia and throughout Latin America. [SR-35]
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This resolution expresses support for democratic transition and peaceful elections in Bolivia and throughout Latin America, and calls on the Government of Bolivia to maintain international democratic norms and presidential term limits in the October 2019 election.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Resolution Agreed To In Senate Without Amendment And An Amended Preamble By Voice Vote. on 04/10/2019
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A resolution affirming that the Government of Cuba's foreign medical missions constitute human trafficking. [SR-14]
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This resolution expresses the Senate's sense that Cuba is engaging in state-sponsored human trafficking through Mais Medicos, a Brazilian government program that brings doctors from other countries, including Cuba, to serve in Brazil. The resolution also urges the Department of State to downgrade Cuba to Tier 3 in its annual Trafficking in Persons report and to reestablish the Cuban Medical Professionals Parole program, which allowed certain Cuban medical personnel in countries other than Cuba to apply for parole to enter the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/10/2019
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Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2019 [S.428]
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Repeals both the President's statutory authority to impose an embargo on Cuba and various prohibitions against providing assistance to Cuba. It also repeals provisions related to (1) the President's authority to impose sanctions on countries that provide assistance to Cuba, (2) the prohibition against U.S. investment in domestic telecommunications networks within Cuba, (3) restrictions on vessels that have departed from a port in Cuba within 180 days of loading or unloading freight in the United States, and (4) restrictions on remittances to Cuba.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/07/2019
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Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act WILD Act Wildlife Innovation and Longevity Driver Act [S.268]
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Reauthorizes and revises several wildlife conservation programs, establishes requirements for invasive species management, and requires the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to establish certain prize competitions. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 (1) the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program; and (2) accounts under the Multinational Species Conservation Fund for the protection of African elephants, Asian elephants, rhinoceros, tigers, and great apes. The bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises the Marine Turtle Conservation
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Sponsored by: Sen. Cory A. Booker
By Senator Barrasso From Committee On Environment And Public Works Filed Written Report. Report No. 116-18. on 03/26/2019
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Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 [S.245]
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Addresses various intelligence issues, including by reauthorizing intelligence-related activities, establishing certain bodies, and directing the intelligence community to report on topics such as election infrastructure security and Russian interference in the 2016 election. The bill reauthorizes through FY2019 various intelligence-related activities in specified government bodies, including the Department of Defense, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency. It also reauthorizes for FY2019 the Central Intelligence Agency
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mark R. Warner
Read Twice And Referred To The Select Committee On Intelligence. on 01/28/2019
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John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act [S.47]
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Sets forth provisions regarding various programs, projects, activities, and studies for the management and conservation of natural resources on federal lands. Specifically, the bill addresses, among other matters land conveyances, exchanges, acquisitions, withdrawals, and transfers; national parks, monuments, memorials, wilderness areas, wild and scenic rivers, historic and heritage sites, and other conservation and recreation areas; wildlife conservation; helium extraction; small miner waivers of claim maintenance fees; wildland fire operations;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Became Public Law No: 116-9. (txt | Pdf) on 03/12/2019
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National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico Act of 2019 [S.23]
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Establishes a National Commission on the Federal Response to Natural Disasters in Puerto Rico to examine the federal preparedness, response, and recovery activities with respect to the 2017 natural disasters in Puerto Rico. The commission shall take into consideration the federal preparedness, response, and recovery efforts in Puerto Rico as compared to other jurisdictions impacted by the 2017 hurricane season, and consider other issues, including the impact and destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the vulnerability of Puerto Rico's economic
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 01/03/2019
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Territory Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 [S.19]
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Lowers the annual fee on health insurers, specifically for those insurers that collect premiums from residents in U.S. territories. The annual fee for a health insurer is currently calculated based on the insurer's share of total premiums from the preceding calendar year. The bill excludes premiums paid by residents of U.S. territories from a health insurer's net premiums, but still includes the premiums of such residents in the determination of total premiums from the preceding year, thereby lowering the fee for these insurers. Under current law,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/03/2019
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EMPLEO Act Economic Mobility for Productive Livelihoods and Expanding Opportunity Act of 2019 [S.6]
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Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require employers of Puerto Rican employees who receive a qualified wage subsidy payment to pay such employees a minimum wage of $5 without regard to such subsidy payment. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat employers who make qualified wage subsidy payments to eligible Puerto Rico employees as having paid payroll taxes in an amount equal to the wage subsidy payment. An "eligible Puerto Rico employee" is any individual who (1) is a U.S. citizen, (2) has a Social Security number, and (3)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/03/2019
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Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. [HJR-31]
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(Sec. 3) This section provides that references to "this Act" included in any division of this bill refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) This section specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2019. (Sec. 5) This section provides that amounts designated by this bill for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are only available (or rescinded, if applicable) if the President subsequently
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Sponsored by: Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard
Became Public Law No: 116-6. on 02/15/2019
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Expressing support for temporary protected status for Haitian nationals currently residing in the United States, and for other purposes. [HCR-5]
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This concurrent resolution expresses support for granting temporary protected status to Haitian nationals residing in the United States, and supports the Haitian people and government's efforts to rebuild from years of natural disasters, economic hardship, and political turmoil.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 01/17/2019
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Calling for the immediate extradition or rendering to the United States of convicted felons William Morales, Joanne Chesimard, and all other fugitives from justice who are receiving safe harbor in Cuba in order to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the United States. [HR-92]
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This resolution calls for (1) the immediate extradition or rendering to the United States of convicted felons William Morales and Joanne Chesimard and all other fugitives who are receiving safe harbor in Cuba to escape prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses committed in the United States; and (2) the Department of State and the Department of Justice to continue to press for the immediate extradition or rendering of all fugitives from U.S. justice so that they may be tried and, if convicted, serve out their sentences.
Sponsored by: Rep. Josh Gottheimer
Introduced In House on 01/30/2019
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Supporting the goals and ideals of Dominican Heritage Month. [HR-65]
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This resolution expresses support for the establishment of a Dominican Heritage Month to honor the Dominican people and their contributions.
Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr H1235) on 01/28/2019